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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

Leadership is the by-product and positional authority is, at best, an afterthought.” Mark Floyd admits, “Servant leaders are not always perfect, but they stay true to their leadership style. To me, that’s what servant leadership is all about.”.

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The One Thing Your Team Wants You to Stop Doing

Harvard Business Review

I've tried using different leadership styles, but I can't seem to dispel my team's sense of disengagement," he confessed. "I The reply surprised him, but there's no point in complicating leadership. A third quoted Gordon Selfridge: "A boss inspires fear, a leader inspires enthusiasm.". Why don't you ask your team?"

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April 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided Were the Founding Fathers Great Leaders? Gordon Leidner answers these questions in his guest post on Great Leadership!” Susan Mazza of Random Acts of Leadership provided What Is Your Leadership Style? If so, What can we learn from them?”

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Best Leadership Books of 2012

Leading Blog

As Andy Grove said to Gordon Moore, after a year of aimless wandering, “If we got kicked out and the board brought in a new CEO, what do you think he would do? … What is your approach to leadership? How has your leadership style changed? The list below represents our picks for the best leadership books of 2012.

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