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How to be the Leader People Love to See

How to be the Leader People Love to See

Spending time with their manager is the worst part of the day for employees. What makes managers so un-delightful? Managers are unintentionally malevolent when they have an agenda that has nothing to do with people. Bores always have a personal agenda. When un-delightful managers ask questions,...

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5 Leadership Secrets Every Business Leader Should Know

5 Leadership Secrets Every Business Leader Should Know

Managing a business is never easy. There are challenges around every corner, not all of them financial in nature. Managing employees, balancing the books and keeping up with new business trends can be overwhelming for any business executive. Thankfully, there are many other business managers out...

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A New Model for Leadership Coaching

A New Model for Leadership Coaching

The “Inside Out” coaching approach focuses on the individual’s psyche and advocates changing the leader’s mindset first; behavior naturally and quickly follows. The difference between leaders and managers is powerfully articulated by the great business theorists, Dr. Peter Drucker and Dr. Warren...

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Leaders Who Micro-Manage are Over-Functioning

Leaders Who Micro-Manage are Over-Functioning

Nobody likes to be micro-managed. Yet nearly all of us have felt the intense pressure of a manager who was too involved in the minutiae of our daily work lives. There are many reasons why leaders micro-manage. In some cases, a hands-on approach actually has benefits, according to this...

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Why Too Much Passion Is Bad for Your Leadership

Why Too Much Passion Is Bad for Your Leadership

To keep up with the development and growth of the leaders I coach, I do an annual assessment of their leadership with my clients and with the people they lead. Last year I heard an interesting bit of feedback in one of these sessions: “At times his passion is great, but most of the time it’s...

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Eight Traits Extraordinary Leaders Have in Common

Eight Traits Extraordinary Leaders Have in Common

I’ve always been interested in the growing convergence between individuals and their businesses. One particular trend in this growing intersection is a type of corporate personification in which companies now have visions and values, just like people, and people now have missions—just like...

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How to Overhaul Leadership

How to Overhaul Leadership

Are you being held accountable to "drive for results" and "motivate people?" If so, consider joining the resistance. If you are in HR, you need to lead the resistance.  Now is the time to rethink what constitutes good leadership -- and overhauling obsolete competencies in leadership performance...

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