Leadership Development Resource Center - Better Leaders, Better Workplaces
If you and your organization are looking to other similar organizations for ideas for developing your leaders, you’ll want to read the article that explains why this practice may be counter-productive. Are you an aggressive self-promoter at work? You need to be aware of the problems that may befall you if you continue this practice. Plus, you’ll want to read Colin Powell’s leadership lessons learned.

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Leadership Improvement Resources:

  • Best Principles Before Best Practices
    By Ray Blunt - In an effort stop re-inventing the wheel, many leaders look to other organizations to learn how they are developing their own leaders. Learn how this practice of emulating others' best practices can lead to unexpected and unwanted results. (Added: 6-Feb-2007 Hits: 115 )
  • Don't Mess Up
    By Mark Goulston - Listed within are ten behaviors any good leader should avoid in order to lead effectively. You'll want to review the list to see if you may be likely to mess up your company, career, or life. (Added: 15-Feb-2007 Hits: 176 )
  • Quotations from Chairman Powell: A Leadership Primer
    By Oren Harari - This is an eighteen point discussion of lessons learned via the challenges of leadership. More details can be attained in the author's book titled 'Leadership Secrets Of Colin Powell. (Added: 6-Feb-2007 Hits: 108 )
  • Seven Rules for Leading in Tough Times
    By Dr. Terry J. van der Werff, CMC - Here are seven rules that, according to the author, every leader should follow in good business times and will help you lead through tough business times. (Added: 28-Mar-2007 Hits: 120 )
  • Take the Hit: The Breakfast of Champions
    By Mark Goulston - As a leader, do you know how high your stress threshold is -- that point where stress becomes distress? Did you know that the higher that threshold, the greater amount of pressure you can handle effectively and the better a leader you will be. There is a term for this capacity and it is called called "object constancy." Learn more about your personal object constancy level and how to increase it. (Added: 15-Feb-2007 Hits: 130 )
  • The Essence of Leadership
    By Pete Smith - Pete Smith, the President and CEO of the Private Sector Council, delivered this inspiring speech on leadership before the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration on April 28, 2004. Includes numerous quotes, stories, and astute observations from his decades of observing senior leaders in the public and private sectors. (Added: 6-Feb-2007 Hits: 118 )
  • What's a Manager to Do
    By Jim Trinka - Jim Trinka’s study of manager-employee surveys in government and industry reveals what surely must be some of leadership practices best-kept secrets. For example, by focusing on “developing others,” and “communication” competencies, managers can increase their overall leadership effectiveness by 50-60 percent. To drive his points home, he shows that 10 managerial activities—out of a possible 250—have the most potential for delivering high employee performance. Do yourself and other managers a favor: Read this paper and pass it on. (Added: 6-Feb-2007 Hits: 137 )

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