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There is a word you’ll never hear a Marine Corps officer, sergeant, or drill instructor use – and that is, “Manage.” In fact the word is treated with such abhorrence, it is often referred to as the “M Word.” That’s because Marines are trained to lead, not to manage.

Now, to those of us who are managers, the distinction may not be so obvious. Here, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Dan Carrison, Rod Walsh | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Entrepreneurs, as most people know, are risk-takers who thrive on uncertainty and change, always on the lookout for their next startup. But according to new research from Wharton management professor Ian C. MacMillan and co-author Vipin Gupta, entrepreneurs aren’t the only ones who should be able to operate in unpredictable, high-risk environments. Drawing on an extensive worldwide survey of middle managers, the two authors outline … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Content: Book | Author: Peter Koestenbaum | Subject: Leadership

The world is made up of three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened!

Content: Quotation | Source: Emerson Management Solutions | Subjects: Leadership, Personality / Behavior

Content: Book | Authors: Arthur R. Ciancutti, Thomas L. Steding, Ph.D. | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

“Think of pre-1990 as the Age of Sucking Up to the Hierarchy. The Age of the Promise ‘Em Everything Pitch lasted from 1995 to 2000. The next five years will be the Age of No-Bull Performance. Which means that we’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business — the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply. And … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tom Peters | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership

This book received good reviews on Amazon, but for a decidedly negative review, take a look at
Content: Book | Authors: James A. Champy, Nitin Nohria | Subjects: Leadership, Personal Development

Content: Book | Author: Al Kaltman | Subjects: Leadership, People

Inspiring article about Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy, who runs several eye hospitals that restore eyesite to about 180,000 Indians each year, 70% of whome receive the service for free.

Content: Article | Author: Harriet Rubin | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Social Responsibility (ESG)

I’m a great believer that leadership, in a large part, is moral leadership. And people want to follow moral leadership. They respect it. And they expect it, too.

Content: Quotation | Subjects: Ethics, Leadership

Content: Book | Author: Peter Block | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Leaders are not always benevolent; their intents not always benign. Followers are not necessarily passive and devoid of responsibility. History has taught us these lessons enough times – why then is popular management literature so full of inspirational transformational models of leadership?

Content: Article | Authors: Christine Clements, John B. Washbush | Source: ManagementFirst | Subject: Leadership

…(T)he genius of leadership lies in the manner in which leaders see and act on their own and their follower’s values and motivations.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Leadership

Generals are expendable just as is any other item in an army.

Content: Quotation | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you will help them to become what they are capable of being.

Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subject: Leadership

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Leadership

You must not retain for one instant any man in a responsible position where you have become doubtful of his ability to do his job. This matter call for more courage than any other thing you will have to do, but I expect you to be perfectly cold-blooded about it.

Content: Quotation | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Content: Book | Author: Annette Moser-Wellman | Subjects: Leadership, People

In the conventional mode, people want to know whether the followers believe in the leader; a more searching question is whether the leader believes in the followers.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Leadership

You can only lead others where you yourself are prepared to go.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Leadership