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Harvard Business Review
Team conflict can add value or destroy it. Good conflict fosters respectful debate and yields mutually agreed-upon solutions that are often far superior to those first offered. Bad conflict occurs when team members simply can't get past their differences, killing productivity and stifling innovation. Disparate opinions aren't the root of the problem, however.
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Harvard Business Review
Massive flocks of starlings, known as murmurations, exhibit a rare combination of speed and scale. The birds coordinate themselves with remarkable agility to find food and avoid attacks. Schools of fish do the same. What's noteworthy in these murmurations is the lack of a leader. Instead, each bird follows three simple rules: (1) move to the center, (2) follow your neighbor, and (3) don't collide. The rules enable each bird to act independently while ensuring the group acts cohesively.
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Forbes
Change is hard. Whether you're facing a big change like reinventing a business model or something simple like the day paychecks come out, change is difficult. Big or small, change efforts seem to run into the same brick walls over and over again. By understanding the basic phases of change and the psychological state of your employees, you can prepare your culture for change and avoid common pitfalls of failed change efforts.
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Ready to Manage
While leadership can be characterized as being effective when a few very specific skills or competencies are demonstrated (being goal-oriented, well-organized, effective at communicating etc., for example) a less tangible but nonetheless important aspect that is often overlooked is having a sense of "presence" as a leader.
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By Betty Boyd
 We are all flawed in one way or another. Most people choose to put an emphasis on their strengths in order to help them succeed. What about your weaknesses? In fact, it is even more essential to understand your weaknesses. Realizing you have weaknesses will make you a better leader. So how do you go about doing this analysis of self? You do not have to go up high on a mountaintop and meditate to find out about yourself.
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Fast Company
As companies become flatter with blurred boundaries, there is a greater push toward authentic leadership. As a result, a lot of unconventional leadership styles are emerging. This is different than when large, bureaucratic organizations ruled and leadership styles were pretty conventional across the board. Today, we expect leadership at multiple levels.
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Terry St. Marie More Human Leadership
"It can't be done." "You can't do that." How many times have you heard these words? Plenty of times, I bet. And, how many times have you said those words? Stop and think about that for a second, and then consider this: "Can't" is a big, fat, stop sign designed to sabotage a dream.
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Entrepreneur
Just about everything has changed in the work world in the last 25 years. In the old system, people took orders. Employees were expected to park their brains, shut their mouths and work their 40 hours a week. But somewhere along the way, some organizations got smart. They began to realize they could do more than buy their employees' time. They could engage their employees' heads and hearts as well.
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