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Being a Good Leader is Tough Stuff

Lead Change Blog

People see how their tactical work fits into the boss’s overall strategy. They value traditions while encouraging innovation and creativity. Ethics, honesty, and integrity matter all the time. People respect a good leader’s knowledge and are motivated by their vision. Mission is never surrendered to margin.

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Leading Through Questions: The Transformative Power of Inquiry

CO2

Inquisitive leaders also unlock greater creativity from their teams. People support what they help create, so leading by questions boosts engagement. ” Addressing gaps between talk and action promotes an ethical culture. ” “Is there alignment between our stated and operating values?”

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The Big Picture of Business – Ethics… Good for Business

Strategy Driven

In order to succeed and thrive in modern society, all private and public sector entities must live by codes of ethics. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. Corporate Responsibility relates to every stage in the evolution of a business, leadership development, mentoring and creative ways of doing business.

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How to Balance the Demands of Modern Business Leadership

Skip Prichard

With this balanced approach, leaders find their creativity and productivity soaring and results follow. Often the lack of this balance between the long-term strategy and the short-term operational demands is the cause of numerous problems from crisis to scandal to poor results. The response here cannot just be a tactical one.

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Developing The CEO Within You.

Rich Gee Group

Based upon many hours of advisory with C-Level clients, here are the two major tenets that bubble to the top: IQ – Intelligence Quotient (or Tactical Intelligence) You have to have the chops, the intellect, the experience, and knowledge to make it through the first hurdle. Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

Effective leaders know how to achieve operational excellence, and they embrace continuous improvement. Effective leaders set the right tone at the top, which becomes the organization’s ethical standards. Employees trust and want to work for an organization with high ethical standards, and work for a leader who lives by those standards.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. Some performers made careers as supporting players.

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