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Take The Risk, Make The Move
Mar 2008
Have you ever been stopped in your tracks by risk? Balancing the odds of success, the investment you've made in relationships, the value of the win - how do you make your choice? Often it is the...
Provided by American Management Association
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What Do Leaders Need To Know About Generation Y To Lead Successfully?
Jan 2010
Generation Yers have grown up in a culture of praise, raised by active, involved parents who often interceded on their behalf, protecting them and ensuring that they were treated well and grew up...
Provided by American Management Association
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The Four Things You Need To Know About Your Business
Apr 2008
After interviewing more than 40 leaders from companies and nonprofit organizations and conducting extensive research into the management practices of dozens of companies for our book The...
Provided by Bain & Company
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Building Sustainable Talent Pipelines
Feb 2008
As leaders, part of the mission is to create sustainability within the organizations. The talent of the future leaders is critical to the organization's future success. The question is, how does...
Provided by American Management Association
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Bouncing Back From Rejection
Jun 2008
We've all been through it. Anyone who says he hasn't is either acutely neurotic, suffering from chronic amnesia, or in total denial. Still, rejection is tough to take. It's demoralizing,...
Provided by American Management Association
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Facing The Challenge Of Stalled Growth
Jan 2010
As McKee explained, the company for which he worked had been a very fast startup. In its first year, it made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Subsequently,...
Provided by American Management Association
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The Ultimate Test Of Leadership
Jan 2010
The economic calamity of 2008 - 2009 was not caused by subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, or even excessive greed. These are only symptoms of the real problem. The root cause of the problem...
Provided by John Wiley & Sons
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Make Everyone A CEO
Mar 2010
Why should a leader who has worked hard for many years willingly choose to share his or her power and seemingly cede control over many aspects of the business? There are lots of reasons. Basically...
Provided by American Management Association
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Why Running A Business Is Like Raising A Teenager
Jun 2008
Only half of all employees say the senior management of their organization works well together as a team. When senior management fails to present a reliable, unified, and well-thought out front to...
Provided by American Management Association
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Ed Koch On Creating A Vision
Jun 2007
Every leader has the capacity to be visionary. A true visionary is someone who recognizes a need or opportunity and, regardless of conventional wisdom and skeptics, does something about it. Vision...
Provided by American Management Association
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On Leadership Legacies
Dec 2007
Success is not enough. It turns out that many high achievers come to believe that success is hollow unless it ultimately creates significance in their lives and in the lives of others (Stevenson...
Provided by American Management Association
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The Power Of The Open-Ended Question
Oct 2007
Leadership is influencing other people's behaviors in ways that generate better sustainable desired results for the organization and the people in it. Leadership has nothing to do with titles,...
Provided by American Management Association
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Four Key Practices For Developing Global Leaders
Aug 2010
Some organizations are working harder than others to adapt to the global playing field. A new Institute for Corporate Productivity(i4cp) study, commissioned by American Management Association,...
Provided by American Management Association
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Networks: A Leader's Secret Weapon
Jun 2007
No one's claiming it "Takes a village" to run an organization, but leaders are finding that their formal and informal networks can make a critical difference in getting their complex jobs done. To...
Provided by American Management Association
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Boosting Worker Engagement In Tough Times
Apr 2008
Engagement is always critical but never more so than during tough economic times. When resources become leaner and employees are asked to do more with less, stress levels can climb and engagement...
Provided by American Management Association
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Working To Create A Sustainable World
Nov 2008
How can a company demonstrate to the world, certainly to its employees, that it is serious about sustainability? According to Peter Senge, the answer is more than a fancy sustainability report....
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
The Art Of Preparation
Mar 2008
Understanding Your Objectives is defining your endgame. What - simply and clearly - do you want to accomplish? How often have you said to yourself "I've got to get this done" without first...
