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5 Authentic Ways to Gain Your Employees’ Respect

Lead from Within

As a leader, gaining the respect of your employees is essential for building a positive and productive work environment. P lay fair and smart: Fairness is a key component of respect. Thus, creating a positive and productive work environment. As a result, it’s being willing to do what is right, not what is easy.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them.

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Leading by Cause

Lead Change Blog

He opened the dialogue, saying he and his leadership team had put a lot of thought into where they want to take their bank, and the vision they committed to was to deliver top decile ROE, ROA and topline revenue growth: a quintessential example of focusing on effect, not cause.

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14 Leadership Experts Reflect on Humor and Fun: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Humor and Leadership. “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” Martin Webster of Leadership Thoughts shares his personal leadership mnemonic. Martin Webster of Leadership Thoughts shares his personal leadership mnemonic.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP development is a lifelong process. Grace tells the stories of women and men who are making a positive difference in our world by devoting themselves to serving as agents of positive change. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. It is a theme that runs through most of these titles.

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Consultants: Resistance Is Futile

N2Growth Blog

The room erupts with cheers and ACME is once again hired to save the Corporate P&L. The value propositions presented by ACME, all too often dazzles the decision makers with the creation of shareholder value through huge P&L benefits. NIH’s top leadership did neither. Can you hear the creepy organ music?)

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The Evolving World of ROI for Learning and Development

Experience to Lead

They typically think, “If an investment’s ROI is net positive, it is probably worthwhile. However, the truth is that quantifying ROI in such a direct financial correlation leads to challenges for L&D professionals. Likewise, inve stors should avoid negative ROIs, which imply a net loss” (Fernando, 2021).

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