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Ripple Effect: Seven Keys to Team and Culture Development

The Practical Leader

When I was honest and took a longer look in the leadership mirror, I saw that I modelled some of that behavior. In our work with culture development, we clearly see a variation of leadership modelling; people in organizations act like their leader — despite all attempts to train them otherwise. Well,…maybe not.

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How to Act Quickly Without Sacrificing Critical Thinking

Harvard Business Review

If you’re too quick to react, you can end up with short-sighted decisions or superficial solutions, neglecting underlying causes and create collateral damage in the process. The result was that her team felt increasingly micromanaged and less engaged in their contributions.

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To Be a Great Leader, You Have to Learn How to Delegate Well

Harvard Business Review

Peers and bosses may even admire your willingness to keep “rolling up your sleeves” to execute tactical assignments. In the short term you may have the stamina to get up earlier, stay later, and out-work the demands you face. The first step for Anika was challenging the definition of her leadership mandate.