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Learning To Lead: A Workbook On Becoming A Leader
The late Vince Lombardi once asserted that leaders are made -- they are not born. "And they are made just like anything else that has ever been made in this country (the US) -- by hard effort and...
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How many leadership styles do you need - Life Cycle Leadership
Team behavior theory ( Tuckman) and leadership theories (Hershey and Blanchard, Adair) can be brought together to into a simple model to show how different Leadership styles are required across the...
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Be a Great Boss in Hard Times
If you want a great team, be a great leader. This is always true but in hard times good leadership and managementbecome critical to any kind of success and sometime to survivalHere are 10 thoughts...
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Ten Ways to Improve Business Performance
1. Show leadership from the topThose at the top of the organization must be committed to a performance culture and be prepared to change their behavior if necessary to reflect this. The performance...
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Do you wear a mask at work? Can you be yourself at work or even at home?
I’ve always had a dilemma! I have spent much of my life trying to reconcile the needs of my interesting and satisfying professional life as a manager and consultant, with my spiritual and creative...
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"Just whistle. You know how to whistle, don’t you". The characteristics of...
It is interesting isn’t it that a lot of advice on leadership comes from people who have never had a chance to lead themselves.This is true of advice on leadership in general and, I would say, it is...
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Becoming a Leader Today – What is Leadership?
“Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.” Alan Keith, Genentech“Leaders sell the tickets for the journey” AnonI believe...
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What can marriage teach us about leadership?
There has been a lot of talk recently about weddings and marriage! I wondered what marriage might have to teach us about relationships in the workplace and, in particular, leadership.Psychologist John...
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Becoming a Leader Today – Manifesto for a Servant Leader
In his essay The Servant as Leader, Robert Greenleaf said of servant leadership:“It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire...
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Are you a resilient leader?
Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity. We need it in our personal lives and we certainly need it at work! It means we can “bounce back” from difficult...
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Becoming A Leader Today – What to give up!
Whether you are new to leadership, or an established leader taking time out to reflect, it is worth considering your leadership style. A summer break provides a great opportunity to contemplate...
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Becoming a Leader Today – Can you have friends in the team?
It is remarkable that most of our metaphors for leadership seem to come from the battlefield. Well I suppose, when you think about it, it isn’t that surprising. After all, that is where it all...
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Becoming a leader – people you dislike
Before I trained as nurse, I worked for a while with children – boys seven to eleven – and I loved it. They were a great bunch, full of energy and fun. Most were very easy to work with but others...
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Vision Statement
Your vision;Articulates your dreams and hopes for your business.Reminds you of what you are trying to build.Captures your passion.Defines your purpose and values.Should be your inspiration.Determines...
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Becoming a Leader – Managing Your Own Energy
We spend a lot of time thinking about energy.We do this at global, national and local level – for very good reasons. It has become a daily obsession for politicians and rulers all over the world.But I...
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Putting a framework round leadership in the NHS
I’ve been looking at the NHS Leadership Website . It is a very interesting site!It includes the NHS Leadership Framework which was announced on the 29thJune 2011 having been commissioned apparently...
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What is Personal Development?
What is personal development?Personal development is a way that you can develop yourself; sometimes alone, sometimes with support from others.Personal development can help you identity and develop...
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Top Cat is Away – Will the Mice Play?
“I always find going on holiday an incredibly stressful experience. Not the trip itself, but finding the right time to go. There’s always something going on at work that you feel like you ought to be...
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Leadership: Finding The VisionWe know that a leader is someone with vision, as well as the drive, determination and commitment to achieve that vision.So, in order to lead, the leader needs a vision....
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Job Search:Time To Be Passionate
Job Search:Time To Be PassionateOn WiseWolf Talking, the WiseWolf Coaching blog, today; a post about the importance of passion in job search."Having and showing passion and the energy associated with...
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