The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Zig Ziglar is known for saying, “You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.” In this time of unrest and change, the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership has emerged as the critical skill set for leaders. At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self.

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Career Advancement

JULY 1, 2019

“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” Peter Drucker. What should we be looking for in a training meant to prepare them for executive positions?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 29, 2018

This is Part 2 of my journey (in three parts in 3 weeks) to what I consider to be the heart of great More Human leadership – the success trifecta: A successful company, A happy team, And a fulfilled YOU. Choose them wisely, and keep them to a small and manageable number. Principle #5: Building a Culture Of Accountability.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Recently, one executive was asked, “How much do you spend each year on leadership development programs?” ” More effort needs to be placed on the follow-up required to ensure positive, long-term change. In responding to direct reports, managers were asked to spend only 5 to 15 minutes in a focused, two-way dialogue.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

If you Google the word leadership you can get about 479,000,000 results, each definition as unique as an individual leader. Here are 100 of the best ways to define leadership–choose the ones that fits best for you. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. What are the chances that the typical current CEO, most likely a baby boomer, is well positioned to identify all the characteristics of the organizations’ future leaders? My proof is based upon work between Accenture Consulting (with the Alliance for Strategic Leadership).

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Mike Cardus

MAY 14, 2012

Having an incompetent manager casts a shadow of incompetence on all who report to him. Contrary to popular legend, subordinates do not, as a rule, rise to position and prominence over the prostrate bodies of incompetent bosses. Peter Drucker ‘The Effective Executive’. Learn how to coach your manager. What do you think?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Below are my top 60 favorite leadership quotes of all time. Leadership is not what you know or who you know, but how to transfer what you know into the hearts and minds of who you know.” – Mike Myatt. “A The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. “The

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CO2

AUGUST 8, 2010

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking. Being sunny and positive will not make it happen and you can relax into the idea that tomorrow will be a new day. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Reading her autobiography, My Life in Leadership , I was struck by the importance she places on inclusion, respect, civility, decency, honor, honesty and faithfulness. From her contribution there, she was named “ Best Nonprofit Manager in America” by Fortune Magazine. My Life in Leadership is full of lessons.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Guest post from Sophie Wade: Leadership is in the midst of a major makeover. The shift marks a significant move away from Henri Fayol's autocratic “command-and-control” type management theories and methodologies which have been in vogue since the early 1900s. The consequence is a more flexible and fluid concept of leadership.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Some sage advice from Peter Drucker: “Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Change , Peter Drucker { 0 comments… add one now } Leave a Comment Previous post: 3 Ways To Successfully Attain Any Goal In Life. Next post: 10 Ways To Stop Worrying About Your Job. Unported License.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2013

If you’re in a senior leadership role in a large organization, there’s a good chance there is a succession plan for your position in case you get promoted, win the lottery, get hit by a bus, leave to take a position at another company, or need to be replaced for poor performance. There are at least four compelling reasons: 1.

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Tim Milburn

MARCH 15, 2011

If you spend any time at all in the study of leadership, you will come across the manager vs. leader debate. Perhaps the most famous of remarks about this is from Peter Drucker who said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.&#. One example of this is the baseball manager.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 8, 2013

As the legendary Peter Drucker observed, nearly all leadership and management challenges come back to breakdowns in communication. He has served as a facilitator, coach, and change-management consultant for Honeywell, Comcast, Lockheed Martin, American Express, and dozens of other major corporations.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

The process of conducting a performance appraisal can be a daunting task for many managers and HR professionals. Providing effective performance feedback examples and performance appraisal comments can help managers provide constructive feedback that empowers employees to achieve their goals.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. He’s the poster boy for making STEMM leadership an oxymoron. Denise cares about people.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The senior and middle managers frustrated the General Manager of a large organization. She felt managers weren’t using their time effectively. “Many of them are managing a level or two below their position. Delegation is one tip of the leadership iceberg. How can I help you manage that monkey?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

So, how do these global business icons manage to get so much done through the smart use of their assistants? I was fortunate in my positions as assistant to successful business leaders such as peak performance strategist, Tony Robbins, to be allowed considerable latitude in how I did my job.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

That’s what Brand Positive co-founder Sean Pillot de Chencey teaches in his book Influencers & Revolutionaries: How Innovative Trailblazers, Trends and Catalysts Are Transforming Businesses. As he stated, “if it’s mainly the former, then management’s role is limited: hire the right people and get out of their way.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Leadership and Communication. In Talk is Chief: Leadership, Communication and Credibility in a High-Stakes World , Jack Modzelewski makes the case to consider communication practices as you would any other critical skill like deal making or business transformation. Leadership is a Strategic Management Function.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 31, 2011

Perhaps no issue has been stirring as much discussion in the leadership field as the continual lack of balanced representation of women in senior management. Susan came upon my blog some months ago and in that time, we’ve been corresponding about the issues of women, leadership and the changing business environment.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

WILLIAM: Well sometimes I wonder myself, but I am the president of a startup university, we’re about two years old now, by the name of California Institute of Advanced Management. DAVID: I absolutely love … I should add you’re the author of this new book “The Practical Drucker.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. During this time, Peter taught me some very important lessons about life and leadership. How do you use “What to Stop” in coaching and leadership development?

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CO2

AUGUST 1, 2010

It is an extremely frustrating situation for today’s leaders, who are accustomed to finding answers and whose ability to find the right answers got most of them into leadership positions in the first place. Anything the worker needed to know beyond that education could be learned on the job, from the manager.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Perceive that how they matter is not strictly tied to their positional power. This made organizations more reliant on people’s knowledge and talent, which meant that companies had to find ways to engage people instead of telling them what to do––which meant managing by inclusion. This is an effective behavior.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 7, 2020

I don’t know whether he ever knew it or not, but Warren Bennis was the kind of author that elicited audible reactions from the people (like me) that read what he had to say about leadership. Case in point: Bennis was by no means the first scholar to draw a distinction between leadership and management. Doing Things Right.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2015

This post was recently published in SmartBlog on Leadership : According to a new study by the Korn-Ferry Institute, “knowing thyself” isn’t just a nice-to-to; self-awareness flows directly to a firm’s bottom-line I’ve been sharing this information with my network and it’s generating a lot of interest. It’s called the “knowing-doing gap”.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 1, 2019

This is a compelling vision, and after reading the book I reached out to two of the four authors, ACHIEVE CEO, Randy Grieser, and ACHIEVE Managing Director, Eric Stutzman, to learn more about their thoughts. We agree with the phrase attributed to Peter Drucker: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Common Leadership Mistakes .

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit US Navy and U2: What Connection? The Institute was formed to promote strong leadership in the social sector. Jason and I support the Institute’s work by sharing our work and ideas related to Connection Cultures.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I’ve been delivering keynotes, webinars, facilitating workshops, and discussing our Strengths-Based Leadership Development System for the past month with many highly experienced HR, Learning, and OD executives. To actually build leadership development around strengths means a big change in our models/frameworks.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

Management guru Peter Drucker considered Hesselbein to be the greatest executive he had ever met. In spite of their amazingly busy schedules and demanding lives, these people had very positive, stable relationships with friends and family. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

And, worse yet, not only do leaders often assume the know-it-all position, many of us work with people who think they know everything. This style of leadership is based on the old model of “authoritative leader” in which the leader plays the role of “boss” and tells employees what to do and how to do it. It is epidemic. I have a Ph.D.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2015

As Peter Drucker says, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Embrace the Power of Interim Leadership When there is a change in leadership, a period of interim leadership with a skilled interim leader from the outside can facilitate organizational readiness for change. What is the culture of your organization?

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