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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

The true measure of an organization’s culture is not found in its mission statement but in the employees’ perceptions of top management’s trustworthiness and ethical behavior (Guiso et al., Emphasize competencies that foster trust, uphold promises, and lead by example.

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Interview with David McCuistion of Vanguard Organizational Leadership (VOL)

Modern Servant Leader

I think people object to the word Servant in Servant Leadership, mainly because they don’t understand the concept. I have also read that many CEOs don’t like the word Servant as a leadership style. Coach Tony Dungy calls it “Mentor Leadership” and I think this is another way of looking at it.

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4 Steps to Break Out of Your Leadership Prison Cell

Leading with Trust

The process for discovering your leadership purpose begins with reflecting on your own leadership role models. What did you learn from them and how do you display that in your own leadership style? Second, how does your leadership connect with your larger life purpose? How did those people influence you?

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Learning To Focus On What Matters Most

Tanveer Naseer

Without question, this has become a key requirement of leadership today – after all, if you don’t care about what matters to your employees, what should they care about what matters to you?

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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

Along with a plan to transform into a more customer-oriented organization that was internally collaborative and deeply listened to both employees and citizens, Madison developed a leadership style they called Quality Leadership. You may ask what the role of Quality Leadership was in the transformational process?

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Learning Collaboration from Tiki-Taka Soccer

Harvard Business Review

The goal is not just winning, but playing attractive soccer that excites fans, qualifying for the Champions League, sending as many players as possible to the World Cup, making every kid in the region proud of the team… A club’s mission statement is quite likely to include concepts such as pride, enthusiasm, and player development.

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Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobson

Describe a situation in which you had to change your leadership style to achieve the goal? One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are. What is the toughest group from which youve had to get cooperation? What was your approach? Did it work?

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