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White Papers
The Five Levels Of Leadership
Apr 2008
Becoming an effective leader is a lot like being in the stock market. You don't make your fortune in a day; you make it daily, a little bit at a time. What matters most is what you do day after...
Provided by Pollice Management Group
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White Papers
Lessons In Survival - A Critical Leadership Skill
Jan 2009
To survive - to hang in there - to keep your head while all around you others are losing theirs - to stay in play - is a critical skill of leaders. Let's face it - even the most astute, successful...
Provided by Klebanoff Associates
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White Papers
The Five Key Facets Of Quality Leadership
Jan 2009
Many people in leadership positions struggle with understanding what makes a great leader. While billions of dollars are spent annually on leadership development, quality leadership is still in...
Provided by Affinity Consulting
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White Papers
The Focused Leader One BIG Idea + One BIG Crisis
Jan 2009
Successful leaders have BIG ideas as well as having big crises to deal with. Most leaders who have gone into the annals of history, whether it be politics, sports or business have led in this...
Provided by Affinity Consulting
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White Papers
Heroic Leaders Don't Always Save The Day
Jan 2009
The real heroes are those leaders who allow others to make decisions, take action, and gain knowledge. They support staff and provide access to information. They encourage innovation, especially...
Provided by Team Builders Plus
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White Papers
Tips For Being An Inspirational Leader
Nov 2008
The methods and ways of providing effective leadership to team members have changed over a couple of years. Various leadership strategies and methods have evolved with time. However, one thing...
Provided by Firefly e-Ventures
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White Papers
Leadership Lessons From History: Part 2
Jan 2009
In all candor, an historical leadership experience is not for everyone. These venues can be difficult to reach, physical conditions are not always ideal for walking around, let alone learning, and...
Provided by Singularity Group
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White Papers
What Is A leadership Competency And How Do I Create A Competency Model?
Aug 2007
A competency is a skill, ability, or knowledge set that can be taught or developed. All competencies have "Indicators" that allow them to be observed and measured. A leadership competency model is...
Provided by LeaderNation
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White Papers
Discussing 360 Feedback Results: Meeting Guidelines
Aug 2009
360 feedback is a leadership development process in which survey data is collected from various sources (e.g., bosses, peers, subordinates, and self) regarding leaders' competencies. This feedback...
Provided by LeaderNation
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White Papers
Hitting The Panic Button: What Kind Of Leader Are You?
May 2009
You're a business leader and the economy is falling into a deep recession. How will you react? What kind of leader will you be? This paper discusses four types of leaders and which one you should...
Provided by EKSH.COM
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White Papers
Creating A Values-Based Business
Feb 2009
Loans are big business for small business owners. Even applying for a simple credit facility can mean risking a lot. But a well-prepared borrower can negotiate from a position of strength, saving...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Leadership Style: Top 7 Strategies To Handle Difficult Conversations
Jan 2009
A good leader has the ability to empower others. It is important that a leader develop people who want to share and help in carrying out the goals of the organization. If it is your intention to...
Provided by Top7Business.com
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White Papers
Corporate And Personal Liability For Fake Consultants
Nov 2009
Too many companies have not considered the potential legal liability to shareholders or other company stakeholders for having "Fake" consultants at involved in their company IT projects. This can...
Provided by R3Now.com
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White Papers
Business Leadership Styles
Aug 2009
Leadership is defined as a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals. A leader trait is a physical...
Provided by Associated Content
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White Papers
Leadership Theories And Styles
Apr 2009
Trait theory is one of the early discover leadership theory found dated back to 1920s, which assume that this type of leaders are born with inherited traits and qualities that suits to be good...
Provided by Associated Content
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White Papers
Leadership Styles: An Overview
Mar 2009
There are three basic styles of leadership a person can use when making decisions and leading subordinates. The three types are authoritarian, democratic and laissez-faire. The authoritarian style...
Provided by Associated Content
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White Papers
What Is Leadership Style?: Classic And Modern Leadership Styles
Apr 2007
Leadership style varies with personality and situational need. Leadership style is partly decision making style and partly a way of motivating employees. The classic thinking on leadership style...
