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An Emotionally Intelligent Workplace: Is It For You?
“As much as 80% of adult ‘success’ comes from EQ,” said Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence,” and he asserts the difference between a “good” leader and an “excellent” leader is 85-95% attributable to emotional intelligence. The Center...
Marketing in tough times - what winners do!
You don't need a degree in economics to understand that the markets are sluggish around the world. In general, companies are nervous. A level of investment paralysis has occurred. These are uncertain times. When will it change? When will the good...
The Four Laws Of Leadership (Part One)
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The Top 10 Questions for Socially Responsible Leaders
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What is your leadership style?
What's Your Leadership Style?
Early in my career, I remember being asked in interviews, "what
is your leadership style". At the time I thought I needed to
have a single style so I would have an answer to this question.
But it never seemed...
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Leadership Formulas
Do we really believe outstanding leadership is so simple that we
can boil it down to a simple formula? Could any single formula
explain the likes of Gandhi, Jack Welch, and Bill Gates? Of
course not.
Individual human beings are amazingly complex. Interactions
between individuals and groups are even more complex. Leadership
represents one of the most complex forms of human interaction.
In any given leader-follower relationship countless things are
happening simultaneously: ego needs, security needs, needs for
power, needs for approval, needs for affiliation, needs for
achievement, etc., etc.
Nevertheless, many authors continue to offer simple formulas for
leadership success. John Maxwell alone has written enough
leadership books to fill your garage. Maxwell's ideal leader
would, no doubt, be effective in the church where he is the
pastor. But, could you imagine a Maxwell-like leader being taken
seriously in the business world or in the military?
Jim Collins, after writing his extraordinary book "Good to
Great," decided to simplify the leadership phenomenon to a few
paradoxical combinations: humble and willful, or shy and
fearless. He calls these paradoxical combinations Level Five
Executive Leadership, "a necessary requirement for transforming
an organization from good to great."
Collins uses Abraham Lincoln as an example of a Level Five
Executive Leader. While we all admire Abe Lincoln, could you
imagine Lincoln as CEO of Microsoft or Amazon.com?
In my own articles and books, I offer a leadership model that is
more complex than the "pop" models. It
is more complex, but it
also offers some practical guidance. My leadership model
considers the characteristics of the leader, the characteristics
of the followers, and the characteristics of the task.
In any leadership situation, of course, we want to look at the
characteristics of the leader. My argument with the leadership
characteristics described in the "pop" literature is against the
tendency to be overly simplistic.
We must also consider the follower characteristics in a
leader-follower relationship. An interesting body of literature
about follower characteristics emerged several years ago.
Unfortunately, this type of study has not been very popular
because it does not appeal to the people who seek simplistic
ideas about leadership success.
Finally, in my work, I have urged individuals and organizations
to consider the characteristics of the task at hand. The highly
effective tank commander in combat situations may not be the
best choice to lead the new Sunday School at your church.
Leadership will continue to be a fascinating topic. Some of the
best research on leadership is being conducted right here in
Greensboro, North Carolina (where I live) at the Center for
Creative leadership (CCL). The findings of CCL's research may
not be found at the top of the New York Times bestseller list,
but reading CCL's research is well worth the investment of your
time.
About the author:
Dr. Mike Beitler is the author of "Strategic Organizational
Change." Read 2 free chapters of the book right now at
http://www.strategic-organizational-change.com/
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