We engage politics and power in most of our relationships. Unfortunately, most of us view politics and power in a negative light. But a big part of leadership means engaging in politics and using power effectively…
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How will you respond? Let’s discuss spillover for a moment. You’ve heard about work-life balance, right? Well, part of that concept rests on Spillover theory, which argues that these microsystems can and do impact each other – for good and for bad. One of the roles of leadership is recognizing when spillover is negatively impacting
We talk a lot about goals in the world of leadership and strategy. How it’s important to use some system for setting goals. How goals provide the team or the individual a clear understanding of the expected outcome and the parameters for work. Based on Luttwak’s hierarchy we can argue that there are different types
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Defining Leadership There are probably more definitions for leadership than people who research the topic. (Stogdill, 1974, p. 7) In fact, most leaders probably have some version of their own. Many of the definitions seem to revolve around one central concept – leadership as relationship, leadership as position, leadership as management, and many many more.
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Well, that was unexpected. How many times have you found yourself saying that? Have you ever really thought about surprise? The different types and how they impact strategic thinking and execution? Because you are almost guaranteed to be surprised at some point in one of your creative processes. Now, you might be asking yourself –
We hear a lot about leadership. There are endless lists describing the leadership styles and skills essential to engage teams and team members for success. The relevancy of inherent versus learned leadership has been hashed and re-hashed. Articles and videos discussing how to improve the top-down relationship between leaders and followers abound. Leadership is a
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