Provided by Suite101
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White Papers
Utilize Varied Leadership Styles: Better Leaders Employ The Use Of Multiple Management Methods
Jun 2007
Good leaders understand that different management styles are needed to deal with changing situations. Good teachers and leaders share a secret in their ability to communicate specific ideas or...
Provided by Suite101
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White Papers
Leadership Styles: The Fundamentals Of Leadership Theories
Nov 2009
Research on leadership was temporarily abandoned in the 1950s due to the lack of consistent leadership traits. Most contemporary theories suggest that leadership is a complex mix of traits,...
Provided by Suite101
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White Papers
How To Adapt Your Leadership Style
Nov 2008
It is clear that choosing the most effective leadership style depends very much on the person being led, the follower. However, keep in mind that development levels are also situational. A...
Provided by Suite101
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White Papers
Effective Leadership Transition In M&A
Jan 2010
Too often, the first signals that come from the leadership team of an organization taking over ownership, to the people of a newly acquired organization, send tremors of uncertainty and confusion...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Trust, Confidence And Organizational Brain Disorder Or how Trust Boosts The Bottom Line
Feb 2008
THE LACK OF TRUST and confidence in and within organizations is the primary symptom of "Organizational Brain Disorder", a horrible disease that affects many organizations. In some companies, up to...
Provided by Theo Compernolle
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White Papers
Coping With Complexity: Leadership In Financial Services
Jan 2009
Unprecedented complexity is reshaping the financial services industry and presenting formidable challenges to financial services leaders and their organizations. Deloitte's new point of view,...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Beyond Functional Expertise: A Business Imperative For Today's Leaders
Jan 2010
Functional expertise is the price of entry for executives in today's world. Creating the environment, however, where talented, engaged employees have passion, drive, and the ability to proactively...
Provided by Peak Development Consulting
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White Papers
The ROI of Human Capital - Chapter 10
May 2006
This is the Information Age, and people are the most important resource. It is true - profoundly true - with implications that are still difficult to fully grasp. Imagine going into the...
Provided by American Management Association
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Webcasts
Big Issues In Government: Leadership
May 2010
This webcast is a part of Big Issues in Government series which talks about what it means to be a leader in today's world.
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Driving Results Through Culture
Sep 2008
Corporate culture - an organization's personality - is the sum total of the company's values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and practices of its members. But many managers may have just a vague...
Provided by S. Chris Edmonds
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White Papers
Creating A Corporate Culture Demonstrating Ethical And Cooperative Leadership
Apr 2009
All organizations seek to establish common goals that will help them meet strategic objectives, rally their employees and inspire shareholders. These goals, set by the senior executive team after...
Provided by Board Advisory Services
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White Papers
The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
Sep 2008
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
How To Build A Great Company Culture
Jan 2010
Being better, faster, and cheaper is no longer good enough to give one an advantage over the competitors. The one thing that can give one's company that elusive, sustainable competitive advantage...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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White Papers
Learning's Place During CEO Transitions
Oct 2007
As they look at the statistics about the ever-shrinking tenure of the average CEO and the often insurmountable challenges faced at the top level, newly appointed CEOs might be forgiven for looking...
Provided by MediaTec Publishing
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White Papers
Sharpen Your Leadership Skills With Evidence - Based Management
Mar 2008
Bring new insight into your decision-making process by relying on evidence and data, rather than past experiences says the author. Far too often, managers rely on past practices when it comes time...
Provided by MasterCard
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White Papers
10 Manager Skills That Need Improvement
Jan 2010
Want to be a better manager? The author suggests management practices and skills that one can start improving today. Make clear cut decisions when needed. Get to the heart of problems instead of...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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White Papers
The Secrets Of Effective Leadership
May 2010
A bodacious leader embodies three things: an extraordinary commitment to a dream, unrestrained passion to pursue a dream and bold action to realize a dream. Bodacious leaders are passionate about...
