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Mastering your Inner Game of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Even Moses had a reputation as a micromanager who couldn’t give up control or delegate; his father-in-law Jethro telling him “This thing you are doing is not good – you will surely wear away you and those who are with you”. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power. What are the enduring qualities of great leadership?

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

Employees used to know just your name, your face, your business reputation. But hierarchies are flattening as power moves away from top internal management and toward employees and a proliferation of external stakeholders. Leadership Managing people Personal effectiveness'

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. Unless you've actually been in the shoes of your clients, I don't think you have a right to advise them. the hard work of being a leader 2.

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