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quickpoint: Strategy and Leadership

Leading Blog

When confronted by “unusual uncertainty” as Ben Bernanke put it , leaders need to be able to think and act adaptively. Leaders must fashion sound strategies for the enterprise, and the organization itself must be agile enough to adapt as required. Of Related Interest: Leadership as Provocative Competence. quickpoint'

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Overriding Our Instincts in Order to Become Caring Leaders

Leading Blog

Let’s call this methodology what it is: a recipe for leadership. We seek these quick fixes to leadership dilemmas like we’re shopping on Amazon.com and expecting next-day delivery, especially if we’re new leaders. So, we rely on the leadership recipe. This “formula for leadership” approach occurs at all levels.

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Why Having Full Autonomy At Work Might Not Be All That

The Horizons Tracker

Flatter organizations with minimal hierarchy are fashionable at the moment, with an emphasis on empowering workers and not placing managers at the center of things. This is especially so in a period in which disruption and uncertainty prevail. Management and its accompanying hierarchy still have an essential role to play.

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How Courageous Leaders Address Fear In The Workplace

Tanveer Naseer

Unfortunately, when it comes to courage in leadership, we often have a wrong impression of what that means. When it comes to courageous leadership, the image that often comes to mind is of a leader who is not just assertive in the face of uncertainty, but who also exudes a sense of fearlessness regarding the situation before them.

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Are Bosses Always Over-Confident?

The Horizons Tracker

“One key finding of the study is that CEOs with high levels of self-assessment (or CSE) pursue risks in a differential fashion that depends on their particular market’s characteristics,” the researchers explain.

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A Failure To Act – The Leader’s 5 Most Damaging Inactions

Lead Change Blog

It can create doubt, uncertainty, lack of focus, and even resentment. Failure To Resolve Conflict In A Timely Fashion – Debate is a healthy and necessary component of everyday business. ” It can manifest itself as a plain old fashion lack of feeling appreciated. Timelines stretch while costs skyrocket.

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Do and Grow Rich - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 17, 2010 Do and Grow Rich First a holiday coupon for my readers. The research was conducted during a time not dissimilar to present day, a time of economic uncertainty. One of the major principles highlighted is that successful individuals perform planning regularly in an organized fashion.

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