Provided by Random House
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Face Your Fears (Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy)
Jan 2008
You can improve your life by taking control of self-defeating thoughts, feeling and behaviors. That is the thesis underlying cognitive behavior therapy, founded by Dr. Albert Ellis, who died in...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Leading With Kindness
Aug 2008
Kindness is not the first word we associate with business. The image of business still largely includes old scenes from industrial America in the early twentieth century: the age of hard work and...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Don't Take The Lead, Share The Lead
Dec 2008
Cross-functional teams are becoming the ubiquitous basis for knowledge creation and knowledge exploitation in the organizations. These teams are comprised of highly diverse individuals who...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Taking The Risk, Making Your Move
May 2008
Have you ever been stopped in your tracks by risk? Faced with balancing the odds of success, the investment you've made in relationships, the value of the win, how do you make your choice? Often...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Management In Real Life: Bring Back The Beer
Sep 2009
Whether you're a frontline supervisor or CEO, a simple walk through operations from time to time is invaluable. It provides perspective and appreciation for employee challenges, frustrations, and...
Provided by Ascent Management Consulting
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White Papers
Creativity And Problem Solving
Jun 2010
Problem solving can take up a lot of managerial time. So it makes sense for one to resolve problems before they develop, let alone grow to impact the bottom line. As a manager, one practices...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Managing In Uncertain Times: Transforming Employees from "Comfeartable" To Courageous
Oct 2008
What's a "Comfeartable" employee? It's a worker who is either too comfortable or too fearful to do things differently and deliver results, says the author. Courage can be learned: "It's a skill -...
Provided by American Management Association
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Downloads
BRMS Demo: Author and deploy rules using WebSphere ILOG JRules Business Rules Management System
Aug 2010
Learn how the WebSphere ILOG JRules Business Rules Management System (JRules BRMS) can automate decision making for data validation, eligibility and pricing in a real-world scenario. This demo...
Provided by IBM
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Downloads
BRMS Video: BRMS 101: Introduction to Business Rules Management
Aug 2010
"Has your organization run into difficulties adapting to evolving business conditions? Is there interest in being able to increase the efficiency of your operational processes? Are your business...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Management Lessons From The Cleveland Clinic
Sep 2009
Only outstanding leadership - at all levels of the hierarchy - can pull a hospital, or any company, through difficult times like the ones we're experiencing today. But (and here's the...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
How To Exceed Expectations
Jul 2009
One of the secrets to being the kind of business that people naturally talk about is to consistently exceed your customer's expectations. The author suggests to think about more as a strategy and...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 2
Aug 2010
A small business is a lot like a racing shell. You've got the eight oarsmen, and if they're not all pulling on their own oar the way they're supposed to be, the boat won't make much progress: a...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 3
Aug 2010
Anyone who's using their financials to drive their business is doing the equivalent of driving their car in the rearview mirror. It's never a happy outcome. You should check your financials often,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 1
Jun 2010
Successful leaders work backward. Don't start from where you are and go forward, because there are an infinite number of directions you can take. Instead, work backward from where you want to get...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Lessons In Leadership
Aug 2010
Like it or not, you're a leader. Not because you are "The boss", but, more importantly, because you have committed yourself to creating a company and realizing your vision. Leadership means more...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Secret To Great Macro Management
Aug 2010
Every small business leader faces the challenge of building and managing a team. Finding the right folks is half the battle. After you find them, it is your responsibility to manage the team....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Management Tips From Holly Landau: Pt 3
Aug 2010
There are usually three main reasons why you have to let someone go: poor employee performance, gross misconduct (stealing, workplace violence, etc.), or you're dissolving their position. Often,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Management Tips From Holly Landau: Pt 2
Aug 2010
In these economically challenging times, employee engagement is absolutely critical to your company's success. You manage things like your budget, your time, and your inventory. You lead people....
Provided by American Express
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Downloads
Smarter Collaboration -Transform Your Interaction Between People into a Strategic Business Asset (main Message)
Aug 2010
According to an IBM CEO study, today's organizations are bombarded by change, and many struggle to keep up. Savvy business leaders are examining the strategic value of how their employees,...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Professor Robert Kaplan On Strong Leadership
Jul 2009
In this webcast Robert Kaplan, Professor at Harvard Business School, offers advice on how to provide strong leadership in a down economy.
