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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.

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Debt Ceiling: The Astounding Lack of Leadership in Washington D.C

Rick Conlow

There is an astounding lack of leadership in Washington D.C. The debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount of money the United States government can borrow to fund its operations. And the inability and unwillingness of party leadership to collaborate in good faith to fix the problem. That is what real leadership does.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. Regrets to Leadership Risks? However, in leadership, I feel we always risk something. I feel a kindred connection with those who own or operate organizations. Do I regret standing up to that bully? I would do it again.

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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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How to Navigate Machiavellianism in the Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

The best place to start is by weighing the good and bad of Machiavellianism leadership in the workplace. The construct they built was based on personality traits displayed in the characters of Machiavelli’s literary work The Prince. The following are proven suggestions to counter Machiavellian leadership behaviors in the workplace.

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The Difference Between Good Leaders and Great Ones

Harvard Business

It’s tempting to think leadership also follows a continuum, one anchored by bad and great, with good somewhere in between. This deeply rooted belief reassures us that leadership follows a predictable pattern, and that through hard work and experience one can progress along the drawn line. Leadership is not one-dimensional.

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