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Character sets the foundation for leadership | The Practice of Leadership

By George Ambler - Leadership can never be divorced from the individual. And as a leader, you cannot impart what you do not possess. This is why “the main ingredient of good leadership is character”… “The main ingredient of good leadership is good character. This is because leadership involves conduct and conduct is determined by values.” – Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 444 )

Character-based Leadership: 3 Steps to Win the Battle for the Soul of Your Organization

By Joseph Krivickas - If you are a leader in a business, a community association or even a little league baseball team, a big part of your legacy will be revealed in the soul of the groups you lead. You are making a lasting impact in the lives of people. You have been entrusted with a big responsibility. So, how can you win the battle for the soul of your organization? I have observed that character-based leaders follow three steps. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 241 )

Character-centered Leadership

By Rebecca Barnett - The responsibility for organizational integrity must start with the organization's framework and end with individual accountability. Federal regulations and organizational ethics statements act as the white lines on either side of the road; giving us freedom to drive fast within the boundaries. But as all of the recent fraud and accounting scandals have shown, it isn't a faceless organization doing wrong, it is individuals within their organizations making mistakes in a misguided attempt to please their bosses and Wall Street. The answer to how can we fix this problem of corruption that threatens our financial markets is not what, but who. The answer is you and I. We can create a company culture where it matters to take a measure of a leader's character. To understand where we must lead, we must first look back at where we have come. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 311 )

Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part One)

By na - One element of leadership that many leaders ignore or neglect is character. Is it a necessary ingredient in leadership? The author answers the question with the challenging observation that character can actually drive leadership results. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 373 )

Growing Leaders of Character: Q and A

By Don Jacobson - In his new book Building Character: Strengthening the Heart of Good Leadership, Gene Klann argues that leaders have a responsibility to guide the character development of those coming up behind them in their organization. Klann, who teaches leadership at the Center for Creative Leadership recently discussed his book in a Q and A with GovLeaders.org. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 211 )

Take the Toxic Quiz - Just How Toxic Are You?

By Shelley Holmes - How Toxic Are You? Take this 5 minute quiz and see just how toxic (or not) you are to the people around you. (Added: 21-Feb-2010 Hits: 307 )

The 3 sub-conscious 'tells' of great leaders

By Les McKeown - I've spent my life having to make near-instant assessments on people's leadership skills. It's not a nice thing to have to do, and I wish I didn't have to do it. I'm also acutely aware that it's a far-from-perfect process; but the nature of what I do requires it, nonetheless. So, reluctantly, I've done it - many hundreds of times. And while I've often come to the wrong conclusions (less often, over time), when you repeat any process hundreds of times there will eventually be an aggregation of patterns that manifest themselves. Here are the three patterns I see most often in the subconscious 'tells' of great leaders: ^new (Added: 28-Nov-2010 Hits: 127 )

The dangerous ego of authority

By Dan Bobinski - Just the other day I watched a disturbing news clip showing a Newark, New Jersey police officer overstepping his bounds, showing exceedingly bad judgment and excessive force when dealing with a TV news reporter's cameraman. It was a very public example of what can happen when one's authority and ego are not kept in check. (Added: 1-Dec-2009 Hits: 314 )

The Five Habits of Highly Incompetent Leaders

By Mike Lisagor - "Based on hundreds of organizational interviews, my own work experience and an overly stimulated imagination, here are five habits of highly incompetent managers and how to deal with these individuals". (Added: 25-Feb-2010 Hits: 212 )

The Leadership Compass - The Essence Of Leadership - Character, NOT Characters!

By Dr. Michael O'Connor - I was struck by a series of observable events in the public arena recently involving both formal and informal leaders. These events highlighted for us the true essence of leadership, an attribute too often falsely equated with glamour. These events cause us to be reminded that leadership was founded instead upon the character we develop and demonstrate as we progress through the ups and downs of life’s journey. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 229 )

Turknett Leadership Group's Leadership Character Model - developing ethics in leadership

By na - Leadership is about character - who you are not what you do. And today when leadership is needed at all organizational levels, it is critical that leadership character be developed and enhanced in all individuals. It is those with leadership character who will contribute to others in powerful ways and help their organizations achieve bottom line results and long-lasting success. (Added: 24-Nov-2009 Hits: 166 )