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In doing this exercise myself, I found that all of my heroes are generous teachers, like Buddha, Frances Hesselbein (former Girl Scout CEO), Alan Mulally (former Ford CEO), Peter Drucker (Father of Modern Management), and Paul Hersey (Co-creator of Situational Leadership®). MORE
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Leadership Freaks who contribute to the Leadership Freak Coffee Shop on Facebook answered, “The leadership book that most changed my leadership is. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson *Failing Forward by Maxwell *Bible Servant Leadership Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders First, Break all the Rules Situational Leadership II by Ken Blanchard Strength Based [.]. MORE
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While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. These are the tried and true models that have shifted my thinking about leadership and help create teachable leadership moments for others. Situation Leadership. I say Blanchard, but that’s because they follow @Great Leadership. (-: 2. Servant Leadership. MORE
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This will enable them to speedily recover from problems and maintain elasticity so they bend, stretch, and not break during challenging situations. Leadership Lessons Learned Professional Development curiosity Gratitude Leaders leadership Positive Thinking resilienceLeaders need to cultivate a positive attitude so they can maintain their resiliency. MORE
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?This post was recently published as a guest post on SmartBlog on Leadership : Congratulations, you’re now the boss! Learn “ Situational Leadership ”. SL is a must-have leadership framework for any manager. I managed employees for over 20 years before the light went on for me and I realized what an extraordinary and rewarding responsibility leadership could be. For a sampling of many of the top leadership blogs, try here , here , or here. MORE
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A few weeks ago I got into a conversation about whether situational leadership was more appropriate for top-level or front-line leadership. I argued that situational leadership is most appropriate for front-line leadership. To be more specific, I believe that the front-line is about management and situational leadership is about how to manage , not necessarily lead, teams with diverse backgrounds (Hersey and Blanchard, 1972). MORE
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If you haven’t noticed it yet, most leadership theories build on the previous one. In the same manner, situational leadership theory builds upon contingency theory. Where contingency theory asserts that certain leaders work best in certain environments because of their leadership style, situational leadership theory argues that any leader can work best in any environment by changing their style accordingly. Intro to Leadership Theory. MORE
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Students of leadership are no strangers to the concept of situational leadership. MORE
Leadership Freaks who contribute to the Leadership Freak Coffee Shop on Facebook answered, “The leadership book that most changed my leadership is. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson *Failing Forward by Maxwell *Bible Servant Leadership Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders First, Break all the Rules Situational Leadership II by Ken Blanchard Strength Based [.]. MORE
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