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Harvard Business Review
Business people and business theorists love to draw distinctions between management and leadership. They tell us that "managers do things right; leaders do the right thing" and "management is administration, but leadership is innovation." Management, we seem to think, is what we need to do, but leadership is what we want to do. This is a conundrum that many of us describe, but is it real?
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CEO.com
A company is only as good as its people. We've heard this saying time and time again, but the meaning resonates more strongly today, with the number of new companies increasing and the employee tenure at each job decreasing. It pays — literally — to hire good people. Companies that report low levels of employee engagement suffer from 18 percent lower productivity
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By Catherine Iste
 Instead of looking at a checklist of things you need to become a better leader or manager, this article will explore often misunderstood leadership advice. For example, leaders are told to hire people smarter than them; this is often misunderstood. Having an overqualified staff can either lead to retention issues or an unstable relationship between the subordinate and supervisor. Here's a quick look at three myths people are constantly told.
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Great Leadership by Dan
Any man or woman you hire will come on board with a measure of uncertainty. They'll step in wondering just what kind of commitment they can expect from you, and many will wonder if they can measure up to the standards on your team. Commitment is a foundational requirement for loyalty, and loyalty for trust.
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Entrepreneur
There's a leadership problem in the workplace. Companies lack employees with leadership skills and fear they don't have enough rising leaders to take the reigns. Case in point — almost half of the companies surveyed for Workplace Trends' Global Workforce Leadership survey in February and March 2015 said leadership is the hardest skill to find in employees.
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Forbes
One would like to think that leadership is a largely meritocratic endeavor, and that our leaders are chosen and followed based upon their abilities and characteristics rather than anything as shallow as how they look. Alas, a number of studies suggest that isn't really the case, and how we look has a huge baring on how we’re perceived as a leader.
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Michael Lee Stallard
Connection is a bond based on shared identity, empathy and understanding that moves individuals toward group-centered membership. It's an essential attribute of successful teams, departments and organizations. Groups with a high degree of connection have an assertive communication and leadership style.
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Lolly Daskal
If you've ever taken leadership courses or training you have a good start, but there are some lessons that you can only truly learn on the job through trial and error. Here are six of the most important lessons that every great leader will end up learning on the job.
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