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Leadership and the Innovation Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Alf Rehn: Some say we live in the golden age of innovation, an age ruled by transformation and revolution. Instead, I would argue that we live in the age of innovation crisis. What crisis, you may ask? What crisis, you may ask? A crisis of imagination, a crisis of ambition, a crisis of vision.

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Dealing with the Two Fronts of Every Crisis

Leading Blog

E VERY CRISIS places a leader between two fronts: Issue and Fear. Understanding the difference and managing both is key to dealing with a crisis successfully. There is the crisis where the issue is known, there is a procedure for handling it, and success in dealing with it comes down to proper execution of the solution.

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Executive Assistant Coaching: Elevating Leadership Skills for Success

CO2

Far from being mere administrative support, executive assistants are pivotal in driving the strategic agenda , managing critical relationships, and fostering an environment of efficiency and innovation. When these professionals are empowered, they become catalysts for efficiency, innovation, and strategic thinking.

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Mastering Leadership Development: A Guide to Elevating Your Leadership Skills

CO2

This guide aims to be an invaluable resource for professionals striving for excellence in leadership and looking for skills enhancement. Leadership Coaching: Influencing Behavior Change, Social Intelligence, Problem-Solving Leadership coaching stands at the forefront of modern leadership development and skills enhancement.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2024

Leading Blog

Co-Intelligence : Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. No, it’s not a health or financial crisis; it’s a leadership crisis.

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The #1 Leadership Skill for the “Covid19 War” – Inner Peace

Leading Blog

C OVID19 is a health crisis; an economic crisis; a social crisis; a political crisis; and a geopolitical crisis. It is a crisis dominated by unknowns and huge downsides. It is an existential crisis — life or death. Inner Peace does not come easily. It requires the daily use of practices.

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What People Need From Their Leader In A Crisis

Lead from Within

Being a leader always comes with enormous responsibility, but being a leader in crisis adds significance and depth to that responsibility. One successful approach is to focus on the things people look to their leader to provide in a time of crisis. If you normally speak to your people once a month, do it weekly during a crisis.

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