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#Leadership

Whatever the specifics of the company or the industry, leaders who break new ground are those who are willing to make promises that other leaders won't make, because they have a point of view about the future that other leaders don't share.  As the English poet Ralph Hodgson put it, "Some things have to be believed to be seen." 

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#LeadershipDevelopment

In 2019 89% of companies surveyed see leadership as an important or very important issue, an increase from 87% in 2018.  Yet, 28% of respondents reported a weak or very weak leadership pipelines.  Companies need to to do a better job of identifying potential leaders earlier and fast-track them into leadership positions.

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Millennial Leadership

According to Forbes, Millennials will comprise 75% of the workforce by 2025.  Millennials are no longer the leaders of tomorrow - they are are rapidly becoming the leaders of today.  Are your organization's Millennials prepared to lead ? 

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Leadership Blind Spots

Leaders are mostly oblivious to the way their colleagues view their weaknesses.  And these disconnects have consequences.  Leaders blind spots can limit their opportunities, impede their performance, and ultimately drag down their career.  These limitations can also hamper their organization's ability to execute its strategy. 

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#Leadership Traits

The top 10 leadership traits that most leaders need improvement in: 1) Emotional intelligence/people skills, 2) Communication, 3) Delegation and trust, 4) Listenting, 5) Visibility and access, 6) Time management, 7) Vision, strategy, organizational priorities, 8)Development of team, 9) Development of future leaders, and, 10) Accountability and conflict resolution. 

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#Leadership

Leadership is not rank, privileges, titles, or money.  It is responsibility.

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#Leadership

Great leaders gain commitment from the heart, not just agreement from the head.

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#Leadership

The leaders job is to set the stage not perform on it.

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#Leadership

In a study of 51,836 leaders by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, only 27 of them were rated in the bottom quartile in terms of likability and in the top quartile in terms of overall leadership effectiveness.  In other words, the chance that a manager who is strongly disliked will be considered a good leader are only about 1 in 2,000.  Likability matters!

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#Leadership Listening

Leaders can be ineffective at listening if they let their egos get in the way of listening to what others have to say. 

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