Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Entrepreneurship is a great, noble profession. However, failure rates are well documented. According to the Small Business Administration, about half of all businesses fail within five years ( PDF ). Some statistics show even higher failure rates. Are entrepreneurial endeavors really that risky? The answer is complicated.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 30, 2017

Over the past several weeks, there has been a recurring theme in the news of organizations being caught at their worst and with it, how often leaders drop the ball in owning up to these failures incurred by those they lead.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Leadership Acting versus Leadership Being Some people are good leadership actors. They can “do their leadership thing” and deliver convincing performances. Skin-deep leadership destroys trust and zaps energy. On the other hand, leading from the outside in, means appearances are everything.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Recently at a keynote I shared with a group of leaders a story that allowed each of them to think about their choices and how those choices affected their lives. The story had a profound impact on them and I want to share it with you. The story begins in a tiny Mexican village. “Not very long,” answered the fisherman. I have a full life.”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In Situational Leadership ® language, this is referred to as “ regression.” In Situational Leadership ® language, this is referred to as “ regression.” Those in that category can and do migrate to the right depending upon the reality of their worlds. Start with how you feel and get to the root cause(s) of why you feel that way.

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Steve Farber

JANUARY 14, 2012

This declaration, written with the input of a team of passionate educators around the US, lies at the heart of the conversation we’ll be launching on February 2, 2012 aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. ( See my previous post ). Please sound off in the comment section below and pass this declaration along to every educator in your life.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

A noble pursuit, perhaps, but their stubbornness and fear were crippling and short-sighted. Insurance is a fairly modern concept, credited in its current form to Ben Franklin, who established the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire in 1752. It was a thousand dollar gamble that cost him everything.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 13, 2015

He decided to dedicate his fortune to this noble cause because of something that happened to him—something that very few of us ever get to experience. He decided to dedicate his fortune to this noble cause because of something that happened to him—something that very few of us ever get to experience. What he read horrified him.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 18, 2015

And leadership-lesson packed. Leadership Lessons From Mad Max: Fury Road. The thing to remember here is that we’ll change as we take our leadership journey. N o one really knows what Mad Max: Fury road is. Is it a sequel? Is it a prequel? Or is it a revisiting of the Mad Max tale? Much better than I expected. Max changed.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 3, 2013

He hated his job and he was going through the motions automatically, with no heart. The desire for safety stands against every great and noble cause and purpose. If we think we wont suffer if we stay, our lack of self-trust leads to injustice against ourselves. He sat across from me and he looked miserable.

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Tim Milburn

JANUARY 30, 2019

The first step in any leadership journey is leading yourself. Leadership STARTS with you. Effective leadership requires (DEMANDS!) that you lead yourself well, not only for your own sake, but for the sake of others. Leading yourself is the foundation for any effort you make in leading others.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2012

I am frequently interviewed by students who are in leadership classes. How important is character in leadership? I certainly understand most of the definitions for leadership would allow a person of poor character to be called a leader, but my personal opinions won’t allow it. Leading at higher levels is hard.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The combination of business and military leadership experience added insight and perspective to their book. . The absence of a cogent under­standing of what’s required is causing confusion and leading to incomplete or generic prescriptions. Today’s organizations face the unknown on a weekly basis. Northern Command.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

Arguably, all other vices could fall under the umbrella called pride, and if pride really is at the heart of humanity’s greatest ills, then it is, by that measure, the most destructive power in the world. At the heart of pride, is the fear of looking stupid. The following is a guest piece by Ritchie Norton.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

She said she was leading in a way that assured that her staff can proceed without her, thus creating space for her to do some of the more important things that she really wanted to do, rather than those that she needed to do. These more important things include planning and strategizing for the future. How did she do it?

