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Warren Bennis on The Art of Leading Well

Take 10 minutes to listen to this HBR interview with 85-year old leadership guru Warren Bennis. You’ll be glad you did. Opening question: What are two or three of the characteristics of really great leaders?

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What Is Shared Leadership?

Leadership is hard work. Good leadership is really hard work. Today’s dynamic, rapidly changing knowledge economy provides an ever-shifting landscape that requires multiple perspectives to navigate well. Exit the know-it-all, do-it-all leader. Enter the self-aware, in-touch connector that can share leadership by pulling people, resources and ideas together to get the job done. What is […]

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What is Servant Leadership?

More and more conversations revolve around the type of leadership required in our rapidly changing global culture. Many cite the “new skills” needed in this environment, such as trust-building, empathy, networking, and the ability to empower others. Though few will come out and label this package as such, it seems to me we’re really talking […]