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Should A Leader Be Friends with Staff?

  • November 30, 2016
  • Motivation / Performance Management
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  • Doug Wilson

“People, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world” Barbara Streisand When I was being trained to be a military officer in the early 1970’s we were instructed never to be friends with the soldiers reporting to us. Fraternization and friendship were to be avoided at all costs. Both of these actions […]

Should A Leader Praise A Team For Trying Hard But Finishing Second?

  • April 22, 2016
  • Motivation / Teams / The Practice of Leadership
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  • Doug Wilson

“It is better to have tried and lost than never to have tried at all” I was watching my last place, bumbling Atlanta Braves play the first place Dodgers. The Braves held their own on the entire series, losing two games in the 10th inning by identical 2-1 scores. In the last game a Brave’s […]

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  • Shoddy Leadership Part 4: The Rarest of All Breeds – Great Leadership January 26, 2017
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  • Shoddy Leadership Part 2: The Common Belief Behind The Three Worst Leadership Styles December 8, 2016
  • Shoddy Leadership: 90% Of Leaders Are Average Or Worse – Why? December 7, 2016
  • Should A Leader Be Friends with Staff? November 30, 2016
  • Are You A Clever Leader? That’s Not A Good Thing! November 26, 2016
  • “Do It My Way Or I Am Leaving!” November 15, 2016
  • Leadership In Pictures: Teams or Teamwork? July 11, 2016
  • Are You A Compelling Communicator? July 9, 2016
  • Are You A Leader Who Listens? June 27, 2016
Categories
  • 25 Leadership Nuggets (25)
  • Are You A…? (8)
  • Leadership In Pictures (7)
  • Organization Culture (6)
  • Performance Management (29)
    • Coaching (1)
    • Communication (7)
    • Conflict (1)
    • Delegation (1)
    • Engagement (5)
    • Motivation (2)
    • Talent (4)
    • Teams (3)
  • Personal (1)
  • Productivity (2)
  • The Core of Leadership (4)
  • The Practice of Leadership (76)
    • Credibility (7)
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    • Leadership Styles (14)
    • The Leader's Role In Deflecting Heat (2)
    • Values (14)
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    • Decision Making (2)
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  • Why Leaders Can't Lead (7)
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