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Passionate Leadership: 12 Key Traits That Distinguish The Best From The Rest

This article was originally published on September 7, 2016, and has been updated. Do you remember your first encounter with a passionate leader? The reality…

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The Autocratic Leadership Style

  Some might say that an autocratic leader is out of style. I beg to differ. When could you need an autocratic style of leader?…

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Celebrating the Opportunity of Change (Part 5)

As leaders, you already know the importance of not only managing change, but embracing it as well. I want you to consider how you can…

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Four ways to deal with a bad boss

A recent Gallup survey reported that 25 per cent of people would like to fire their boss, if they had the power. Interestingly, the majority…

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All the world’s a stage, and now is the time to own your place on it

For the purposes of this blog, allow me to take license with William Shakespeare’s original quote: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men…

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Entrepreneur or Intrapreneur…Is it an either/or question?

During an afternoon break at a conference, a participant who had just attended my breakout session on building collaborative workplace relationships approached me to discuss…

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Drama in the workplace: Are you ready and willing to end it now?

Understanding and managing drama in the workplace is a concern shared by leaders and individuals alike. Not only is it emotionally draining, the cost and…

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Leadership Values – Crisis or Opportunity

“The ideal leader is the servant of all – able to display a disarming humility, without the loss of authority” …Col. Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop,…

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“Money doesn’t talk…It swears”

“Money doesn’t talk…It swears” – Bob Dylan In my upcoming book, “Lead Yourself First”, I dedicate several chapters to the subject of values. Values drive…

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The Power of Leading YOURSELF

“Who” a leader and “what” is leadership? There are many business books on the theory of leadership and the various models that evolved over the…

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