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
True Or False: Leaders Never Lie
Jun 2009
Author Tom Peters believes "In telling the truth" - but it's not always black and white. Seth Godin's perspective is that a true leader will know what information is worth sharing.
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
17 Signs That You Are A Great Boss
Aug 2010
There are few things more frustrating than the boss who not only is not happy with your work, but tells you how to do it to boot! Great bosses trust that the people they hire are smart enough to...
Provided by American Express
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Professor Joel Brockner On Defining Leadership For Small Businesses
Jun 2010
Leadership used to refer to a position of power, but now it is generally understood as a type of behavior. People are leaders not simply because of the job title they hold: it's more about what...
Provided by American Express
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Gender Differences And Transformational Leadership Behavior: Do Both German Men And Women Lead In the Same Way?
Sep 2010
This paper examines the differences between men and women leaders with respect to their transformational leadership behaviors. Subordinates of the leaders rated the frequency of use of...
Provided by Regent University
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Leadership And Spiritual Capital: Exploring The Link between Individual Service Disposition And Organizational Value
Sep 2010
Researchers have made considerable advances integrating spirituality and organizational leadership (Fry, 2003; Benefiel, 2005). The concept of spiritual capital has developed as a way of...
Provided by Regent University
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Leadership And Teamwork: The Effects Of Leadership And Job Satisfaction On Team Citizenship
May 2007
This paper examines how leadership related to citizenship behavior within teams. Leadership was hypothesized to influence team organizational citizenship behavior (TOCB) either directly or...
Provided by Regent University
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Practitioner's Corner: Leadership Emergence Theory In The Corporate Context
Sep 2009
Numerous leadership theories describe the characteristics, values, attitudes, and behaviors that are indicative of leadership. However, Avolio and Gardner (2005) asserted that the actual process...
Provided by Regent University
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Understanding The Leadership Role Of The Board Chairperson Through A Team Production Approach
Oct 2007
Current corporate governance recommendations - rooted in an investor-based shareholder supremacy model - often narrowly discuss the issue of board leadership as whether or not there is a...
Provided by Regent University
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The Relationships Among Servant Leadership, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Person-Organization Fit, And Organizational Identification
Sep 2010
This paper proposes that there is a relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and that person-organization fit and organizational identification...
Provided by Regent University
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Gender Dissimilarity And Leader-Member Exchange: The Mediating Effect Of Communication Apprehension
Mar 2009
This paper proceeds from the perspective that demographic variables directly affect social dynamics (e.g., communication), which in turn influence a variety of organizational outcomes, including...
Provided by Regent University
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Leading Across Global Cultures Through Servant Leadership
Jun 2010
Cultural contexts impact the exercise of global leadership, and one of the foremost leadership challenges that face global leaders across cultures is communication. This challenge is not just the...
Provided by Regent University
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White Papers
Shared Leadership: Is It Time For A Change?
Feb 2010
This paper investigates shared leadership and seeks to determine if more organizations should consider adopting a shared leadership model. Leadership affects the success and failure of every type...
Provided by Regent University
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Authentic Leadership: A Self, Leader, And Spiritual Identity Perspective
Nov 2007
In this paper, the author introduces a model of authentic leadership that rests on a single explanatory concept - identity - which specifies three interrelated identity systems: the self-identity...
Provided by Regent University
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Generational Diversity: The Future Of The American Workforce
Apr 2007
It is rare that so many different generations with such diversity in worldviews and work philosophies have been asked to team up and work together. In Zemke, Raines and Filipczak's book,...
Provided by Regent University
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Emotional Disposition And Leadership Preferences Of American And Chinese MBA Students
Apr 2008
This paper reports results from an exploratory study examining the relationship between American and Chinese MBA students' emotional intelligence, constructive thinking ability, emotional...
