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Jim Collins Discusses How to Thrive in 2009

13 April 2009

Photo by timsnell   As part of their 30th-anniversary issue, Inc. interviewed Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last, discussing entrepreneurship in the article “Jim Collins: How to Thrive in 2009” by Bo Burlingham. I found the article contains some great ideas about entrepreneurship and leadership, the ones that caught my [...]

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What beliefs support your leadership philosophy?

11 August 2008

Whilst browsing a Slideshare presentation Inspiring Communication by werner.iucksch the following slide hit me between the eyes.     Great leadership is inspired by great ideas and great beliefs. Every leader needs a solid leadership philosophy, supported by strong beliefs, that guides a leaders behaviour and action. Some of my personal beliefs concerning leadership are: [...]

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The importance of philosophy to great leadership

30 June 2008

Google has taken time to clearly articulate their business philosophy, described in the article, “Ten things Google has found to be true”. The article highlights Google’s beliefs, values and principles, which guides how they go about growing and managing their business. The ten things that comprise Google’s business philosophy are: Focus on the user and [...]

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Do you have a set of leadership principles that enable others to act?

24 February 2008

Photo by homelessballoon   An article by Dan Heath and Chip Heath, in Fast Company, Analysis of Paralysis discusses a key principle, "If your strategy doesn’t help employees act, it’s not a strategy.", as discussed in the article…. "Researchers Eldar Shafir and Donald Redelmeier helped prove this point in an article in The Journal of [...]

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Leaders think differently…..

20 January 2008

Photo by by edwardolive ..   I believe that great thinking and great leadership go hand-in-hand. Leaders think differently…. Leaders think differently about themselves. Leaders think differently about others. Leaders think differently about what’s possible. Leaders think differently about life. Leaders think differently, and that’s what distinguishes them from followers! Your thinking creates your beliefs, [...]

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The Importance of a Clear Leadership Philosophy

10 December 2006

Consistent leadership action and behaviour requires a clear leadership philosophy. Why? Well, because your leadership philosophy determines how you react to people and how you react to situations. Your leadership philosophy affects your behaviour and ultimately your leadership effectiveness. So what exactly is a leadership philosophy? Encarta defines philosophy as the: examination of basic concepts: [...]

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The Army’s Leadership Framework and Philosophy

3 December 2006

The US Army has a clear leadership philosophy, used throughout their organisation to train, develop and guide their leaders. Their leadership philosohy is documented in The U.S. Army’s Leadership Field Manual, affectionately known as “FM 22-100″. The U.S. Army defines leadership as: “influencing people-by providing purpose, direction, and motivation-while operating to accomplish the mission and [...]

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Leadership Thoughts from a Philosopher

13 May 2006

I found some interesting thoughts on leadership in the article “Do you have the will to lead?“. These some thoughts on leadership are from Peter Koestenbaum, a classically trained philosopher with degrees in philosophy, physics, and theology from Stanford, Harvard, and Boston University. Make Time for Conversations that Matter “There’s a terrible defect at the [...]

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Ideas: The Foundation of Leadership

12 December 2005

Ideas form the basis of leadership! Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, describes an ‘idea‘ as being: “the result of thinking.” Thinking and leadership go hand-in-hand, primarily because: “Great leaders lead by ideas” – Rudolph W. Giuliani Great leaders lead through ideas, not through positional power and authority. Good examples of great leaders who use ideas, rather [...]

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Developing a Leadership Philosophy

12 March 2005

Photo by papalars Ideas are the building blocks of a leadership philosophy, and ideas are the result of thinking. Therefore, to develop a leadership philosophy its necessary to develop a “thinking discipline”.Leaders need to be intentional about how they develop their ideas, by consciously deciding which ideas to believe and embrace as part of their [...]

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