The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

I started working at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) in June of 1983, and I was so very honored to do so! Our founder, Dr. Paul Hersey, had seen to that. In so doing, he wound up teaching a course at Ohio University in the late 1960s that everybody wanted to take. We asked them two questions: What is CLS doing well?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

It has been in active use for over 50 years, and it was created approximately 50 years after the discipline of organizational behavior and leadership development began. Leadership is never over (Organizations change, jobs change and so do people.). She asks, “Which road do I take?” The cat asks, “Where do you want to go?”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

Or perhaps you have never heard of the Situational Leadership ® Model but are interested in learning whatever you can about viable methodologies with proven track records for developing leaders. A model gives you something to do!” Either way, this article is for you!

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

I was recently in a meeting with the leadership development director of a large manufacturing company. The topic was the company’s leadership development training program. At the crucial decision point the film stopped and the words on the screen read: “What do you do now, lieutenant?” So, what do you do now, leader?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 27, 2022

New relationship allows GP clients to integrate Situational Leadership ® course with existing comprehensive leadership development solutions. Situational Leadership ® takes what clients’ leaders already know and have learned from us and applies it in real-world scenarios that every leader encounters,” added Fagan-Joseph.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 21, 2020

One of the most valuable takeaways from the Situational Leadership ® : Building Leaders course is learning with statistical certainty your primary leadership style. You are growing in confidence and developing some skill here. Dr. Hersey wisely observed, “ Perfect practice makes perfect.” So here they are. Good work!”.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 25, 2019

There are plenty of memorable soundbites that have been developed over the years intended to tell us what leadership is and how leaders are distinguished. Leadership is something you do with people, not to people. Leaders do the right things compared to managers who do things right. They stay grounded in the present.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

You certainly have the potential or capability to fulfill all expectations, but still have quite a bit to learn. So, you submit and actively engage with a regimen of training and coaching designed to help you develop. This begs the question: How do you develop from R2 to R3 for specific tasks?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

Each comes with unique strengths, distinct areas of self-development and varying needs Teams are different: Every time an employee joins, or leaves, a team, the dynamic of that team changes Tasks are different: Deadlines can be “manageable” or “impossible.” Do they have confidence in their ability to do it again?

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Recently, I had the opportunity to do an online session with my friend Ben Croft for the WBECS 2017 Summit. I jumped at the chance to do this and I am excited to share the video webinar with you in this week’s blog. In return, these 15 would do the same thing for 15 others, for free.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 18, 2011

This column will include a few suggestions for demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit that we can all implement: o Love what you do Years of hard work (which generally precedes success) don't seem so hard if you are doing what you love. If you really love what you are doing, it all seems like fun!" Be creative.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” “I think leadership comes from integrity–that you do whatever you ask others to do. “Leadership is simply causing other people to do what the leaders want.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 18, 2016

I realized I didn’t want to be do that. Love what you do. Years of hard work (which generally precedes success) don’t seem so hard if you are doing what you love. My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students. Dawn came.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

In return, these 15 would do the same thing for 15 others, for free. I was inspired to do this by the many great teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return. First in December 2016 in Phoenix where they learned from Alan Mulally as well as me. Ayse Birsel – One of the Inc.

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CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

There are dozens of fascinating theories from the field that can help you become a better leader or at the very least offer insights into the reasons why we act the way we do when leading or being led. Do you believe that some people are just born to lead? GREAT MAN THEORY. PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP THEORY.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In return, these 15 would ‘pay if forward’ by doing the same thing for 15 others, for free. I was inspired to do this by the many great teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return. This is an amazing group of talented people. It is time now to announce the 100 Coaches.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

It is the job of the leader to set the tone and direction; determine the needs of the followers and; respond to them in such a way that they get what they need to do their best work. A really energized and committed person can at first make it seem like they know what they are doing. I’m learning lots from you!

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 22, 2011

For instance, as individual contributors, we often develop relationships with our co-workers, many of whom may actually become our friends. This allows for easier communication, collaboration between and among people and an opportunity to learn new things from a variety of perspectives. We become involved in their lives.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 31, 2014

In today’s competitive world, top executives increasingly understand that sustaining peak performance requires a commitment to developing leaders throughout the organization. Leaders need to develop other leaders. Why do goal-setters frequently give up in their quest for personal improvement?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

The Situational Leadership ® framework was the product of over 50 years of pioneering research in leadership development and organizational behavior. Studies of human motivation, professional growth and development were investigated on a separate track. Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard.

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