It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
As we seek to expand our understanding of leaders and leadership, research provides the necessary insight into what works and what needs to change, to improve our leadership effectiveness. This section contains a collection of leadership related research that helps to keep us up-to-date with changes in leadership thinking and practice.
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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The Leadership Excellence magazine has published their list of the 100 top thought leaders in management and leadership. The gurus who make the list possess a rare combination of the following eight traits and abilities: Preparation: academic and professional. Character: values, ethics, beliefs, purpose, mission, integrity, walk the talk. Principles: big message, point of view, [...]
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The Institute for Corporate Productivity article “Productivity Is a Higher Priority, but Which Initiatives Really Work?” discussing a the May 2008 survey, of 305 respondents, asking questions about 16 factors that have the potential to raise productivity. Of the16 factors, the following five factors, corporate culture, leadership, compensation and benefit programs, training and development, and [...]
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“Take my 20 best people, and virtually overnight, Microsoft becomes a mediocre company.” – Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Great leaders are always of the lookout for talent and recognise the contribution and importance of other people in their success. Talent Management has a great article titled “Taking the Talent Pulse: What Drives High Potentials?” discussing [...]
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Business Week has an article “The Seven Secrets of Inspiring Leaders” that reminds us of the importance of inspiration to leaders. A recent recent Maritz Research poll found that: “Only 10% of employees look forward to going to work and most point to a lack of leadership as the reason why…” The article discusses the [...]
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