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Understanding Leadership Ideologies and Models

Best Leadership Strategies Are Pragmatic Rather Than Based On Ideology If you want to learn more about leadership, or become a better leader, you have a wide range of leadership models, theories, and “expert opinions” to draw upon. That’s both…

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The ONE Thing, And The ONLY Thing We Know For Sure About Leadership Effectiveness

After hundreds of years, research, books, we know remarkably little about what effective leadership is about There are dozens, if not hundreds of leadership models that “explain” what constitutes effective leadership. And hundreds of books. However, if we step back…

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The Importance of Leadership In Managing Change

Summary: Leadership is important in most aspects of organizational health, but it’s even more important when it comes to a) creating and implementing planned change, or b) reacting to pressure for change that comes from sources external sources. In this…

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Leadership – How Planning Transforms Into Doing

Summary: If you think of an organization as a ship, the “leader” is responsible for planning out the destination of the trip. However, no matter how good a leader is in creating strategy and planning, if the strategies and plans don’t…

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The Responsive Manager/Leader

Summary: A few years ago, when I was working on a book on communication, it struck me that responsiveness — the ability to portray to others that you are both listening and responding to their words, meanings, intent, etc, is a…

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Leaders Need Information To Succeed – Are You Getting It?

Summary: Leaders at all levels in any organization need information to be able to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, there is a natural tendency for those within an organization to hesitate in delivering information that is negative or disappointing, or, points to…