Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2012

Have you ever worked for a manager that consistently helped you learn new skills and develop? And if you’re manager, that’s the kind of reputation you should aspire to have. It’s what leadership is all about – making a difference in the lives of others. How do you do that? Most importantly, it’s rewarding.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 29, 2013

No one asked her to do this. Alison developed a reputation as a star assistant throughout the company because she not only got great ideas – she translated them into action. It’s a type of personal leadership that makes someone truly stand out from the crowd. But they don’t let that stop them.

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Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

If you want to learn what it takes to become a great mentor, one place to look is at the great mentors who’ve influenced your success. If you don’t think you have a mentor yet, try looking at others who’ve achieved their goals and see what they learned from their mentors. She always told me, ‘This or something better,’” Sweeney said.

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Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

If you want to learn what it takes to become a great mentor, one place to look is at the great mentors who’ve influenced your success. If you don’t think you have a mentor yet, try looking at others who’ve achieved their goals and see what they learned from their mentors. She always told me, ‘This or something better,’” Sweeney said.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent explains why your employees may not see you as a leader…and what you can do to change their hearts and minds. But many times they’ve actually lost their grip on the very basic foundation of leadership.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 25, 2012

Trainers and training departments will scoff at this because it will mean a huge reduction in what they do and how they do it. BIGGER REALITY: If companies like Halliburton are able to sell hammers to the government for $6,000, somehow you should be able to get your price if you are within a few points or dollars of your competition.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2018

How do you coach a leader whom others think is a hopeless case? We make assumptions and judgements based on our own experiences that often have little to do with the leader we’re trying to support. He was engaging, open to learning, and willing to accept his need to improve. Sometimes you can’t.

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