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Change Management is a Core Leadership Skill

May 9, 2018 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

Introduction Great leaders can change the direction of their community. They improve operations or resolve problems. As such, leaders face the challenge of navigating internal change and scoping with …

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Leadership Styles: Democratic Leadership Style

November 21, 2016 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

What is it? The democratic leadership style is a very open and collegial style of running a team. Ideas move freely amongst the group and are discussed openly. Everyone is given a seat at the table, …

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Leadership Styles: Being the type of leader your team needs you to be.

July 9, 2016 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

Defining leadership styles are like a lot of other things, where it's pretty common to hear people say there are as many different as there are people. It’s a cliche we all love. Well, the truth is, …

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The Characteristic of Leadership – 7 Important Traits

July 9, 2016 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

Studying the characteristic of leadership is useful because we tend break things into characteristics to make big concepts easier to handle. There are common traits that define leadership, and finding …

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Leadership Styles: Autocratic Leadership

July 9, 2016 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

What is it? In an autocratic leadership style, the person in charge has total authority and control over decision making. By virtue of their position and job responsibilities, they not only control …

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Smart Thinking Summary: A Review and Summary for Leaders

March 15, 2016 By Phil Jones Leave a Comment

Leaders need Smart Thinking Reading good books makes us smarter. In this Smart Thinking summary, I'll explore the benefits leaders can glean from this book by psychologist Art Markman. The knowledge …

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