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Leading From Within: Shifting Ego, Ceding Control, and Rising Empathy

Great Leadership By Dan

Autonomy is a key one that impacts leaders’ positions and roles which has been found to be a critical component for increasing employee engagement and thence productivity, as noted already by Peter Drucker decades ago, especially in relation to knowledge workers.

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4 Ways to Manage through Turbulent Times

Marshall Goldsmith

In 1980, Peter Drucker wrote a cutting-edge book called Managing in Turbulent Times. You can’t cement victories into your operating system, but you can cement behaviors. No plane you’ve been on, no dinner you’ve consumed, no relationship you’ve developed, has ever been or will ever be perfect. Seek excellence, not perfection.

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Incorporating 160 Effective Performance Phrases in Your Performance Appraisal Review Templates

HR Digest

By emphasizing communication skills in the performance evaluation process, employers can also encourage their employees to develop their own unique communication styles. Provide opportunities for training and development, and recognize and reward those who excel in leadership. Provides constructive feedback in a supportive manner.

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Strategic Planning – Motivation 2.0

CO2

In Drive, Dan Pink asks us to look past the outmoded view of what motivates people, like the carrot and stick, to more cutting edge research about personal growth and development. The wider the expanse of participants the greater the amount of data that will needed to be sorted and decided upon.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

In a talk to the Drucker Foundation Advisory Board in 1993, Peter Drucker said, “The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. Many organizations have historically operated on the “there is one best way” school of management. However, the methodology of leadership development may radically change.

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Why Do We Spend So Much Developing Senior Leaders and So Little Training New Managers?

Harvard Business Review

During the last five years of my corporate management career, I had a great deal of leadership development. Along with many other executives, I attended talks by noted management authors, I went to (often lengthy) team-building exercises, and I participated in discussions on different leadership styles. ” — Peter Drucker.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Team building, group dynamics, talent management, leadership development, and any number of other functional areas are much more about clarity, focus, aligning expectations, and defining roles than creating equality. It reminds me of Drucker’s first rule of decision making: one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.

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