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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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Are You Ready for Recovery?

Leading Blog

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective.

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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Curiosity: The Desire to Continuously Learn. A culture of continuous learning will bolster organizational creativity and innovation.

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October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Rather than have the (internal) knee jerk/lizard brain reaction when seeing someone not wearing a mask, it’s time to flip it, and to thank those who do. What three lessons can we learn from her? Marcia shares: “ Coaxing vs. Challenging – do you know the difference? Once you get there you excel at what you do.

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The Ethics of Quality

Deming Institute

There is a strong correlation between quality and ethics. Leadership’s demonstration of their philosophy and practice of ethical behavior impacts the whole organization in education, government or commercial enterprises. Ethics is the standard by which Americans measure their own behavior and that of institutions.”.

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April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Are you allowing your team the flexibility to learn things on their own instead of communicating what you’ve already learned? Your silence may be doing more harm than good.

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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. Unethical dealings for short-term gain do not pay off in the long-run. We must learn to benefit from change management, not to become victims of it.

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