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9 by 9 Solutions Archive Posts

Leadership Nugget #19: Is Consistently Bad Leadership Better Than Sporadically Great Leadership?

Doug WilsonApr 8, 20165 min read

Transparency is often defined as the responsibility of the leader to make information, data and even thinking available to employees. But there is another aspect…

Leadership Nuggets #18 : What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate (And It’s Getting Worse)!

Doug WilsonApr 6, 20165 min read

Have To Share Bad News? Call In Sick! A new survey conducted by Harris Poll with 2,058 U.S. adults — 1,120 of them were employed,…

Leadership Nugget #17 : A Fable About Teaching And Coaching

Doug WilsonApr 6, 20162 min read

I once heard the story of a young preacher who was given his first assignment, a small country church. The young minister was simultaneously excited…

Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Deification Of Leadership

Doug WilsonApr 6, 201612 min read

Warren Bennis in his classic book, Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues, discussed the forces that impact leaders and diminished their ability to…

Leadership Nugget #16: Leadership Development Pipelines? You Have To Be Kidding!

Doug WilsonApr 3, 20165 min read

The image is powerful: a giant pipe with millions of leaders spewing out the end. Unlimited leadership talent for decades ahead! Leadership pipeline is a…

Leadership Nugget #15: Leadership Is Not Rocket Science!

Doug WilsonMar 29, 20166 min read

195 leaders in 15 countries over 30 global organizations were asked to choose the 15 most important leadership competencies from a list of 74. Their…