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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Hope you've enjoyed it.

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Preview Thursday: Clarity First

Lead Change Blog

The manager who posts a vague job description is able to put off defining the specific responsibilities for the role. The project launched with ambiguous purpose leaves the project manager free to interpret results to his advantage. The short-term benefits of ambiguous organizational behaviors come at enormous long-term cost.

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Noel Tichy’s latest masterpiece, Succession: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Tichy Noel Tichy''s latest masterpiece Portfolio/Penguin.

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Rainmaker Top Five Blog Picks - Leadership Development Carnival.

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

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The June 2010 Leadership Development Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License.

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More Evidence For How Company Performance Is Affected By CEO Personality

LDRLB

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. Our strategy reflects a high level of flexibility in managing political, economic, and financial risks. high technology). Simmons, Ph.D.

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A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model

Great Leadership By Dan

Now, if we have learned to manage our selves and how we present ourselves, and if we have a strategic story to tell, and if we are able to sell that story to others, this is still not enough. This southeast axis we can call “managing change.”. This influence comes from a variety of sources and can be effective or ineffective.