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Mr. Rogers in the Boardroom? You Bet!

Decker Communication

And he was losing his patience as PBS was losing the verbal battle— until Mr. Rogers stepped in. You know him—Fred Rogers, PBS star and now the mild-mannered hero of the excellent documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Speakers who got up before Mr. Rogers read scripts and shared what was on a piece of paper.

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Leadership Storytelling

Lead Change Blog

Here are some things I’ve learned about leadership storytelling. Leadership Storytelling. Artificial intelligence researcher Roger Schank says that we think people are wise when they’re able to do that. Ken Blanchard calls that your “leadership point of view.” Make storytelling part of your leadership toolkit.

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LeadershipNow 140: October 2018 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from October 2018 that you don't want to miss: 5 Mistakes That Cause A Slow Leak In Your Influence by @DanReiland. The Big Lies of Strategy by Roger L. Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century by @SkipPrichard. VIDEO: 4-Star General Stanley McChrystal Discusses Leadership @ Cornell Club-NY.

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Choose Change!

Lead Change Blog

In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. It’s really the early adopters who are the most important influencers: others value their opinion, because these coworkers are committed, engaged, and critical. Top-down facilitation. Bottom-up commitment. Critical mass.

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Dr. Roger Dean Duncan On Change

Eric Jacobson

He/she influences people to improve, to stretch, and to redefine what''s possible. Change Management Changing Behavior Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books Making Decisions' Change is good. Help your employees and team learn to embrace change.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. The ideas which inspire and influence business practitioners often have their origins in the ideas and work of the thinkers celebrated in the Thinkers50 , the biennial ranking of business thinkers. Business best practice never stands still.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&# weeklyleader Wharton professor Mike Useem calls it the "Leadership Moment." I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

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