Provided by EyesOnSales
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White Papers
Why Inside Outsiders Are The Key To Succession
Jan 2008
A central challenge facing most companies today is picking their next CEO. Even if a company's CEO has only recently been installed, and even if he or she seems to be doing an outstanding job, the...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
How To Transform Yourself Into A Leader
Jan 2010
Think of all the challenges you face on a daily basis: Motivating teams who are harder to mold and direct than those in the past. Introducing new services more swiftly to keep up with competitors....
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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White Papers
15 Critical Leadership Traits Needed Today !
Jan 2010
In today's tough business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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White Papers
10 Manager And Leader Comparisons
Jan 2010
Today's manager is being replaced by someone with strong leadership skills. To keep your current management position or advance your career, you need to understand the differences between the two...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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White Papers
The Hard Work Of Being A Soft Manager
May 2009
The soft management enables you to build credibility with the people your company needs most to succeed. Soft management hinges on candor, sensitivity, and the willingness to suffer painful...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
Assess Your Own Performance As A Leader
Sep 2008
When top executives stumble, they risk taking their companies down with them. How can you stay steady on your feet so you keep delivering high-quality leadership? Feedback. But getting feedback on...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
Substitution Between Managers And Subordinates: Evidence From British Football
Nov 2009
The authors use data on British football managers and teams over the 1994-2007 period to study substitution and complementarity between leaders and subordinates. They find for the Premier League...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Top Management Pay In China
Nov 2007
In this paper, the authors investigate some aspects of top management pay in China's listed firms. While China has embraced many capitalist practices it still retains some vestiges of socialism...
Provided by Lingnan University
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White Papers
The Transferability Of CEO Skills
Dec 2007
Executives with concurrent multiple CEO appointments are the first focus of this study. The initial firms managed by this cohort group evidence superior profitability while the subsequent managed...
Provided by Mississippi State University
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White Papers
The Emergence Of Male Leadership In Competitive Environments
Nov 2010
The authors present evidence from an experiment in which groups select a leader to compete against the leaders of other groups in a real-effort task that they have all performed in the past. They...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Stackelberg Leadership With Product Differentiation And Endogenous Entry: Some Comparative Static And Limiting Results
Oct 2008
Allowing for endogenous entry in the traditional Stackelberg setup with product differentiation, leads to reverting of the standard comparative static and limiting results. Unlike in the standard...
Provided by Charles University
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White Papers
Technological Leadership And Persistence Of Monopoly Under Endogenous Entry: Static Versus Dynamic Analysis
Dec 2009
The authors build a dynamic oligopoly model with endogenous entry in which a particular firm (leader) invests in an innovation process, facing the subsequent entry of other firms (followers). They...
Provided by Charles University
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White Papers
A Demographic Base For Ethnic Survival? Blending Across Four Generations Of German-Americans
Dec 2010
New data from the IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) project permit an exploration of the demographic basis for ethnic survival across successive generations. The author first explores...
