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LeadershipNow 140: September 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

DougSundheim: Managing Modesty > Embracing criticism to adapt leadership style to a company’s changing needs. Vital to leadership survival. TheAtlantic: What's your productivity secret? Seth Godin: If you do a job where someone tells you exactly what to do , they will find someone cheaper than you to do it.

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Obama's Good Call: Replacing Disrespectful Leader with One Known.

Michael Lee Stallard

Whereas McChrystal’s leadership style brought compliance out of fear, General Patraeus by all accounts appears to have the competence and character necessary to inspire the best efforts and aligned behavior of the soldiers he now leads. Replacing McChrystal with General David Patraeus was also wise. why is everyone smiling?

Ethics 210
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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. Much has been written about leadership theory, leadership concepts, leadership style, leadership dynamics, what leaders are, or are not, and a plethora of other leadership-centric content.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

These sobering statistics represent a drain on productivity that leaders can no longer afford to ignore. Research from the Corporate Executive Board shows that engaged employees are 20 percent more productive than the average employee. Organizations with aligned and engaged employees clearly have a competitive edge.

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0510 |Les McKeown: Full Transcript

LDRLB

It talks about the 4 underlying key leadership styles and visionary, operator, processer, synergists that determine which stage an organization settles into. What I’ve discovered is again and again, is it’s actually the underlying leadership style inherent in the business that has the biggest impact.

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Leadership Interview – Michael Hyatt | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mike Myatt : Has your leadership style changed over the years, and if so, how? Mike Myatt : How has your faith impacted your leadership style? I have learned so much about leadership from reading the Gospels. I didn’t wait on others if I thought something needed to be done. I took initiative.

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Best Posts on Leadership from Top Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

Nissim Ziv recovers a fumble with How would you Describe Your Leadership Style? Kris Routch breaks a long run with Leadership Lessons from a 16-Year-Old , posted at DDI’s Talent Management Intelligence blog. posted at Job Interview & Career Guide. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.