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Don't be a leader
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https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Dont-be-a-leader LEADERSHIP May 10, 2019 Don’t be a “leader” Successful leaders must recognize that their role is much more than the endgame of a specialist. Leading requires constant learning and a balance of specialized and broad knowledge. by Eric J. McNulty Illustration by tricks The admonition “don’t be a leader” can raise eyebrows, especially when it comes from someone like me, who researches, writes, and speaks about leadership. So let me explain. More and more often, I see that people define being a leader as an endpoint, a destination, a permanent designation. In this way of thinking, becoming an executive who formally leads others is akin to earning a merit badge to add to all the other skill badges one collects throughout his or her career. It’s disturbing that leadership is perceived as one more specialty, given that central to leadi...
How to be an outstanding leader
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https://www.strategy-business.com/slideshow/How-to-be-an-outstanding-leader?gko=de640&utm_source=itw&utm_medium=itw20200326&utm_campaign=resp Presentation https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/gx/en/insights/global-culture-survey.html?utm_campaign=sbpwc&utm_medium=site&utm_source=articletext Where organizational culture is headed Views from 2,000 leaders and employees worldwide. People think culture needs to evolve. Here’s how to make it happen. Now more than ever, workplace culture can’t go undervalued. In our 2018 survey of more than 2,000 people in 50 countries, one finding stands out: employees feel less positive about their workplace culture than their employers. It’s an issue that’s urgent and undeniable. A whopping 80% of our respondents say their organization’s culture must evolve in the next five years for their company to succeed, grow, and retain the best people. B...
How to Cultivate Leadership That Is Honed to Solve Problems
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https://www.strategy-business.com/article/How-to-Cultivate-Leadership-That-Is-Honed-to-Solve-Problems?gko=946f4&utm_source=itw&utm_medium=itw20200326&utm_campaign=resp LEADERSHIP October 30, 2017, / Spring2018/Issue 90 READ MORE For the full issue subscribe now and download s+b digital edition How to Cultivate Leadership That Is Honed to Solve Problems Achieve breakthroughs by bringing together experts who love challenges. by Deborah Ancona and Hal Gregersen Illustration by Lars Leetaru A version of this article appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of strategy+business. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, the terrorists responsible for that act took the life of a police officer, Sean Collier, who worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Those who knew and loved him at MIT resolved t...