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11 Qualities of Leaders

18 October 2006

Be Excellent, one of my favourite blogs, describes the “11 Qualities of Leaders” from the book Learning to Lead: A Workbook on Becoming a Leader. The leadership qualities are: Know themselves through reflection and self-observation (*pg. 20) Understand both their history and present environment (*pg. 32) Are clear about their values and goals (* pg. [...]

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Jack Welch’s Six Rules For Success

17 September 2006

Control your own destiny or someone else will. Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it were. Be candid with everyone. Don’t manage, lead. Change before you have to. If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete! Technorati Tags: Jack Welch, Leadership, Management, Business addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepracticeofleadership.net%2F2006%2F09%2F17%2Fjack-welchs-six-rules-for-success%2F’; addthis_title [...]

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Bob Parsons Rules to Live By…

6 August 2006

Bob Parsons the CEO of GoDaddy.com has put together the 16 rules he lives by on his blog Hot Points, his 16 rules are: Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. Never give up. Almost nothing works the first [...]

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Leadership Lessons from Geese

18 July 2006

Author: By Robert McNeish, former Assoc. Superintendent of Baltimore Public Schools, 1972 Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings it creates an “uplift” for the birds that follow. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson: People who share a common [...]

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The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell

18 July 2006

I stumbled across this interesting summary of Colin Powell’s leadership principles from the book, The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell. The summary was written by Mr. Oren Harari, a professor at the University of San Francisco. Who is Collin Powell you may ask! Colin Powell is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history. [...]

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25 Lessons from Jack Welch

25 June 2006

I found these 25 Lessons from Jack Welch that are worth some time and consideration: Lead Managers muddle – leaders inspire. Leaders are people who inspire with clear vision of how things can be done better. Manage Less “We are constantly amazed by how much people will do when they are not told what to [...]

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The Starbucks’ Secret Ingredient

13 May 2006

Carmine Gallo, wrote an interesting article in BusinessWeek titled Starbucks’ Secret Ingredient discussing the communication skills and passion of Starbuck’s Chairman Howard Schultz. His powerful communication skills define a leader who knows not only what he stands for, but also the values he promotes, and who knows how to make an emotional connection with his [...]

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Teachings on Leadership from the Book Geeks and Geezers

17 April 2006

I found the following list of basic teachings on leadership from the book “Geeks And Geezers: How Era, Values, And Defining Moments Shape Leaders” By Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas from the consulting group “Growth Strategies“: Adaptive capacity is one of the most essential qualities of a leader. Adaptive capacity means to be [...]

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10 Easy Ways to Know You’re Not a Leader

25 February 2006

10 Easy Ways to Know You’re Not a Leader You’re waiting on a bigger staff and more money to accomplish your vision. You think you need to be in charge to have influence. You’re content. You tend to foster division instead of generating a helpful dialogue. You think you need to say something to be [...]

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