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3 Truths to Grow Your Leadership For the Long Term

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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The Truth About Leadership

Leaders face an overwhelming number of opportunities to improve, create change and make the world a better place. Certain principles endure decade after decade, despite changes in technology and the economy. Following these truths consistently simply requires your commitment to daily practice.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Bruce Harpham, Guest Post, Ideas Into Action, Leadership, Self Reflection Activities, Strategic Management, Strengthsfinder 2 0, Truth, Truth About Leadership

How Quests Transform Your Leadership — An Interview with Chris Guillebeau

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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An Interview with Chris Guillebeau

I have followed Chris Guillebeau’s writing and books since 2009. His essays on travel and unconventional living have intrigued me for years. In his 2010 book The Art of Non-Conformity Chris shared views on setting your own rules.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Bruce Harpham, Chris Guillebeau, Exploration, Guest Post, Inspiring Leader, Interview, Leadership, Leadership Insights, Leadership Roles, Transformational Leader

How Great Leaders Grow By Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Where do leaders learn their skills and find inspiration? Do they work away, locked in an office, until inspiration strikes? It should go without saying that project managers need leadership skills.

To a large degree, leaders are those who build on lessons learned from the past. German philosopher Georg Hegel said, “We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Bruce Harpham, Business Leaders, Developing Leadership Skills, Guest Post, Inspiring Leader, Isaac Newton, Leadership Insights, Leadership Skills, Lessons Learned, Winston Churchill

How to Lead Like Winston Churchill

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Winston Churchill

I love to learn from the most successful people in life. It’s one of the best ways to gain new insights and accelerate your learning.

When it comes to leadership, it’s hard to find a better example than Sir Winston Churchill. I’ve been fascinated by him ever since I visited the Cabinet War Rooms in London, England years ago.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Bruce Harpham, Churchill, Exceptional Leadership, Inspiring Leader, Leadership, Leadership Lessons, Leadership Skills, Winston Churchill

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Project opportunity is the other side of the risk coin. When addressing risk you may find there’s opportunity to do something unexpected and advantageous.

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