Provided by Regent University
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An Examination Of Self-Leadership
Nov 2008
The increased competition that some organizations face requires change from traditional management to shared leadership. Employees who possess personal attributes such as need for autonomy and...
Provided by Regent University
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Shared Leadership: A Post-heroic Perspective On Leadership As A Collective Construction
Oct 2007
Within the field of leadership practices, there is an emergent movement towards viewing leadership in terms of collaboration between two or more persons. At the same time, traditional literature...
Provided by Regent University
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Leadership Reflection: Leadership Principles That Wear Well
Sep 2007
In one role or another - employee, parishioner, professor, administrator - the author have had a long-standing interest in why some people make good leaders and others do not. Partly from watching...
Provided by Regent University
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On Impassioned Leadership: A Comparison Between Leaders From Divergent Walks Of Life
Oct 2007
This paper discusses team-based findings collected from leadership courses in higher education and pertaining to leaders from various disciplines, time frames, and backgrounds. Biographies of...
Provided by Regent University
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Organizational Design During Financial Crisis
Apr 2009
Organizational leaders are currently faced with increasing stress on their financial systems due to worsening national and world economic conditions. Even when the current crisis abates, better...
Provided by Regent University
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Romantic Idealism: Transitioning From For-Profit To Non-Profit Leadership
Apr 2009
Where do non-profit boards recruit from when they inevitably need to replace key leadership positions? One source of recruitment may be from the for-profit executive ranks. Ironically, many...
Provided by Regent University
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A Credible Leader For Turbulent Times: Examining The Qualities Necessary For Leading Into The Future
Apr 2009
This paper introduces a credible leader with leadership qualities that are needed to successfully lead an organization through the turbulence of the present world. These credible leadership...
Provided by Regent University
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Teachers' Perceptions Of The Importance Of Identified Servant Leadership Characteristics For High School Principals In Two Diverse Communities
Mar 2010
The purpose of this paper was to determine whether there are differences in the perceptions of the importance of identified servant leadership characteristics for high school principals held by...
Provided by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Beyond Servant Leadership
Sep 2007
The author argues that the servant leadership model that has been widely adopted by Christians has not been an unmixed blessing. Servant leadership in its secular form is based on non-Christian...
Provided by Regent University
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Character And Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics Of Effective, Caring Leaders
Mar 2010
We are experiencing a rapid shift in many businesses and not-for-profit organizations - away from the more traditional autocratic and hierarchical models of leadership and toward servant...
Provided by Regent University
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Servant Leadership And Constructive Development Theory: How Servant Leaders Make Meaning Of Service
Jun 2010
A connection between servant leadership and constructive developmental theory is proposed. A theoretical framework is offered that examines the subject and object relationship for servant leaders...
Provided by Rockhurst University
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Pulling The Levers: Leadership, Public Service Motivation And Mission Valence
Jun 2009
This paper contributes to the author's understanding of public service motivation by investigating ways in which organizational leaders can reinforce and even augment the potential effects of...
Provided by University of Kansas
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Exploring Leadership Influence Behaviors In The Context Of Behavior Settings
Nov 2008
This paper discusses the concept of the behavior setting as applied to questions of structure and agency in coming to terms with the influence aspects of leadership. It suggests that the...
Provided by Gonzaga University
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White Papers
Leadership: Current Theories, Research, And Future Directions
Apr 2009
This review examines recent theoretical and empirical developments in the leadership literature, beginning with topics that are currently receiving attention in terms of research, theory, and...
Provided by University of California
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Complexity Leadership Theory: An Interactive Perspective On Leading In Complex Adaptive Systems
Oct 2010
Traditional, hierarchical views of leadership are less and less useful given the complexities of the modern world. Leadership theory must transition to new perspectives that account for the...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Coherence & Emergence
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The Perfect Storm Of Leaders? Unethical Behavior: A Conceptual Framework
Jul 2009
Unethical behavior of leaders has consequences for leaders themselves, followers, and their respective organizations. After defining relevant terms including ethics, morality, and ethical and...