Provided by Levy Economics Institute
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White Papers
The Balanced U.S. Press
Jul 2011
The authors propose a new method for measuring the relative ideological positions of newspapers, voters, interest groups, and political parties. The method uses data on ballot propositions. They...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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White Papers
U.N. Secretary-General Invites Father Williams To Leadership Summit
Jun 2007
The author, a business ethics expert at the University of Notre Dame, has been invited by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to participate in the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit from...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
New Book Promotes Corporate Social Responsibility
Sep 2008
Peace through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact includes essays by major business leaders and scholars who discuss the issues...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
U.N. Secretary General Grants Dean Woo's Request
Dec 2008
The forum in particular centered on the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a U.N.-backed global initiative developed to promote corporate responsibility and sustainability in...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
An AIG Ethics Lesson
Mar 2009
It might turn out that the AIG bonuses are legal. But even so, that does little to assuage public sentiment about the executive payouts. The reason is because people largely recognize the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Students Spend Summer Immersed In Chinese Business, Culture
Aug 2009
Designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore, experience and examine business and culture in China, the course offered presentations by guest professors and business leaders, as...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Annual Lecture Series Focuses On Business Ethics
Sep 2009
An examination of the ethical issues involved in the recent financial meltdown will launch the University of Notre Dame's Berges Lecture Series in Business Ethics on Wednesday (Sept. 9) with a...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Ann Tenbrunsel Honored As Faculty Pioneer Award Finalist
Sep 2009
The authors conduct research on decision making and negotiations, with a particular emphasis on ethics. In recent papers, she has investigated the psychological processes of ethical fading, the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Target CEO To Lecture At Notre Dame
Sep 2009
The author's talk is part of the Mendoza College's Boardroom Insight Series. The purpose of the paper is to invite executives to reflect on critical issues and experiences in the business world,...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Leadership Award Honors Late Business Professor Vecchio
Apr 2010
As a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame for more than 34 years, the author was known internationally as a prolific and respected researcher who studied topics that fell into the nexus...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Executive Education Awards Recognize Corporate Partners, Faculty
Jul 2011
An orthopedic manufacturer, an improve group and a CEO from an investment bank in Puerto Rico were among the diverse group of award recipients during the annual Notre Dame Executive Education...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Consider Yourself Ethical? Think Again, Says New Research
Jul 2011
When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are, according to the author, the Rex and Alice A....
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Flying Bosses: New Study Highlights Why CEO Pilots Make Good Leaders
Aug 2011
The kind of risk-seeking behavior that motivates certain people to fly personal aircraft may also make them effective corporate leaders, according to a new study co-authored by professors from the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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Webcasts
Doing Ethical Business In A Culture Of Corruption
Nov 2010
The speaker offers several guidelines for other business leaders facing ethical dilemmas in emerging markets such as Venezuela in this podcast on doing ethical business in a culture of corruption.
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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Webcasts
Leadership And Disruptive Technologies
Oct 2010
In this webcast, the presenter discusses disruptive product innovation and leadership in the medical device industry. The presenter shares the company's story, including insights on the launch of...
Provided by Stanford University
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Webcasts
What Great Leaders Do
Nov 2010
In this webcast, the presenter unpacks the best habits of beloved and effective managers, and details the worst habits of those who fail to lead. The best leaders develop and nurture those who...
Provided by Stanford University
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Webcasts
How Ideas Take Flight
Nov 2010
In this webcast, the presenter shares the power behind creating ideas that can build momentum. Through her research on the perception of happiness and meaning, the presenter describes how these...
Provided by Stanford University
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Webcasts
Creating Enchantment
Mar 2011
The presenter shares the secrets to being enchanting and developing influence through the "Pillars of enchantment." In this webcast, the presenter examines the deep value in being likable,...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
Teaching Collaborative Leadership: Ideas And Lessons For The Field
Apr 2010
This paper describes and analyzes a new approach to teaching collaborative leadership to masters of public administration students at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. The three year old...
Provided by Indiana University
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White Papers
Applying The Organizational Elements Model To Leadership Development Evaluation
Sep 2008
The well-documented forces and consequences of globalization, such as changing demographics of the workforce, changing economic markets, and more people working within, across, and among multiple...
Provided by Australasian Evaluation Society (AES)
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White Papers
When Transformational Leadership And Learning Orientation Impact On Innovation Behavior: The Importance Of Ambidextrous Organization
Mar 2010
In the increasingly competitive marketplace, innovation is a key factor to advance core competency. In the field of organizational research, some researches indicated that supervisor's...
Provided by National Changhua University of Education
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White Papers
Performance Through Measuring Leader's Profiles: An Empirical Study
Aug 2007
In the Finnish work life it is quite typical in the engineering and expertise companies, the oldest or the most experienced professionals to have traditionally been taken into the leaders'...
Provided by University of Tampere
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White Papers
Talent Management And The Law Of Jante: An Improbable Coexistence?
Nov 2009
Few organizations today do not realize that employees are their most important resource and they are aware of the importance of recruiting, selecting, developing, retaining, and motivating those...
