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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. Using her life experiences and lessons learned, she draws out principles that define good power. She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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Does Decentralization Help Deliver Effective Migration Policies?

The Horizons Tracker

Two of the most common are referred to by the researchers as “municipal activism” and “municipal passivism” When municipalities are more active, they find their own resources and develop their own policies to manage the situation they have locally. The central government needs to do two things.

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How to Say No at Work: Powerful Phrases to Stand Your Ground

Let's Grow Leaders

The most powerful way to gain the confidence to say no at work is to be crystal clear about what matters most. Other powerful phrases to say yes… and. However, this clearly is (illegal, out of compliance, against this foundational policy). I have concerns, and my inclination is to say no. That’s interesting.

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The Wrong Reason Many Policies are Written

Ron Edmondson

Some policies are written for all the wrong reasons. Many policies are written, because someone didn’t want to solve a problem. Churches, in my experience, notoriously create a policy to attempt to manage the problem rather than doing the difficult work of solving it. Policies are easy. See the tension.)

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Antitrust Policy Is Contradicted By Patent Laws

CEO Insider

The FTC opened a broad antitrust campaign against leading high tech companies, aiming to curb their power and thwart their expansion.

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Pro-Worker Policies Appear To Appeal To Voters

The Horizons Tracker

Nonetheless, research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests that pro-worker policies may carry slightly more bang for their buck than other policies. Pro-worker policies were also among the most reliable factors that drove voter behavior.

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How Visiting Leaders Affect Domestic Policies

The Horizons Tracker

While these visits are often highly publicized and especially valued for the status they bring to smaller states, do they actually influence domestic policy? The post How Visiting Leaders Affect Domestic Policies first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. ” On display. Leadership dividend.

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