Provided by Regent University
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Leadership And Cultural Context: A Theoretical And Empirical Examination Based On Project GLOBE
Jun 2008
Using the notion of culturally endorsed implicit leadership theory, the authors outline a theoretical framework to describe the relationship between national culture, organizational culture, and...
Provided by New Mexico State University
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Effective Leadership Within A Multinational Environment
Aug 2007
With so many organizations operating in a multinational environment today, it is easy to assume that the increasing connection among countries, and the globalization of corporations, would result...
Provided by Regent University
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Authentic Leadership: Development And Validation Of A Theory-Based Measure
May 2010
This paper develops and tests a theory-based measure of authentic leadership using five separate samples obtained from China, Kenya, and the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a...
Provided by University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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White Papers
Leadership For Learning: A Research-Based Model And Taxonomy Of Behaviors
Aug 2007
In this paper, the authors examine the components of leadership for learning employing research on highly productive schools and school districts and high performing principals and...
Provided by Vanderbilt University
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White Papers
Leadership Communication: A Communication Approach For Senior-Level Managers
Aug 2009
A leader must be able to communicate effectively. When CEOs and other senior executives in all industries and countries are asked to list the most important skills a manager must possess, the...
Provided by Rice University
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White Papers
Is The Full-Range Model Of Leadership Really A Full-Range Model
May 2010
A field study was conducted to compare the three meta-categories assessed in the Managerial Practices Survey (MPS) to the "Full-range" taxonomy assessed in the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire...
Provided by California State University
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Wanted -- Focused Leadership Theory And Application In Public Health Professional Preparation
Mar 2008
Many faculty and administrators in academic public health believe that professional preparation culminating in the awarding of the MPH degree is necessarily coupled with the development of...
Provided by University of South Florida
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White Papers
How Low Does Ethical Leadership Flow? Test Of A Trickle-Down Model
Apr 2008
This research examines the relationships between top management and supervisory ethical leadership and group-level outcomes (e.g., deviance, OCB) and suggests that ethical leadership flows from...
Provided by Elsevier B.V.
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White Papers
Behaving Intelligently: Leadership Traits & Characteristics
Mar 2009
Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon...what do these people have in common? Most individuals would consider these people to be some of the greatest leaders of all time. Can you think of other great...
Provided by University of Kentucky
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Webcasts
Leadership Amidst Crisis
Oct 2009
In thirty years. S. D. Shibulal has seen his share of economic crises, but in thinking hard about the role of crises in the future for today's students he predicts: they will occur more frequently...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Webcasts
Innovative Leadership During Economic Crisis
Feb 2009
Bain constructs innovative leadership around three pillars: customers (clients), people and products, Maceda says. His company seeks a winning edge by establishing warm and lasting client...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Webcasts
Leaders Of Character: Leadership - The West Point Way
Jan 2011
West Point has historically produced phenomenal leaders because of the emphasis it places on character development. This program takes one behind the scenes at the military academy and then into...
Provided by CRM Learning
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White Papers
Working To Create A Sustainable World
Nov 2008
How can a company demonstrate to the world, certainly to its employees, that it is serious about sustainability? According to Peter Senge, the answer is more than a fancy sustainability report....
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
The Art Of Preparation
Mar 2008
Understanding Your Objectives is defining your endgame. What - simply and clearly - do you want to accomplish? How often have you said to yourself "I've got to get this done" without first...
Provided by Random House
-
White Papers
Face Your Fears (Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy)
Jan 2008
You can improve your life by taking control of self-defeating thoughts, feeling and behaviors. That is the thesis underlying cognitive behavior therapy, founded by Dr. Albert Ellis, who died in...
