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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

Grasp Servant Leadership principles, popularity, and payoff to begin to excel as a leader. With employee engagement and retention on a decline this leadership approach is long overdue. Robert Greenleaf first introduced the Servant leadership style in his 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader.”

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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

Evidence from workplace studies on the benefits of character suggests that leaders with high character scores outperform others on company performance metrics. Leadership behaviors guide actions, but a leader's character determines how and if the leader acts. Leadership character plays a vital role in unifying a team.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Compelling evidence indicates that leadership moderates company performance and results. But, maybe you feel the importance of effective leadership is often overstated and are somewhat skeptical of the real impact leadership has on a business. Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures.

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Developing a high-performing and agile leadership team to increase performance and profitability

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. How a private equity-backed artisanal food manufacturer stemmed losses, rebuilt the leadership team, and positioned the company for growth. Brimstone worked with the CEO, the senior leadership team, and the private equity firm to put in place the conditions for success. Two senior team members were onboarded.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Consider GM as a case study. According to management studies, a key reason leaders derail is that they do not communicate well. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics. CEOs do not communicate well.

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7 Traits that Unlock the Powerful Presence of Servant Leaders

Rick Conlow

Leadership through position power involves these strategies: Domination approach. Leadership through personal power includes these strategies: Service approach. Never has there been so much statistical evidence linked to leadership effectiveness. What are these characteristics of servant leadership? Do as I say!”.

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Understanding Yourself to Lead Others Better

Organizational Talent Consulting

A large study by Korn-Ferry found that poor-performing businesses have 20% more leaders with blind spots as compared to high-performing businesses. Socrates Leadership is a relationship, and it is vital to know what others think. To help you uncover these habits, I've created a leadership accidental habit assessment (AHA).