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The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced?

Terry Starbucker

There’s an interesting leadership experiment going on right now here in Portland. To be without them creates a leadership gap that cannot be filled with crowdsourced decision-making. The post The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced? Leadership' But they do want a fence. Ay, there’s the rub.

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The Trouble with Positive Thinking

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

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Guest post from Sophie Wade: Leadership is in the midst of a major makeover. 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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Improving management effectiveness

Lead on Purpose

One of the primary themes of Lead on Purpose is leading effectively regardless of whether you are in a position of authority – in a ‘management’ position. Don’t confuse motion with progress.” –Peter Drucker. That will continue to be a primary topic for this blog. Eisenhower. Build strong relationships with your team.

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Talk is Chief: Why Leaders Must Be Great Communicators

Skip Prichard

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. Peter Drucker.

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How the World’s Best Leaders Enhance Their Productivity and Effectiveness

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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. For more information: theceossecretweapon.com * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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6 Key Elements of a Healthy Culture

Skip Prichard

We agree with the phrase attributed to Peter Drucker: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” As such, it is tempting to focus on all our other operational demands at the expense of culture – culture becomes something we will eventually get to once other priorities are dealt with. Common Leadership Mistakes .

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