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. This means that they must learn to succeed. Only character can do that.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 4, 2011

7 Ways to Keep a Leader on Your Team Mature Leaders Don’t Abuse Power 10 Questions With Leader Wayne Elsey: Soles4Souls Ministry About Ron Edmondson: Church planter and pastor with a heart for strategy, leadership and marketing; especially geared toward developing churches and growing and improving the Kingdom of God.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 13, 2023

Lead ership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others If behavior is contagious, is yours worth catching? Click here Praise for Leadership by Example “This book is simple, profound, and beautifully written. Click here Praise for Leadership by Example “This book is simple, profound, and beautifully written.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 12, 2017

Sometimes people make leading very hard. Like someone said, “Leadership would be easy if not for the people.” We know we are called to lead the church as God leads us – not to be popular. I’m blessed with so many pastor friends. I was concerned it would seem self-serving.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

 Conversely, a team of highly functioning and productive people is one of the most heart-warming and inspirational. .  Conversely, a team of highly functioning and productive people is one of the most heart-warming and inspirational. The difference is leadership.  But there is something more.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

He currently leads Building Informatics Group based in North Bethesda, MD. Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated in a new book through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 11, 2011

A few weeks ago Anne Perschel wrote a post called “Leading Change: The Playbook Chapter 1, Principles 1 & 2” , those principles being, Empathize and Involve. Burn the bridges that Lead back to the old world~ I think, if we want people to move away from the old world, we have to render that world unattainable. So will they.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Ultimately, all leadership is about influence. The best use of your time and leadership is to lose yourself in the service of others. The growth and development of people represent the highest calling of leadership. Trust is the glue of leadership, the foundational principle that holds all relationships together.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 19, 2021

That’s where Oleg Konovalov, business educator, consultant, coach, and a top global thinker on leadership wants to help. That’s where Oleg Konovalov, business educator, consultant, coach, and a top global thinker on leadership wants to help. We reach hearts and souls by sharing it. Create a Compelling Vision. Oleg Konovalov.

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Women's Leadership Exchange

JANUARY 18, 2010

Williams after he died of a heart attack. A DREAM OF CHANGE, A FUTURE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT… ONLY ACHIEVED THROUGH A LIFE OF SERVICE. By Jewel Daniels. Thank you to the Martin Luther King Jr. Thank you to the Martin Luther King Jr. It is a brisk and rainy morning, one of which many chose to stay home but you chose to be here.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. I won’t try to talk you in or out of starting a business. It eventually worked out nicely for us, even with all the sacrifices and tough times along the way. A business failure can cause all those problems and many more. Family Questions.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

Seldom, though, do they speak plainly about the “diseases” of leadership. He understands that as human beings we have certain proclivities — not all of them noble. He understands that as human beings we have certain proclivities — not all of them noble. To have a healthy church, we need healthy leaders.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 19, 2015

companies invest over $2,000 in leadership development initiatives per company leader. Just because an organization has a leadership development program doesn’t mean it’s successful, does it? No Organizational Leadership Vision. Because of this, you must have your own leadership vision. Both are big mistakes.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

It all starts, as the stories below show, with purpose-driven leadership: a determination to provide high-quality, ultra-affordable health care to all, regardless of ability to pay: Saving Eyesight at a Fraction of the Cost. baranozdemir/Getty Images. There is a healthcare crisis in the U.S. In 2016, the U.S. spent a staggering $3.2

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

We''re in the midst of a Great Dereliction — a historic failure of leadership, precisely when we need it most. Hence it''s difficult, looking around, to even remember what leadership is. Leadership — true leadership —is a lost art. Through love, they lead us to lives that matter.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2012

We're living with something of an irony right now regarding leadership. On the one hand, the topic has never been more studied and written about; my recent Google search for leadership research by academies and institutes returned some 375,000 hits. On the other hand, we are experiencing a dearth of leadership in society.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

Instead, they require careful, consistent leadership. You may need to cut the core (Gilbert cut 42 percent of newspaper staff in August 2010) or lead a large course-correction in new growth efforts. Leading transformation sounds daunting. There's no harder job for a corporate leader than transformation.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 12, 2021

The Power of Fiction. If you are even a casual reader of this site, you know that I am passionate about reading and books. Though we usually feature non-fiction on this site, I am often found lost in a book of fiction and most often thrillers. John shares some unique perspectives and advice in my discussion with him. We share a passion for music.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 16, 2014

When you think of leadership, you want a wise leader who is quick on their feet and sharp in their vision and intelligent in their decisions. But there is something that triumphs intelligence when it comes to leadership. When you lead with trust you connect your heart to another. Guard it, nurture it—and lead with it.

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