Tag: courage
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The Challenge of Value-Driven Leadership
We have been arguing for an extended period of time now that value-driven leadership is essential for organisational success.
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Understanding the Deeper Truths of Benevolence
Benevolence is about a whole lot more than just being nice. People can only be dismissive of being here to give if they do not understand the complex nexus of character traits and feelings associated with it.
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Why Trust will Help you Be More Successful
Unfortunately, the benefits of trust are often overlooked. We tend to not fully realize how trust can help you be more successful.
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The Keys to having a Difficult Conversation
There are some things you can do before and during a difficult conversation to make it easier and more successful.
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How to Give Feedback so that it is Well Received
I would like to discuss the advantages of feedback and note some useful tips to keep in mind about how to give feedback so that it is well received.
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Why Great Leaders Need to be Courageous
Great leaders are very often not very nice but we appreciate their harshness because we know it is rooted in a genuine concern for us and it helps us become better.
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When to Give and When to Stand Your Ground
What we see in some situations is that we really are presented with a difficult choice to be soft and give or to be harder and stand your ground.
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Once Were Warriors
It was the harrowing New Zealand movie Once Were Warriors that put this notion into my head. Here’s the skinny:
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Purity of Arms: Acting Well.
In a sense, as human beings we are weapons. Put in the right hands a weapon can protect. In the wrong hands, it destroys.
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Strive for Excellence, NOT Perfection
We all want to be the best we can be. One may ask however, “If I strive for excellence, does that mean that I must try to be perfect?”