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Five Signs You Could Be Leading Like a Jerk
When organizations choose individuals to be CEOs, they tend to choose individuals who are more confident, fearless, competitive, and high-achieving than the average person. Those characteristics, absent emotional intelligence, may seem leader-like, but produce leaders who might actually be unlikable.
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Leadership Matters
Great leaders combine competence and character to rise and meet seemingly insurmountable challenges. Competencies can be taught. Character, on the other hand, must be developed.
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We Agree. Hiring is Hard Work.
When hiring, the key to success is finding the place where the individual’s talents, experiences, and aspirations intersect with the organization’s needs. When the overlap of these criteria is good, candidates are more likely to become team members who want to stay, learn, and grow.
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What is Transformational Leadership and How Effective Are CEOs at Providing It?
At The Bailey Group, we talk a lot about transformational leadership. One of my colleagues mentioned that while the term is thrown around quite often, it is not well understood and that perhaps my blog could help clarify the concept. I took her up on that suggestion....
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Healthy Team Dynamics Drive Transformation
In organizations that succeed, executives spend more than 50% of their time leading transformation by setting goals, aligning the organization and motivating employees. But too many executive teams are unaware of and not employing tools for maximizing their decision-making effectiveness.
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Every Company Needs A Succession Plan
Most organizations do not want to think about the eventuality of the CEO leaving, and many incumbent CEOs feel threatened when the Board wants to talk about succession. Be transparent with those discussions because having this process in place is a part of a comprehensive Risk Assessment, and continuity plan.
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How to Get Over Feeling Like a Fraud: Five Coping Strategies for Impostor Syndrome
Here at The Bailey Group, we keep our skills sharp by participating in continuing education events. For example, we once hosted a round table discussion on Impostor Syndrome. While you may not be familiar with the formal name, we have found that many leaders are all...
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When Better Is Not Good Enough
I recently listened to a rebroadcast of a speech Lyndon Johnson gave to a joint session of congress when he proposed the voting rights act. The gist of his speech was that while things had gotten better for African Americans, they were still not good enough when it...
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We’re All Gonna Die! (And Other Stories Your Emotional Brain Tells You)
The brain treats many social threats and rewards with the same intensity as physical threats and rewards. By understanding the science behind our reactions, today’s leaders can better navigate their social experiences in the workplace.
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Cultivating Courage
Learning to act with courage and boldness requires cultivating personal discipline. Specifically, it requires learning to act decisively even when you are feeling fear and uncertainty.
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