Provided by American Management Association
-
White Papers
Leading With Kindness
Aug 2008
Kindness is not the first word we associate with business. The image of business still largely includes old scenes from industrial America in the early twentieth century: the age of hard work and...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Don't Take The Lead, Share The Lead
Dec 2008
Cross-functional teams are becoming the ubiquitous basis for knowledge creation and knowledge exploitation in the organizations. These teams are comprised of highly diverse individuals who...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Taking The Risk, Making Your Move
May 2008
Have you ever been stopped in your tracks by risk? Faced with balancing the odds of success, the investment you've made in relationships, the value of the win, how do you make your choice? Often...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Management In Real Life: Bring Back The Beer
Sep 2009
Whether you're a frontline supervisor or CEO, a simple walk through operations from time to time is invaluable. It provides perspective and appreciation for employee challenges, frustrations, and...
Provided by Ascent Management Consulting
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White Papers
Creativity And Problem Solving
Jun 2010
Problem solving can take up a lot of managerial time. So it makes sense for one to resolve problems before they develop, let alone grow to impact the bottom line. As a manager, one practices...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Managing In Uncertain Times: Transforming Employees from "Comfeartable" To Courageous
Oct 2008
What's a "Comfeartable" employee? It's a worker who is either too comfortable or too fearful to do things differently and deliver results, says the author. Courage can be learned: "It's a skill -...
Provided by American Management Association
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Downloads
BRMS Demo: Author and deploy rules using WebSphere ILOG JRules Business Rules Management System
Aug 2010
Learn how the WebSphere ILOG JRules Business Rules Management System (JRules BRMS) can automate decision making for data validation, eligibility and pricing in a real-world scenario. This demo...
Provided by IBM
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Downloads
BRMS Video: BRMS 101: Introduction to Business Rules Management
Aug 2010
"Has your organization run into difficulties adapting to evolving business conditions? Is there interest in being able to increase the efficiency of your operational processes? Are your business...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Management Lessons From The Cleveland Clinic
Sep 2009
Only outstanding leadership - at all levels of the hierarchy - can pull a hospital, or any company, through difficult times like the ones we're experiencing today. But (and here's the...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
How To Exceed Expectations
Jul 2009
One of the secrets to being the kind of business that people naturally talk about is to consistently exceed your customer's expectations. The author suggests to think about more as a strategy and...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 2
Aug 2010
A small business is a lot like a racing shell. You've got the eight oarsmen, and if they're not all pulling on their own oar the way they're supposed to be, the boat won't make much progress: a...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 3
Aug 2010
Anyone who's using their financials to drive their business is doing the equivalent of driving their car in the rearview mirror. It's never a happy outcome. You should check your financials often,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ridgely Evers On Small Vs. Big Business Leadership: Pt 1
Jun 2010
Successful leaders work backward. Don't start from where you are and go forward, because there are an infinite number of directions you can take. Instead, work backward from where you want to get...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Lessons In Leadership
Aug 2010
Like it or not, you're a leader. Not because you are "The boss", but, more importantly, because you have committed yourself to creating a company and realizing your vision. Leadership means more...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Secret To Great Macro Management
Aug 2010
Every small business leader faces the challenge of building and managing a team. Finding the right folks is half the battle. After you find them, it is your responsibility to manage the team....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Management Tips From Holly Landau: Pt 3
Aug 2010
There are usually three main reasons why you have to let someone go: poor employee performance, gross misconduct (stealing, workplace violence, etc.), or you're dissolving their position. Often,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Management Tips From Holly Landau: Pt 2
Aug 2010
In these economically challenging times, employee engagement is absolutely critical to your company's success. You manage things like your budget, your time, and your inventory. You lead people....
Provided by American Express
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Downloads
Smarter Collaboration -Transform Your Interaction Between People into a Strategic Business Asset (main Message)
Aug 2010
According to an IBM CEO study, today's organizations are bombarded by change, and many struggle to keep up. Savvy business leaders are examining the strategic value of how their employees,...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Professor Robert Kaplan On Strong Leadership
Jul 2009
In this webcast Robert Kaplan, Professor at Harvard Business School, offers advice on how to provide strong leadership in a down economy.