Provided by University of Aarhus
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White Papers
Distributed Development: Challenges & Management Practices Of Danish Industrial Leaders
Nov 2009
This paper discusses management practices of Danish industrial firms in relation to the main challenges they face during the transition from highly concentrated R&D to dispersed R&D. This is a...
Provided by Aalborg University
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White Papers
Does Participative Leadership Enhance Work Performance By Inducing Empowerment Or Trust? The Differential Effects On Managerial And Non-Managerial Subordinates
Jul 2009
The authors examined whether participative leadership behavior is associated with improved work performance through a motivational process or an exchange-based process. Based on data collected...
Provided by John Wiley & Sons
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White Papers
Success In Organizational Change Processes Structure Versus Leadership
Dec 2009
The paper explores factors significant for successful organizational change. It presents empirical findings from a recent amalgamation reform in the Danish public sector and discusses possible...
Provided by University of Southern Denmark
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White Papers
Exploring Trustee Leadership As An Essential Governance Role
Nov 2007
Governance and leadership are both large and amorphous concepts. Each incorporates aspects of institutions and organizations, individuals and social symbolism. Each also involves actions,...
Provided by Brock University
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White Papers
Conceptions Of Leadership
Mar 2009
There is now a wide recognition in the international community that 'Leadership matters' for growth and development, just as there was recognition some years ago that 'Institutions matter'. But...
Provided by Leadership Program: Developmental Leaders, Elites and Coalitions
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White Papers
Entrepreneurial Leadership: Comparing The Practices Of An Entrepreneurial Principal And An Education Entrepreneur
Mar 2008
How do "Entrepreneurial" school leaders approach innovations, and how is this process similar or different from that of a business entrepreneur? The authors address this question by comparing...
Provided by University of Rochester
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White Papers
The Public Leadership Challenge: Beyond NPM And Towards NPL
Mar 2008
There has been an increasing momentum in public sector reform in the UK during the eleven years from 1997 through to the present day as part of the wider modernising government agenda (HMSO 1999)....
Provided by Manchester Business School
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White Papers
Leadership Promotion Of Public Service Values : Transformational Leadership As An Institutional Explanation For Individual Public Service Motivation
Mar 2008
Both leadership and public service motivation are important issues in contemporary public administration. By connecting these issues, the aim of this paper is to assess the impact of...
Provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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White Papers
A Competency-Based Model For Managers In Practice
Aug 2007
Globalization of business during the past decades has led to the development of large firms expanding their activities across countries and continents. One of the main issues facing the...
Provided by ISG
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White Papers
PerformanceStat As A Leadership Strategy: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Follow-Up
Mar 2008
PerformanceStat is a strategic framework (including CompStat and CitiStat) for organizing a jurisdiction's or agency's effort to improve performance and produce results. A well-structured...
Provided by Harvard University
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White Papers
A Competency-Based Model For Managers In Practice
Aug 2007
Globalization of business during the past decades has led to the development of large firms expanding their activities across countries and continents. One of the main issues facing the...
Provided by ISG
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Case Studies
Who Will Lead?
Jan 2010
Retiring baby boomers in the next decade will create an unprecedented leadership void. A number of trends have converged to create a dearth of leader and manager candidates. Ross Vierra described...
Provided by Management Concepts
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White Papers
Lessons In Survival - A Critical Leadership Skill
Jan 2009
To survive - to hang in there - to keep your head while all around you others are losing theirs - to stay in play - is a critical skill of leaders. Let's face it - even the most astute, successful...
Provided by Klebanoff Associates
-
White Papers
The Five Key Facets Of Quality Leadership
Jan 2009
Many people in leadership positions struggle with understanding what makes a great leader. While billions of dollars are spent annually on leadership development, quality leadership is still in...
Provided by Affinity Consulting
-
White Papers
The Focused Leader One BIG Idea + One BIG Crisis
Jan 2009
Successful leaders have BIG ideas as well as having big crises to deal with. Most leaders who have gone into the annals of history, whether it be politics, sports or business have led in this...
