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Why We Shy Away From Ambition

The Office Blend Blog

You can see McClelland’s work here ). Judge & Kammeyer-Mueller (2012) discuss in their article entitled On the Value of Aiming High: The Causes and Consequences of Ambition, that indeed ambition was related to positive career outcomes (best predicted by neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness).

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The Leader's Role in Crisis - a Guest Post from John Baldoni

Kevin Eikenberry

John teaches men and women to achieve positive results by focusing on communication, influence, motivation and supervision. McClelland was a general without any sense of timing or engagement. And of course, nominee for Best Leadership Blog of 2010. His nominated blog Lead By Example can be found here.

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

With a high goal orientation score, you are motivated to move toward goals, pleasure or something positive. It is one of three core motivational drivers identified by McClelland. Goal orientation is one of 2 patterns that reflect your direction motivation. High performing leaders tend to score high on goal orientation. Power.

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Mastering your Inner Game of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Starting in the 1960s, the late Harvard psychologist David McClelland and a group of researchers wanted to understand great leadership and why it matters. Whether in ancient times or responding to a global crisis, the very best leaders act to make a positive difference and have learned to let go of their ego.

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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

The late, great scholar David McClelland studied three human needs, or motivators that are profoundly important when it comes to managing people: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation. But, as David McClelland pointed out, the need for power is very human. And you’re onto something.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Help Your Team Be Creative?

Harvard Business Review

McClelland got the ball rolling in the 1970s. Provides positive feedback and recognition: Rewards people for contributing new and valuable ideas. Competencies testing and training has proved invaluable in business ever since Harvard psychologist David C.

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Office Politics Is Just Influence by Another Name

Harvard Business Review

The combination of emotional intelligence and, what the late great David McClelland, called socialized power , can result in influence strategies that make people enjoy working together toward common goals. At best, such confidence is grounded in self-awareness, self-management, and a desire to move people for the good of all. Karen Dillon.