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Leaders are Responsible for their Learning

Leaders are Responsible for their Learning

When I run seminars on leadership, I often share the lessons learnt from the work Kouzes and Posner did to create their book “The Leadership Challenge”.  They identified the 4 most important characteristics of a leader that gets the greatest discretionary effort out of the people around them.

Number 2 on this list is “Competence”.  (You can find the full list on a past blog post here)

Identifying…

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3 Life and Leadership Lessons from my Father

3 Life and Leadership Lessons from my Father

My father is by all accounts a successful leader. There are 3 “superpowers” that he has that I think have helped him have such a positive effect in each of these environments. My father has had a long and successful career in business leading to a decade as the Chairman of the Board of Accenture, and then as a board member for several public companies, and now as a leader and advisor for arts,…

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3 things people need from a Leader

3 things people need from a Leader

Alan Mulally, ex-CEO of Ford, spoke to the Vistage membership recently. He shared his own life story, and his advice to CEOs on how to lead in these times of uncertainty. People need from Leaders: Who are you? Where are we going? Do you see me? I share what people are looking for in the video below. If you liked this video, you will also like Indra Nooyi ex-CEO Pepsi on Leadership in Times…

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5 Leadership Podcasts To Listen To Today

NEW >> 5 Leadership Podcasts To Listen To Today

Whether you are currently a leader in your company, or have dreams of becoming a leader, it’s important to always keep learning and growing your leadership skills. This goes for solopreneurs, or those with goals of creating their own business, as well. You have to be your own leader in that situation, so it’s important to learn all you can about this topic as well, and leadership podcasts is a…

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Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

John C. Maxwell | The 5 levels of Leadership

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 principles are important because they function like a map, allowing us to make wise decisions.

John C. Maxwell | The 5 levels of Leadership

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A practice is an action that may work in one situation but not necessarily in another. A principle is an external truth that is as reliable as a physical law.

John C. Maxwell | The 5 levels of Leadership