Doing some research for a whitepaper on Innovative Leadership I came across this site and list of points for Leadership.
From http://www.businessballs.com/leadership.htm
Always, when leaders say that the people are not following, it’s the leaders who are lost, not the people.
Leaders get lost because of isolation, delusion, arrogance, plain stupidity, etc., but above all because they become [...]
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Leadership is the most important characteristic we can cultivate in business and in life. Leadership is about being an exemplar and modeling discipline of balance. That is to balance the short-term gains for the long-term health of self and the business.
Leadership is about awareness.
Styles Of Leadership
As with any activity the type of behaviour must be [...]
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You can’t motivate anyone. That is an external pressure that simply doesn’t appeal to people, as it usually comes off as control to meet ones own goals and ends.
Instead, work to create the conditions under which people will WANT to work, which appeals to their own self-interest and where they will thrive.
The first step is [...]
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A recent article by Management-Issues, comments on research findings by Global Leadership Forecast 2008|2009 by consultants DDI.
The report is quite damning. In uncertain economic times the successful businesses will be placing a emphasis on Leadership Development. Economic downturns always create the next wave of market leaders as wannabe’s and those without the driving will [...]
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