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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. Now they know your salary, your hometown, your connections on LinkedIn, how much your house is worth. Adept at engaging rather than commanding, they see themselves as just one integral part of the whole.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This tracks the "drives" theory of David McClelland. A simple survey can identify, within barbershop chapters, whether the group is mostly interested in a) socializing or in b) performing at a high level. And it addresses the "Who or what we are" and "How we are?"

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