Provided by Affinity Consulting
-
White Papers
Heroic Leaders Don't Always Save The Day
Jan 2009
The real heroes are those leaders who allow others to make decisions, take action, and gain knowledge. They support staff and provide access to information. They encourage innovation, especially...
Provided by Team Builders Plus
-
White Papers
Tips For Being An Inspirational Leader
Nov 2008
The methods and ways of providing effective leadership to team members have changed over a couple of years. Various leadership strategies and methods have evolved with time. However, one thing...
Provided by Firefly e-Ventures
-
White Papers
Leadership Lessons From History: Part 2
Jan 2009
In all candor, an historical leadership experience is not for everyone. These venues can be difficult to reach, physical conditions are not always ideal for walking around, let alone learning, and...
Provided by Singularity Group
-
White Papers
What Is A leadership Competency And How Do I Create A Competency Model?
Aug 2007
A competency is a skill, ability, or knowledge set that can be taught or developed. All competencies have "Indicators" that allow them to be observed and measured. A leadership competency model is...
Provided by LeaderNation
-
White Papers
Discussing 360 Feedback Results: Meeting Guidelines
Aug 2009
360 feedback is a leadership development process in which survey data is collected from various sources (e.g., bosses, peers, subordinates, and self) regarding leaders' competencies. This feedback...
Provided by LeaderNation
-
White Papers
Hitting The Panic Button: What Kind Of Leader Are You?
May 2009
You're a business leader and the economy is falling into a deep recession. How will you react? What kind of leader will you be? This paper discusses four types of leaders and which one you should...
Provided by EKSH.COM
-
White Papers
Creating A Values-Based Business
Feb 2009
Loans are big business for small business owners. Even applying for a simple credit facility can mean risking a lot. But a well-prepared borrower can negotiate from a position of strength, saving...
Provided by American Express
-
White Papers
Leadership Style: Top 7 Strategies To Handle Difficult Conversations
Jan 2009
A good leader has the ability to empower others. It is important that a leader develop people who want to share and help in carrying out the goals of the organization. If it is your intention to...
Provided by Top7Business.com
-
White Papers
Corporate And Personal Liability For Fake Consultants
Nov 2009
Too many companies have not considered the potential legal liability to shareholders or other company stakeholders for having "Fake" consultants at involved in their company IT projects. This can...
Provided by R3Now.com
-
White Papers
Business Leadership Styles
Aug 2009
Leadership is defined as a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals. A leader trait is a physical...
Provided by Associated Content
-
White Papers
Leadership Theories And Styles
Apr 2009
Trait theory is one of the early discover leadership theory found dated back to 1920s, which assume that this type of leaders are born with inherited traits and qualities that suits to be good...
Provided by Associated Content
-
White Papers
Leadership Styles: An Overview
Mar 2009
There are three basic styles of leadership a person can use when making decisions and leading subordinates. The three types are authoritarian, democratic and laissez-faire. The authoritarian style...
Provided by Associated Content
-
White Papers
What Is Leadership Style?: Classic And Modern Leadership Styles
Apr 2007
Leadership style varies with personality and situational need. Leadership style is partly decision making style and partly a way of motivating employees. The classic thinking on leadership style...
Provided by Suite101
-
White Papers
Utilize Varied Leadership Styles: Better Leaders Employ The Use Of Multiple Management Methods
Jun 2007
Good leaders understand that different management styles are needed to deal with changing situations. Good teachers and leaders share a secret in their ability to communicate specific ideas or...
Provided by Suite101
-
White Papers
Leadership Styles: The Fundamentals Of Leadership Theories
Nov 2009
Research on leadership was temporarily abandoned in the 1950s due to the lack of consistent leadership traits. Most contemporary theories suggest that leadership is a complex mix of traits,...
Provided by Suite101
-
White Papers
How To Adapt Your Leadership Style
Nov 2008
It is clear that choosing the most effective leadership style depends very much on the person being led, the follower. However, keep in mind that development levels are also situational. A...
