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How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

Let's Grow Leaders

Reframing is a powerful mental technique that allows you to see a situation differently. UGLY is an acronym representing four questions that you can answer yourself—but it’s even more powerful to discuss with your team: U – What are we Underestimating? Shaw finally chooses to care for his men and orders them to burn the town.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2020

Leading Blog

A microinnovator is the employee who consistently seeks out small, but powerful, ways to improve the business. All In : How Obsessive Leaders Achieve the Extraordinary by Robert Bruce Shaw. Shaw also provides insight into the dark side of obsession and its destructive potential.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2017

Leading Blog

Stretch : Unlock the Power of Less - and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined by Scott Sonenshein. Extreme Teams : Why Pixar, Netflix, Airbnb, and Other Cutting-Edge Companies Succeed Where Most Fail by Robert Bruce Shaw. Pacing for Growth : Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-term Success by Alison Eyring.

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How to Find Leadership Blindspots

Leading Blog

In Leadership Blindspots , author Robert Shaw make this important observation: “ Leadership strengths are often found in close proximity to blindspots. Shaw suggests that not all blindspots are bad. We all have them not because we can’t find them, but because we don’t look very hard. Some may actually protect a leader from doubt.

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Measure Carefully

Kevin Eikenberry

Today, a metaphorical quotation packing a powerful punch. ” – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, Nobel laureate Questions to Ponder What old beliefs [.].

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. awareness blind spots coaching development feedback Robert Bruce Shaw' Robert holds a Ph.D. degree in organizational behavior from Yale University.

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Blueprints Aren’t Just For Buildings

Lead Change Blog

For Locke’s original study on the power of goal setting, see Locke, E. The secret to sustainable success is threefold: (1) clear, ambitious goals to know where you’re going; (2) broken-down interim goals to connect the dots; and (3) well-designed habits to keep you moving through thick and thin. Think big, start small, scale up.

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