Articles Tagged development leadership

Learning More Once We Figure It Out

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After many long hours and a lot of hard work, it’s always a great feeling to bask in the glory of our achievements, especially ones that exceed our very own expectations. Let’s face it…it’s human nature to do so. Go ahead [...]

Managing By Walking Around

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As commander of the Third Army, General George S. Patton was known for getting the job done. General Patton succeeded because he was a realist who understood what was going on in the trenches. He always took into consideration the big picture and assessed what needed to get done…and then did [...]

Group vs. Team

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Groups of people have been around since as long as I’ve been around… and then some; human nature draws people to one another. Group behavior ranges from encouraging to chaotic, from adversity to success. Many managers are fine with group performance. For me, though, it is increasingly obvious that groups that [...]

Balancing the Leadership Challenge.

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Leaders who attract quality people, know that the key is to become a person of quality themselves.  Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as a parent, as a manager, as a business owner. I’m going to go ahead and call leadership the great challenge [...]

The Ego Factor

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After studying a leadership model called “The Ego Factor”, I noticed it pointed out that torpid growth, lost market share, and panic response management are more likely to occur if growth objectives are Ego driven vs. Profit driven.  This often leads to personal needs getting ahead of business needs and is [...]