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Unique Leadership Skills

Coaching Tip

What my research has revealed is that leaders of truly adaptive organizations possess a unique set of skills and thought processes, and simply being strong and successful is not an effective basis for leading and shaping an innovative organization," Dr. Fiona Kerr says. They build up these good metacognitive skills.

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6 Skills You Need to Win the Long Game

Leading Blog

In Winning the Long Game they write that “In times of crisis and change, when people are confused about what to do, ordinary leadership must rise to the level of strategic leadership.” Especially in uncertain times, “companies must tilt more toward strategic leadership than toward operational excellence.” It sums it up well.

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The “String” Theory of Systems Management in Schools

Deming Institute

Might this proverb apply to systems leadership in schools, as well? Edwards Deming once wrote that a system needed to be managed, for without management the “parts” tend to act in their own interests and “sub-optimize” the system. Deming’s words are only the beginning of the journey to effective systems leadership/management.

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Are These Systems Serving or Subverting Organization Results?

The Practical Leader

Harvard Business School Professor Ted Levitt, a leading research and author in management, marketing, and former editor of Harvard Business Review, said “Early decline and certain death are the fate of companies whose policies are geared totally and obsessively to their own convenience at the total expense of the customer.”

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

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How to Accelerate Lerning and Change Lives

Leading Blog

Teaching is a process in which a more expert person imparts knowledge or skill to a less expert person.” In a co-creative, collaborative environment, students hold each other accountable, leadership is shared, and new perspectives emerge. At the center of attention is the process of learning. We need organized chaos.

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Ways to Boost Innovation and Accelerate Organizational Learning

The Practical Leader

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. The first two stages depend on people or leadership skills. It’s a big competitive edge.