Leading Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Richard Norton Smith’s extraordinary biography of Gerald Ford, An Ordinary Man , pulls together multiple perspectives to give essential insights into Ford’s thinking and leadership. By stressing individual contacts over ideological mandates, Ford defines leadership in transactional terms, constituent service on a grand scale.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2012

How you walk this line will depend on your organization and your leadership style, but here are some general rules to make any transition smoother. It's fair ball to talk about your approach to leadership and how you plan to lead the group," Watkins says. What the Experts Say. "If In these meetings do as much listening as talking.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Eriksson, Banfield and Walkingshaw ’s book Product Leadership has a section that has a lot more detail on this topic). They can get “lost” in the system and have to deal with more politics and tight budgets. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A Brewing Situation for Grassroots Leadership through Social Power. A brewing example of the opportunity for grassroots leadership through social power is the proposed building of a publicly-owned bridge between the busiest U.S.-Canada 1 national infrastructure priority," says Roy Norton, the nation's consul general in Detroit.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Every senior leader, in politics or in business, eventually has to face the media and, no matter how short the interview is, it can have a lingering impact on both your reputation and your organization's. He told her he'd been misinterpreted, she reported the comments, and the markets plummeted, prompting a hail of criticism.

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