leadership

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Winston Churchill: A characteristic of lustful leaders is insatiability. Churchill, commenting in 1938 on the rise of Adolf Hitler, said the appetite often “grows with eating”. Photograph: Capt Horton/Imperial War Museums
Lustful leaders: The good, the bad and the narcissistic
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  • November 6, 2020, 05:13

Kennedy School leadership professor told me last week. Presidential candidates and nominees are(...)

Leadership is all about context, and is an organisational process as well as an individual one. Photograph: Getty Images
Implementing your vision when times are tough
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  • May 3, 2019, 05:24

(...) from that work. First, think about how you frame your leadership. Leaders are “pathfinders” within(...)

The first challenge in becoming a leader is to establish an authentic sense of self that engenders legitimacy and credibility. Photograph: iStock
Becoming a leader: how to take that book-learning and make it happen
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  • January 18, 2019, 05:26

You have landed a leadership position in an organisation and the rubber has finally met the road(...)

It was about “seeing” the outcome, “believing” the ball to already be in the basket, before you even threw it. Photograph: Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images
Seven short lessons that will make you a better leader
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  • June 29, 2018, 05:45

(...) leadership. It is vital that you are happy in your own skin, not arrogant, that you are respectful of the(...)

Former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. Qualities key to successful leadership include passion, strategic thinking, courage and confidence. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Getty Images
What it takes to be a great leader in the 21st century
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  • January 26, 2018, 07:00

(...) even counterintuitive. 5: Authenticity. In the largest leadership development study ever undertaken(...)

Powerful, inspirational leadership can only happen if employees develop an emotional attachment to the boss
Ways to foster an emotional attachment as boss
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  • September 30, 2016, 06:00

Powerful, inspirational leadership can only happen if employees develop an emotional attachment to(...)

The late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Business leaders who are modern missionaries aim to build something original and meaningful. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Getty Images
Four styles of leadership for the modern workplace
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  • August 12, 2016, 03:24

(...) leadership styles, and see which one you most identify with. 1: The classic entrepreneur: these leaders care(...)

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, also a founder of Clubs to Hire, at EY World Entrepreneur of the Year awards buildup
McGinley tells business leaders to look to sport for winning strategies

Entrepreneurs and business directors can learn a lot about leadership, talent management and(...)