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 Articles
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Thinking Like a Leader
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Why
Leaders Fail
In the recent past, we've
witnessed the public downfall of leaders from almost every
area of endeavor -- business, politics, religion, and sports.
One day they're on top of the heap, the next, the heap's on
top of them. Click
for more...
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Serving
Purpose
The specifically prescribed leadership ideal
varies. Considerably. An effective leader is, take your pick,
either charismatic or humble. Relentlessly tough, or affirming
and amiable. A challenger to tradition, or a devotee to process.
And on and on. Click
for more...
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Business
Ethics
Business ethics are a hot topic these days.
With everything from insider trading to employee theft on
the rise, it is no wonder that businesses are beginning to
focus on the impact of ethical leadership. Business
ethics are the foundation of effective leadership. Click
for more...
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Truth and
Trust: They Go Together
How do I regain the trust of my employees after
six rounds of layoffs? How does my organization regain the
trust of the community after we dumped toxic waste and covered
it up? How does my management team regain trust of each other
after a nasty political battle? Click
for more...
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How
to Put Meaning Back into Leading
The bottom line is, after all, the bottom line when it comes
to business success. No profit, no business. But should money
be the sole measure for evaluating and rewarding the effectiveness
of a leader? In a new Harvard Business School working paper,
three experts on organizational behavior revisit the meaning
of leadership. Click
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The
Keys to Building Trust
Trust isn't subject to the whims of logic. Many
people trust others from day one, with no real basis for that
trust. We trust a new project manager to know how to balance
resources, map out a plan, and monitor execution. When an
employer hires us, we trust they'll provide the salary, benefits,
and job opportunity they offered. Trust starts out free. Others
need to see behavior before starting to form trust. Click
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Sometimes,
EQ is more important than IQ
Why do some people always seem to succeed at
work, while others of equal -- or higher -- intelligence don't?
Is it luck? Looks? Nepotism? More than likely it's the emotional
intelligence factor. Emotional intelligence, often referred
to as EQ, is a set of abilities that lets you form optimal
relationships with yourself and others. And research shows
it can be a far better predictor of life success than IQ.
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more...
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