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How to Lead a Redneck

Lead Change Blog

So, Jeff’s non-stop one-liners were funny: “You might be a redneck…if there are more than five McDonald’s bags in your car…if the Home Shopping Network operator recognizes your voice…id the taillight covers of your car are made of red tape…if you financed a tattoo, or if you’ve ever been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.”.

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Guest Post: Three Ways to Increase Trust and Eliminate Drama

Lead on Purpose

Covey , author of The Speed of Trust says in one of his articles, ‘Think about it this way: When trust is low, in a company or in a relationship, it places a hidden “tax” on every transaction: every communication, every interaction, every strategy, every decision is taxed, bringing speed down and sending costs up. Stephen M.R.

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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

But that is because they don’t understand that there are two parts to servant leadership: a visionary/direction, or strategic role—the leadership aspect of servant leadership and an implementation, or operational role—the servant aspect of servant leadership. Covey says that trust is essential.

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Be More Productive Now: Mindful Strategies for Increasing Performance

Strategy Driven

According to research – including studies by the London Business School 1 and the Franklin Covey Institute 2 – the majority of business professionals use their time inefficiently. Within the context of business, mindfulness offers simple – but extremely effective – ways for leaders and their teams to increase productivity.

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Independence Day: 7 Ways to Defuse Conflict and Assert Your Freedom

RapidStart Leadership

But to lead effectively requires us to cast off the tyranny of instinct in favor of a more productive response. All too often, human reactions to conflict can be counter-productive. Stephen Covey points this out in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. Build in some operating space. Explosive Reactions.

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How to Deliver a Leadership Event that Sticks

Nathan Magnuson

Then I remember that most leaders work in business operations and their involvement is often extracurricular. I’ve also noted how easily many business operators are impressed with the leadership development support that comes their way. ” Do as Stephen Covey says: put first things first. Give Advance Notice.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The most productive, high-performance organizations have the ability to deliver fairly complex solutions, and complete difficult tasks at the lowest levels within their organization. Your job as the CEO is to quickly be able to distinguish between the true emergency and the perceived emergency.

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