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When a company is heading in a new direction, senior managers need to be problem solvers, not just problem finders.

Content: Quotation | Authors: Joe Sinfield, Mark Johnson, Scott D. Anthony | Source: Innosight | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Every leader, to be effective, must simultaneously adhere to the symbols of change and revision and the symbols of tradition and stability.

Content: Quotation | Author: Alfred North Whitehead | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership

Trying to predict the future with any precision is a fool’s game, but ignoring it is suicidal. The right approach lies somewhere between prediction and neglect. Recent research has revealed a positive correlation between a leader’s tolerance for ambiguity and the successful management of paradoxes: Troy University management professor Debra Hunter says that a high tolerance for ambiguity entails a tendency to perceive ambiguous situations … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: David L. Dotlich, Peter C. Cairo, Stephen H. Rhinesmith | Source: The Conference Board Review | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Strategy

There are five pervasive myths about communication. Putting them aside will make you a better leader.

Content: Article | Author: Gordon Adler | Source: Return on Behavior | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Personal Development

When a top team fails to function, it can paralyze a whole company. Here’s what CEOs need to watch out for.

Content: Article | Authors: Judy Malan, Michiel Kruyt, Rachel Tuffield | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Leadership

Managers need to have certain competencies to effectively influence the behaviors of others and ultimately achieve desired results. Some competencies come naturally, while others need to be learned and practiced. Organizations should spend time thinking through desired competencies and identify appropriate training options, such as for these 12 common leadership competencies.

Content: Article | Author: Patricia Lotich | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Just what kind of leadership style should you have? You can weed them out by taking a look at these 11 leadership styles that you must avoid if you want to succeed.

Content: Article | Author: Mike Michalowicz | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Leadership

Two questions demand the attention of leaders. The first is familiar: What keeps you up at night? What are the problems that nag at you? The second is less familiar, but even more important: What gets you up in the morning? What keeps you and your people more committed than ever, more engaged than ever, more excited than ever, particularly as the environment around you … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Alan M. Webber, William C. Taylor | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Motivation

Have you ever noticed how a pat on the back makes you feel great for days? Sadly, kudos from bosses are all too rare. Over the years, I’ve worked on acknowledging others for their efforts. I’ve managed to marry tough-minded performance standards with tender-heartedness. As I’ve looked back over the more than 30 years that have passed since my career began, I have come to … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Douglas Conant | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

It would be difficult to find a CEO or manager who says creativity isn’t a valued attribute of a good leader. So why do so many once-innovative companies get bogged down over time, with continuous original thinking the exception and not the norm? A new study co-authored by Wharton management professor Jennifer Mueller found that although creativity is often named as being important, individuals who … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Jennifer Mueller | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Relying on formulas and the tried and true is not an unreasonable approach for a leader to solving a problem. But solving many of today’s complex problems — and ultimately, outflanking the competition — requires creative leadership. Specifically, today’s leaders need to develop a new set of competencies that include paying attention, personalizing, imaging, serious play, collaborative inquiry, and crafting.

Content: Article | Authors: Charles J. Palus, David Magellan Horth | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: Leadership

Because an infocracy is based on power created by access to widely available information, it demands a different type of leadership than a bureaucracy.

Content: Article | Author: James G. Clawson | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Knowledge Management, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

Most leaders don’t realize that mindset and behavior are the twin drivers of change.

Content: Article | Author: Vijay Sathe | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

McKinsey’s former managing director Ian Davis offers to new CEOs advice distilled from his experience supporting executives during their transitions into the role.

Content: Article | Author: Ian Davis | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Leadership, Management

Leaders don’t major in the minors. They pursue big, bold ideas.

Content: Quotation | Author: Paul B. Thornton | Subject: Leadership

In my role as an executive coach, I am asked to work with extremely successful people who want to get even better. They are usually key executives in major corporations. They are almost always very intelligent, dedicated and persistent. They are committed to the success of their companies. They have high personal integrity. Many are financially independent. They are … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Marshall Goldsmith | Source: LeaderValues | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

As a follower, we may not be able to change our leader’s style. But we can help solve the problem by adjusting our own work style. Based on my experience — meeting with two or three CEOs a week for the past five years — I have come to think of leaders as falling into one of three categories. Being able to categorize which type … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Li Xin Bai | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

We glorify our leaders and praise our visionary entrepreneurs, but Nancy Lublin says we should focus on the followers — the people who get things done.

Content: Article | Author: Nancy Lublin | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What’s Right

Content: Quotation | Author: Max De Pree | Subject: Leadership

Think effective leadership requires gregariousness and charisma? Think again. Introverts actually can be better leaders than extraverts, especially when their employees are naturally proactive, according to Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino.

Content: Article | Authors: Carmen Nobel, Francesca Gino | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior