February 2009

Great Leadership is About Conversation

by George Ambler on February 15, 2009

Photo by stuartpilbrow   “I think getting up in the morning is more exciting when you’re nervous. If you’re not nervous, you’re dead. . . .It’s time to change your life or your work the moment you stop having butterflies in your stomach.” – Warren Bennis If certainty and stability breed complacency and mediocrity, then [...]

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2008 Best Companies for Leaders

by George Ambler on February 15, 2009

The 2008 Best Companies for Leaders survey is conducted by management consultancy Hay Group and Chief Executive Magazine. The survey seeks to identify the top 20 best-in class companies as well as the attributes that make these companies known for great leadership.  The Hay Group/Chief Executive survey reveals that the top 20 best companies for [...]

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Top 100 Leadership Blogs

by George Ambler on February 15, 2009

Recently Christina Laun compiled a list of the top 100 leadership blogs. I was excited to see that “The Practice of Leadership” made the list. The list is categorised as follows leadership development, youth and student leadership, community leadership, managing others, female leadership, religious leadership, workplace leadership, and team leadership making it easy to use. [...]

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Four Change Leadership Practices From President Obama

by George Ambler on February 15, 2009

A senior leadership expert at Interaction Associates in an interesting article discusses the following four change leadership practices that you can learn from President Obama’s ability to generate change: Communicate Vigorously: “Strong messages are critical, especially in challenging times, and ones that balance hope with realism. Obama is striking that balance so far – and [...]

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No Great Leader Initially Set Out To Be a Leader

by George Ambler on February 1, 2009

  Street Studio NYC by moriza Leadership is a means of personal expression. Leaders find ways to express who they are, what they believe, which inspires them take action towards their vision. Leadership is personal expression, in that their vision causes them to strive to bring about something that hasn’t existed before. In this sense [...]

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