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5 Must Reads for the In-The-Know HR Professional – Leadership

List of articles pulled from the web that can teach you a thing or two about being more than just a good leader but a great one!

How Leaders Lose Their Luck

While researching our forthcoming book - Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck - my co-authors and I made a fascinating discovery: a surprising number of company founders and business-builders attribute much of their success to luck. Almost 25% of those we surveyed came out as "luck-dominant" on the Entrepreneurial Aptitude Test we devised; many more gave luck at least partial credit.

The Conscious Lifestyle: How a Leader Should View Power

(In this series of posts we're discussing the qualities of leadership using the acronym L-E-A-D-E-R-S. The fifth letter, "E," stands for empowerment.) Power is so tempting and so controversial, connected at its worst with corruption and runaway ego, that I'd like to state some general principles first as they pertain to a conscious leader.

The Conscious Lifestyle: How a Leader Should View Power (Part 2)

In this series of posts we're discussing the qualities of leadership using the acronym L-E-A-D-E-R-S. The fifth letter, "E," stands for empowerment.) Power and success go hand in hand, which implies a learning curve that brings both. But of the two, power is more fragile.

3 Leadership Skills That Trump All Others

The first job I accepted after college was with a large home builder in Phoenix. In my first year, the company had been taken private, carved up, and the pieces sold off. During this span of time, I worked for three different companies all while sitting at the same desk.

3 Leaders No Team Should Be Without

Ever watch talented teams talk but do little else? Or have you seen original ideas wilt away for lack of sustenance when people meet? Winning teams cultivate whole brain leaders who unlock three linchpin skills in order to co-lead innovative outcomes. Go for ASK, STEP and SEE Leaders Co-led teams pull together to strengthen, support, and sustain talent.