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
True Or False: Leaders Never Lie
Jun 2009
Author Tom Peters believes "In telling the truth" - but it's not always black and white. Seth Godin's perspective is that a true leader will know what information is worth sharing.
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
17 Signs That You Are A Great Boss
Aug 2010
There are few things more frustrating than the boss who not only is not happy with your work, but tells you how to do it to boot! Great bosses trust that the people they hire are smart enough to...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Professor Joel Brockner On Defining Leadership For Small Businesses
Jun 2010
Leadership used to refer to a position of power, but now it is generally understood as a type of behavior. People are leaders not simply because of the job title they hold: it's more about what...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Management Tips From Holly Landau: Pt 1
Jun 2010
In these economically challenging times, employee engagement is absolutely critical to your company's success. You manage things like your budget, your time, and your inventory. You lead people....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
3 Ways To Solve The Feedback Conundrum
May 2010
The only way we can develop our potential is through experience. But experience is worthless if we are unable to learn from it. How does one learn from experience? Feedback. Herein lies the...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Leadership And Management Lessons From Our Favorite TV Bosses
Apr 2010
Television bosses tend to be characterized as buffoons, unable to understand their workforce or clients, or simply too greedy to care about either. But despite their shortcomings, some of TV's...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Lamb-Cheetah Dilemma: To Be Loved Or Feared?
Apr 2010
A University of Chicago study in 2008 divided 316 CEO candidates into two groups: Those who mastered the 'softer' skills of management, such as demonstrating openness to feedback, possessing great...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
5 Ways To Manage Your Critics
Mar 2010
Many of us have an innate reflex to please everyone. It is a curious and burdensome responsibility that we have assumed since childhood. As leaders of businesses, the need to address critics is a...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Are You A Good Boss - To Yourself?
Mar 2010
So you did it. You created a successful business. It may not be your dream business, but it is pretty darn good. You make a fine living, care for your family, and create equity. It's all good. Or...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
10 Examples Of Tremendous Business Leadership
Feb 2010
Great leadership can be hard to come by. With all the politics and blaming that can go on within an organization, many companies are lacking good, solid leadership from people who are willing to...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Of Leading And Leadership
May 2009
Leadership is not the same thing as management. Things are managed; people are led. Being able to assign and assess work is important, but it's not the hallmark of a true leader. Leaders motivate...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
10 Traits Of High-Performance Leaders
Oct 2009
Becoming a high-performance leader doesn't happen overnight. It's a slow process that requires thought, discipline and lots of hard work. A little dose of humor helps, too. Small businesses have...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Unusual Suspects
Dec 2009
What is the one business secret that can take your business from good to great, from small to big, or from big to huge? The author here tells what the man just named the greatest entrepreneur on...
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Skeptics Vs Cynics: Problem-Solving With A Bias Towards Resolution
Oct 2009
The author writes about the valuable role that skeptics play in a creative team. Those poo-poo'ers that love to find fault with new ideas are sometimes annoying but always helpful - and essential...
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Apologies Are A Sign Of Strength
Oct 2009
There are many ways to get around making a proper apology. You can simply blow it off and just say nothing, taking the "let's just move on" approach. Or you can pass on the blame to others with...
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How To Combat "Reactionary Workflow"
Sep 2009
Many of us are finding the trek towards "In-box zero" (an empty in-box with no emails awaiting response/action) impossible. In an era of mobile devices, instant connectivity, and automated mailing...
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3 Ways To Fight Apathy
Sep 2009
Amidst a tough economy and a competitive business environment, we all face trying periods. Sometimes we are liable to get tired and let our minds wander. Rather than stay active, we might slip...
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Can You Lead Something That You Haven't Mastered?
Aug 2009
Jack Welch used to say that he would never fly in a plane with a jet engine that he built - a sensible enough statement considering that Welch was neither a mechanical engineer nor a physicist....
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