Where do you get your power to lead?

Where do you get your power as a leader?
My favorite definition of leadership, which has been widely attributed, is “the ability to get others (to want) to do what you think needs to be done.” I inserted the parenthesis, because the best leaders inspire us to be committed to a particular course of action - [...]

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If you’re the new leader, what’s in it for them?

When a new leader assumes responsibility for a team, or a department, division or even a whole organization, people react by asking themselves, what’s in it for me?
Productivity can suffer as people sort out who you are, and what that means for them. Conversations occur around the “water cooler” as people compare notes and pass [...]

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Do you know your top five priorities when you’ve just been put in charge?

If you’ve just been put in charge, no doubt you’ll want to hit the ground running. There will be pressure to hit deadlines, maintain or increase productivity, and move forward.
Here’s the first of piece of advice: slow down to go fast.

Your first job will be to truly understand your new “current reality” before you can [...]

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