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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: 392 )

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: 219 )

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: 320 )

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: (Added: 28-Nov-2010 Hits: 136 )