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No-one Wants a Nice Leader: When it comes to leadership, do nice guys finish last? Are the two mutually exclusive? Professor Jean-Francois Manzoni at business school IMD seems to indicate as much in "Big Ego Leadership". People want to work for someone who engages employees and listens to their ideas. But Manzoni...; Tags: Leader, Leadership, Management, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-04-24
In Praise of the Incomplete Leader: Have you ever feigned confidence to superiors or reports? Hidden the fact you were confused by the latest business results or blindsided by a competitor's move? If so, you've bought into the myth of the complete...; Tags: Deborah Ancona, Thomas W. Malone, Wanda J. Orlikowski, Peter M., Harvard Business Review, leader, leadership, vision; Articles 2008-05-07
McCain, Clinton, Obama: Who is the Best Leader-Manager?: Great leaders must also be great managers -- vision doesn't implement itself. Do the three presidential candidates have what it takes to translate their demonstrated leadership skills into management acuity? The jury is still out on each of them, says Joseph Nye Jr. in a recent...; Tags: Strategy, Sean Silverthorne, Nye, Organizational Skill, leadership, leader; Blog posts 2008-04-30
The Six Secrets to Business Excellence: ChangeThis has posted John Spence's essay Achieving Business Excellence . In it, Spence argues that there are six things all excellent businesses have in common (I have summed and in some cases paraphrased): 1. Vivid vision, well articulated. 2. The best people, who...; Tags: Leadership, Michael Fitzgerald, John Spence, ChangeThis; Blog posts 2008-05-07
No-one Wants a Nice Leader: No-one Wants a Nice LeaderMaybeIt depends on the book you read. "Good to great" presents evidence that businesses do not survive a charismatic leader after they leave i.e. Lee Iacocca. Chrysler died when he retired.Next, why is your process driving strategy? That seems counter intuitive. Shouldn't...; Tags: Leadership, leader, Nice Leader, strategy; Discussion threads 2008-04-24

The Four Ways To Tell You're a Great Leader: How can you tell if you're a great leader? Simple, says Jack Hayhow, CEO of a training firm and author of a whimsically named book, "Wisdom of the Flying Pig." 1. Amazingly Engaged Employees 2. Evangelical Customers 3. Consistently Solid Financials...; Tags: Leadership, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-04-08
The Pope as CEO: Jeffrey Immelt and Joseph Ratzinger have more in common than you might think. Immelt, the CEO of GE, and Ratzinger, the CEO (also known as pope) of the Catholic church, lead global, extremely complex organizations. Both have stellar brands to uphold. Both answer to a higher authority....; Tags: Leadership, Sean Silverthorne, Jeffrey Immelt, Cardinal Ratzinger, leader; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Samsung Group Leader Lee to Step Down: SEOUL (Reuters UK) - Samsung Group head Lee Kun-hee, indicted last week for tax evasion and breach of trust, said on Tuesday he was quitting his post at South Korea's largest conglomerate. "I will step down from the Samsung chairman position today. I am saddened as...; Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Leader, Prosecutor, Taxes, Free Trade, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Tax; News items 2008-04-21
Cargill Incorporated: A Global Leader Builds Its Future on Creative Thinking: Cargill got its start as a single grain elevator in Iowa in 1865. The company wanted to: identify specific management practices supporting the work environment and capitalize on best practices, reduce the level of obstacles and barriers to creativity and build powerful innovation cultures within business units. CCL helped individuals...; Tags: Leadership, Cargill Inc., teamwork, barrier, best practice, leader, environment; Case studies
CEO and Senior Managers Are Critical to Employee Satisfaction: Why is the CEO so important? The CEO has the most influence over the entire organization and its culture and can usually make things happen. Although the immediate supervisor or manager is the key person for day-to-day communication, the CEO is the decision maker at the top of the organizational...; Tags: Leadership, CEO, organizational structure, leader, supervisor; White papers
Task and Relationship-Oriented Trust in Leaders: The study presented in this paper examines the relative influence of competence, consistency and motivational intention upon the defined task and relationship dimensions of trust in leaders. A sample of 345 part- and full-time employees provided survey responses regarding their perceptions of their direct supervisors. Results indicate that competence and...; Tags: Leadership, Gale Group, variance, competence, leader, supervisor, survey; White papers
Leaders Are Not Born: In an increasingly competitive world, successful businesses need leaders, not managers, to handle the heat. Even so, an individual can't anoint him/herself a leader. Leadership is an honorary degree which can be bestowed only by those who are led. Top management can't appoint leaders any more than leaders can appoint...; Tags: leader, motivation, leadership; White papers
bizlife Column Seven: Leaders must be teachable - open to new ideas and methods. They must be willing to adjust to change. They must exemplify the qualities of flexibility, creativity and sensitivity. With that kind of leadership, a leader's people will give him or her products or services a differential advantage as bright...; Tags: leader, leadership; White papers
Leadership Challenges in Global Organizations: The marketplace as well as the workplace is increasingly multicultural and diverse. Never before have people been required to work together with colleagues and customers from so many different countries and worldviews. More products and services are being consumed outside of their country of origin than ever before, thus increasing...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Leadership Advantage Inc., leader, ethics, workforce, workplace, leadership; White papers
Leadership in Times of Uncertainty: Back to Basics: In the wake of tragedy, leaders are faced with challenges that stretch their abilities and skills. In this global economy of rapid change and increasing complexity, many leaders struggle to lead their companies in the right direction. Now, more than ever, there is increased uncertainty, more complexity, and more chaos....; Tags: Leadership Advantage Inc., leader, leadership; White papers
Personality Type in Leaders: What Works - Vol. I, No. 1 MJ03: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is one of the most frequently used self-report assessment tools in management and leadership development programs around the world. It is a way to provide information about a person's preferred way of behaving and can be beneficial for building self-awareness and ultimately emotional intelligence. It is...; Tags: Team management, Leadership Advantage Inc., Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, team-building, leadership, emotional intelligence, leader; White papers
Nine Principles for Effective Leadership: What is a leader? How does one become a leader? Whether one knows it or not, whether one believes it or not, they are a leader and an influencer. Their opinions are listened to and acted upon. The paper presents the nine principles that are going to help one make...; Tags: Leadership, leader; White papers
Change: Friend or Foe?: Change is often considered an obstacle. For a leader, change as an obstacle creates two pressing problems. First a leader must be able to accept the need for change for personal or professional improvement. Secondly, a leader that cannot manage change will be hard pressed to lead his/her organization through...; Tags: Leadership, leader; White papers
China's Market for Mobile Phones: The research highlights that China's mobile-telephone market is proving tough for global handset leaders. The country's manufacturers are grabbing market share quickly, partly because they better understand the preferences of Chinese consumers. How can the world leaders slow the gains of the local competition and improve their profit margins? Global...; Tags: Manufacturing, Cellular phones, McKinsey & Co., China, manufacturer, profit margin, outsourcing, handset, leader, cell phone, mobile, phone; White papers
What Color is Snow White?: This article mainly focuses upon four primary styles of leadership. These styles are strategic results-based leaders, vision-based leaders, people-based leaders and information-based leaders. These types of leadership have been explained in the article as they form a core of the business. Thus, by tapping into own energy and opening up...; Tags: Refresher Publications, leader, leadership, domain, vision; White papers