Provided by Suite101
-
White Papers
Effective Leadership Transition In M&A
Jan 2010
Too often, the first signals that come from the leadership team of an organization taking over ownership, to the people of a newly acquired organization, send tremors of uncertainty and confusion...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
Trust, Confidence And Organizational Brain Disorder Or how Trust Boosts The Bottom Line
Feb 2008
THE LACK OF TRUST and confidence in and within organizations is the primary symptom of "Organizational Brain Disorder", a horrible disease that affects many organizations. In some companies, up to...
Provided by Theo Compernolle
-
White Papers
Coping With Complexity: Leadership In Financial Services
Jan 2009
Unprecedented complexity is reshaping the financial services industry and presenting formidable challenges to financial services leaders and their organizations. Deloitte's new point of view,...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
Beyond Functional Expertise: A Business Imperative For Today's Leaders
Jan 2010
Functional expertise is the price of entry for executives in today's world. Creating the environment, however, where talented, engaged employees have passion, drive, and the ability to proactively...
Provided by Peak Development Consulting
-
White Papers
The ROI of Human Capital - Chapter 10
May 2006
This is the Information Age, and people are the most important resource. It is true - profoundly true - with implications that are still difficult to fully grasp. Imagine going into the...
Provided by American Management Association
-
Webcasts
Big Issues In Government: Leadership
May 2010
This webcast is a part of Big Issues in Government series which talks about what it means to be a leader in today's world.
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
Driving Results Through Culture
Sep 2008
Corporate culture - an organization's personality - is the sum total of the company's values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and practices of its members. But many managers may have just a vague...
Provided by S. Chris Edmonds
-
White Papers
Creating A Corporate Culture Demonstrating Ethical And Cooperative Leadership
Apr 2009
All organizations seek to establish common goals that will help them meet strategic objectives, rally their employees and inspire shareholders. These goals, set by the senior executive team after...
Provided by Board Advisory Services
-
White Papers
The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
Sep 2008
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
-
White Papers
How To Build A Great Company Culture
Jan 2010
Being better, faster, and cheaper is no longer good enough to give one an advantage over the competitors. The one thing that can give one's company that elusive, sustainable competitive advantage...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
-
White Papers
Learning's Place During CEO Transitions
Oct 2007
As they look at the statistics about the ever-shrinking tenure of the average CEO and the often insurmountable challenges faced at the top level, newly appointed CEOs might be forgiven for looking...
Provided by MediaTec Publishing
-
White Papers
Sharpen Your Leadership Skills With Evidence - Based Management
Mar 2008
Bring new insight into your decision-making process by relying on evidence and data, rather than past experiences says the author. Far too often, managers rely on past practices when it comes time...
Provided by MasterCard
-
White Papers
10 Manager Skills That Need Improvement
Jan 2010
Want to be a better manager? The author suggests management practices and skills that one can start improving today. Make clear cut decisions when needed. Get to the heart of problems instead of...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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The Secrets Of Effective Leadership
May 2010
A bodacious leader embodies three things: an extraordinary commitment to a dream, unrestrained passion to pursue a dream and bold action to realize a dream. Bodacious leaders are passionate about...
Provided by EyesOnSales
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Why Inside Outsiders Are The Key To Succession
Jan 2008
A central challenge facing most companies today is picking their next CEO. Even if a company's CEO has only recently been installed, and even if he or she seems to be doing an outstanding job, the...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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How To Transform Yourself Into A Leader
Jan 2010
Think of all the challenges you face on a daily basis: Motivating teams who are harder to mold and direct than those in the past. Introducing new services more swiftly to keep up with competitors....
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15 Critical Leadership Traits Needed Today !
Jan 2010
In today's tough business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order...
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10 Manager And Leader Comparisons
Jan 2010
Today's manager is being replaced by someone with strong leadership skills. To keep your current management position or advance your career, you need to understand the differences between the two...
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The Hard Work Of Being A Soft Manager
May 2009
The soft management enables you to build credibility with the people your company needs most to succeed. Soft management hinges on candor, sensitivity, and the willingness to suffer painful...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
