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“No man will ever make a great leader who wants to do it all by himself or to get all the credit for doing it” — Andrew Carnegie (Ain’t that the truth!)
“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.” — Anthony J […]
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Nick McCormick’s comment left on George Ambler’s Leaders vs. Managers….. Are they really different? did a great job summing up my feelings on this perpetual controversy.
George cites Warren Bennis’ statement “There is a profound difference between management and leadership, and both are important. To manage means to bring […]
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There’s a common thread that runs through leadership teachings starting at least 2500 years ago with Lao Tzu, who said,
The superior leader gets things done with very little motion. He imparts instruction not through many words but through a few deeds. He keeps informed about everything but interferes […]
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Bridget from Biz Chicks Rule was surprised that I don’t consider politicains leaders since “they tell us their vision and lay a path of guidance to show how we’re going to get there?”
To me, the ability to articulate a vision and describe a path a leader does […]
True leadership requires great communications and the hallmark of great communications is clarity of thought.That clarity applies to all communications—including insults.
When it’s necessary to insult someone, and at times it is—or at least it feels that way—your insults should be offered with the same clarity and a whole lot of class.
The need for clarity is […]
I normally keep silly stuff for the weekends, but as an example of leadership futility this was too good to pass up.
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room […]
While Lao Tzu provided my all-time favorite summing-up of leadership, it’s Goethe who is the basis for my leaders DO attitude.
He said, “What you can do or think you can do, begin it—boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
Isn’t that a terrific thought? Whether you’re effort is focused on leading yourself or leading others […]
Michael McKinney’s post highlights a 2007 leadership book, Measure of a Leader, wherein “the premise is a new model of leadership that focuses on the behavior of followers,” and he includes five leadership lessons from it that I agree make a lot of sense. However…
Duh! I find the idea that leaders aren’t savvy enough to […]
Considering the intense focus on corporate values, ethics, and social responsibility, I found the interview with Lynn Sharp Paine, the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard Business School, along with the excerpt from her new book, both timely and thought provoking.Accounting scandals, stock option backdating and the increasing demands of a highly educated workforce […]
According to Nestle SA Chief Executive Officer Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, “[Conductor] Claudio Abbado is an artist, but he’s also a good leader. And one thing that leaders have in common — whether in art, business, or politics — is an ability to be sensitive toward people. You have to have the ability to motivate people to […]
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