Leadership

Whether you are leading at work, in your community or in your own successful business, there’s always more to learn about leadership.  Here are some interesting leadership articles that give you tips and tools on being an effective leader, and a confidence boost for those moments when it seems that odds are against you!

• Queen’s Birthday Honours List - why twice as many men as women were recognised for the difference they make to their communities and what employers, women and men need to know about this.
• What makes a leader?
• Be warned: powerful people make better liars
• Is leadership different because of new technologies?
• Growing Engaging Leaders - free ebook with 10 keys to more effective leadership
• LinkedIn and the Next Director - free online support and advice for directors and aspiring directors
• The Best-Performing CEOs in the World
• 10 top reasons to sign up and Ascend in your career
• The pros and cons of thinking before you speak before you act
• The crisis one year on - McKinsey global economic review survey results are out
• 5 reasons why you should join the sphinxx Leadership Program
• Leadership through the crisis and after: McKinsey Global Survey results
• Women on boards - how you can make a difference to our companies and communities
• Hard Times Demand Teamwork - not individualism
• Great leadership, great speeches - listen and learn
• How to Get Happy: Tactics From the UK's Cheeriest Company
• The Income Gap Between Leaders and Led
• “How to Make Good People Great Leaders… and Reap the Rewards”
• The Director’s Dilemma – governance advice for company directors
• Are Overconfident Executives More Inclined to Commit Fraud?
• Bridging Your Goals with Their Goals: A 'Context-driven Approach to Leadership'
• Building a Leadership Pipeline: Developing a Sustainable Supply of Leaders Ready to Execute Your Strategy—Now and in the Future
• Building the civilised workplace: Nasty people don't just make others feel miserable; they create economic problems for their companies
• Leading for the Next Act: Why CEOs Must Evolve or Step Aside
• “The CEO’s role in leading transformation”: The CEO helps a transformation succeed by communicating its significance, modeling the desired changes, building a strong top team, and getting personally involved
• Harvard Business Review on the Tests of a Leader (Paperback)

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