Values

Are you exercising your respons-ability?

by George Ambler on July 20, 2008

“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” – Jim Rohn Responsibility is a choice that a leaders as in how to respond to life’s situations and circumstances. As leaders have two choices regarding our respons-ability [...]

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The three aspects of good leadership

by George Ambler on April 15, 2008

Dr. Jay Conger Professor of Leadership Studies, Claremont McKenna College, discusses the following three aspects of great leadership, authenticity, branding and followership. “We’re swimming in advice about how to be good leaders. Bookstores hold remarkable portraits of Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Jack Welsh and others. They all have advice for us. But how many people [...]

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Leader: Are You Purposely Shaping Your Culture?

by George Ambler on March 16, 2008

Photo by joshuahoffmanphoto An organisation’s culture can be a source of competitive advantage or a huge obstacle to achieving its goals. The importance of culture really struck me after reading “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?“, in the book Lou Gersner, the former CEO and Chairman of IBM, reflects on the turnaround he orchestrated during his [...]

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