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Aligning Behaviors with Core Values
This leadership tool shows how to articulate a set of behaviors that reinforce the core values.

Mentors - Don't Live with Regret
Do you remember who your mentors were? Do you currently have a mentor? Is there someone in your organization that you really respect, someone you look up to, someone who's actions and words have a real impact on how you live your life, perform your job and think about your future? If you do, whether you or they know it or not, they are mentoring you. Or, you may be mentoring them. Of course it is much more effective if it is done in the conscious state and both of you acknowledge your independent obligations to the process. Regardless, today mentoring is becoming more popular within organizations as an effective leadership tool for both the mentor and the recipient.

The Lost Art of Connecting
No doubt, we live in a mega-connected world. . Linked in, Face book, three email accounts, blogs galore, Blackberries, instant messaging, real-time stock updates, photo downloads from outer space. Most of us are so connected we couldn’t disconnect if we tried (lest we stare down the dark tunnel of technology withdrawals). But I am talking about connecting vs. being connected (read wired).

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Qualities of Excellent Leaders: Becoming a successful Entrepreneur
A critical factor of any organization competing for market share is the quality of its leadership. The rate of growth of the organization is tied to the ability of its leadership team. Likewise for any individual to become a successful entrepreneur the qualities of an excellent leader must be a central tool in his entrepreneurial skill-set. Leadership qualities rarely are genetic. As the saying goes, leaders are not born, they are made. Becoming an excellent leader has a great deal to do with having the right desires, skills and behavior.

How thought leadership can turbo charge your brand
Thought leadership is an extremely powerful leadership tool for a company or one's own personal branding. But what does it require to become a thought leader?
“Third Generation Leadership” – “3G Leadership” or “Leadership v3.0”
First Generation Leadership ("G1 Leadership" or "Leadership v1.0") was typified by a command and control approach in which hierarchy ruled and the leader was "right". Second Generation Leadership ("G2 Leadership" or "Leadership v2.0") was typified by a reward for conformance / non reward or punishment for non-conformance. Again, hierarchy ruled and the leader was largely "right". Third Generation Leadership ("G3 Leadership" or "Leadership v3.0") is typified by engaging followers both with what they are doing and with the people with whom they do it. In this article Doug Long introduces both the concepts of leadership generations and shows the distinctions between them.
The impact of thought leadership on your employees
While thought leadership is a very powerful tool for companies to reach and influence their target publics, one of the most powerful spin offs of a thought leadership campaign handled properly is the impact on employees. Involve them in your thought leadership campaign and you will reap the rewards but more importantly you will have an engaged and motivated workforce.
Balanced scorecard as a leadership tool
Some tips for managers on using a balanced scorecard as a management tool. The success of balanced scorecard theory throughout the business world can in large part be attributed to its potential as a leadership tool. Used to its best effect can have a powerful impact on any size of organization – and here’s some tips on how to use it.
Business Leadership Skills
Not that a business is born with leadership skills. It is true that certain leadership traits that quite a few others seem to them. However, there are others that can be developed. There are many leadership programs that teach us different leadership style will also help us realize our business leadership skills and have some improving. However, short of the best leadership training effort comes from rising above the rest and put personal gain before the collective interests.
How to Raise Up New Leaders: the Power of Self-Duplication
Learn why duplicating yourself is an important leadership tool and how to put it into action.
Is "leadership" dead?
"Leadership" now seems to be a catch-all term (a bit like "communication"). That being the case, has the time now come when we should be considering whether the term "leadership" has lost its impact and whether we need to radically rethink the whole concept by moving out of all the traditional concepts like "servant leadership", "situational leadership", “contingency leadership”, “leadership habits” etc that are based on attitudes and behaviours?
The 20 Qualities of Good Leadership
This tool defines the 20 qualities of leadership that researchers have identified as common to virtually all organizations. It can be used to learn the leadership qualities people appreciate most within the organization. It may also be used to aid an individual leader in assessing his or her own leadership skills.
Classic example of thought jacking
Thought jacking can be a very successful tool to elevate your thought leadership position or to create a thought leadership platform for your brand. Here are two examples showing how Malcolm Gladwell has used this approach for his position on the tipping point as well as deliberate practice or the 10,000 hour principle.

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