It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
Photo by johnnyalive “Leaders are fascinated by the future. You are a leader if, and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with the status quo… As a leader, you are never satisfied with the present, because in your head you can see a better future, and the [...]
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In the May edition of the Ignite! Newsletter published by The Ken Blanchard Companies there is an interesting article on trust. The article discusses the ABCD Trust Model™ from Cynthia Olmstead, founder and president of TrustWorks Group, Inc. which comprises the following four elements of trust: Able: demonstrates competence, expertise, experience, and capability in getting [...]
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Gideon Rachman provides some insight into “The secrets of Malcolm Gladwell”, that is some of the secrets to his great speaking ability. In his post Gideon makes the following observations from his experience of speaking alongside Malcolm Gladwell. “First, he is a master of the “look no hands” style of speaking. He just stands up [...]
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I often find that many people confuse leadership with positional authority and power. We tend to believe that a person in authority or someone with a title is a leader. The reality is that most people in authority because of their potential to lead, however leadership only occurs when the person makes a decision to [...]
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John Kotter author of “What Leaders Really Do” and more recently “A Sense of Urgency” provides the following definition of leadership from his book “Leading Change”. “Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles” Leadership is about bringing about change [...]
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