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The Leader's Role in Crisis - a Guest Post from John Baldoni

Kevin Eikenberry

Then curiously, likely on the advise of legal counsel, he pulled back and seemed unable to manage the crisis. McClelland was a general without any sense of timing or engagement. Initially Tony Hayward, then CEO of BP, was actively engaged in the crisis. He even went to Houma, La., to provide on site assistance.

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior. Effective managers are typically more oriented toward details, as are functions like quality control and accounting. Effective managers, on the other hand, are more Present time oriented to deal with daily activities. Changing just behavior is at best temporary.

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Mastering your Inner Game of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Starting in the 1960s, the late Harvard psychologist David McClelland and a group of researchers wanted to understand great leadership and why it matters. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power. What are the enduring qualities of great leadership?

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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

Now, you’re going to be managing a team of high-performers in a division of your company that everyone’s buzzing about. I’m not sure they even really need a manager, they’re that good and that motivated.” You noticed, I’m sure, that you’re the third new manager appointed in the past two years?”

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

But hierarchies are flattening as power moves away from top internal management and toward employees and a proliferation of external stakeholders. All leaders will see life become more chaotic and overwhelming, and their struggles and management will be more visible than ever. Leadership Managing people Personal effectiveness'

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Thomas J. DeLong: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior area at the Harvard Business School. Before joining the Harvard Faculty, DeLong was Chief Development Officer and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., DeLong is the Philip J.

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Joe’s Journal: On Turning Failure to Success

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank [.].

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