By Michael Kelley
I haven’t always had a good relationship with ambition. At times, I have been (probably rightly) accused of being devoid of ambition, which honestly, I took as a compliment. In my mind, the lack of ambition was equated with contentment. But I no longer believe ...
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Credibility
3 Reasons Why Leaders Needs to Laugh at Themselves –
One thousand of our employees waited expectantly for me to take the stage. I had just received a promotion and became the first woman on the executive leadership team in our organization’s history. After a generous introduction, applause rang out and I started toward the podium. ...
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4 Dangers of Not Listening –
Leadership requires you to have a strong voice. Good leaders speak vision, fight mediocrity, and inspire their team. The problem comes when your voice gets disconnected from the people you’re supposed to lead. That happens when you stop listening.
As leaders, it’s tempting to ...
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The Most Important Leadership Characteristic –
In their landmark leadership book The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner share that the most important leadership characteristic is credibility. Based on extensive research over two decades, they boldly claim that “more than anything, we want leaders who are ...
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