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Leadership Lessons From Gilbert & Sullivan

You're Not the Boss of Me

This 1999 production tells a story of Gilbert and Sullivan and the events that led up to the creation of The Mikado , a now much celebrated opera. Can you imagine what The Mikado might have sounded like if Gilbert had written the libretto and Sullivan, the music for it without consulting each other?…Something

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Communication – Easy to break – Tough to fix

General Leadership

Gilbert Amelio. After diligently observing the first few weeks of the 45 th President’s administration, it seems like now is exactly the right time to talk about broken communications and their effect on the leadership outcomes of an administration, organization, team, or office. Read more at [link]. … Read the rest.

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How Lafayette, an “Outsider,” Won the Allegiance of His Team

Michael Lee Stallard

Leaders who find themselves in this challenging position can look to a widely unknown example from the American Revolution for inspiration and guidance: Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, more commonly known as the Marquis de Lafayette. An Unlikely Leadership Candidate. 3 Ways to Attract and Retain Millennial Employees.

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Managing and Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan

You're Not the Boss of Me

This 1999 production tells a story of Gilbert and Sullivan. Then, they discover something new, as Gilbert is reluctantly dragged, (by his long-suffering wife), to see some Japanese entertainers perform. They contemplate dissolving their partnership. It is there, that The Mikado is conceived.

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5 Ways Success is Holding You Back

Let's Grow Leaders

I’m amazed at how many leaders have the audacity to attribute the team’s success to their leadership. Elizabeth Gilbert wrestles with this challenge in her TED talk: Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating. What am I not considering here? Where are the holes?” You Over-Emphasize Your Own Contribution.

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3 More Reasons Your Leadership Is Ineffective

Joseph Lalonde

They flounder trying to get their teams to follow them. Image by Mark Miller Gilbert. Those 5 reasons were: You fail to listen to your team. They lack the ability to move their vision forward. And they never get anything done. But what causes this leadership ineffectiveness? You fail to do what you say.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Rob Bell’s The Heretic

Joseph Lalonde

Watching Rob Bell, Pete Holmes, Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love fame), and others share their thoughts on faith and Bell’s journey was interesting. Help your team become sold behind the vision and the passion of your organization. Elizabeth Gilbert: You can’t be soulless and have a life of any meaning.

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