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Starting Your Leadership Library

Leadership

In my mid-twenties, I came to the sad realization that I was a pathetic leader. I didn’t have a good people skills.  I knew I needed to make a change. I was cutting through a discount book store near campus, when I saw the book “The Power of Followership” by Robert Kelly.  I bought the [...]

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The Rise of the Introverted Leader

Encouragement

The Introverted Leader’s Guide Part 3 The 21st Century will give rise to more Introverted leaders than we’ve seen in the past.  This century’s leaders who will be recorded as the 22nd Century’s historical heroes will have 1 major common trait – the ability to focus. The speed of life has increased more than hundred-fold [...]

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The Introverted Leader’s Guide Part 1

Leadership

Introvert versus Extrovert I recently read Dr. Marti Laney’s book “The Introvert Advantage”.  Excellent read if you are an introvert, think you are an introvert or an extrovert that leads/loves an introvert. Only 1 in 3 people are introverts. I’ve known for 15+ years I’m an introvert.  But it’s only been the last 10 years [...]

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“Prepping” Authority

Personal Development

Authority is often misunderstood by leaders and team members. Endless discussions about roles are a symptom of this misunderstanding. Authority has relativistic characteristics as well as some absolutes.  How I’ve viewed authority is by considering the “preps”, that is prepositions, in front of authority. As a leader you can simultaneously be “in authority,” “under authority” and [...]

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da Vinci – Greatest Individual Contributor of All Time

Leadership

Last Friday’s post discussed the difference between Individual Contributor and Leader. I wanted to re-iterate that there is nothing wrong with being an individual contributor by writing a post about an individual who has greatly influenced how I live my life: Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was the most productive human being who ever [...]

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Individual Contributor or Leader?

Leadership

Often a great individual contributor deceives herself into believing they are a wonderful leader. An individual contributor is someone who is great at doing tasks, or doing a particular . We have all heard disgruntled co-workers say “nobody can do the job better than I,” or “I should have gotten the promotion, they can’t even [...]

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