THE LAW OF ADMINISTRIVIA AND LEADER WORK:

Years ago, a very wise, and often cynical boss of mine asked me for a definition of management. After reflecting on the question I proceeded to give him an intellectually careful and, I thought, accurate definition. He allowed me to complete the answer and then came back with his definition which was, "Management is just one darn thing after another."
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Lead To Succeed: The Seven Essential Steps

In my book 'You're In Charge.What Now?' I use a mnemonic to describe the seven essential steps to work leader success. The mnemonic is "L.E.A.D.E.R.S" and each of these letters represents an essential step.
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Ben Franklin: Leadership Guru?

Ben Franklin is typically associated with the Declaration of
Independence, bifocals, and the spirit of invention. His
name doesn’t generally bring to mind “management guru”, but
Justin Fox, an editor of Fortune magazine posits that Franklin
actually has a great deal to teach 21st century managers about
fundamentally sound leadership principles.
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Caring Leaders Create Stars

A panel of leaders was brought together from three cities to
discuss leadership in a forum organized by Fast Company
magazine. The topics included the best and worst aspects of
having power, leadership in times of crisis, and what makes
them successful as leaders. One recurring theme was that it
is important to truly value your associates and the
strengths that each individual brings to the team.
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Businessweek writer Stacy Perman interviewed Nicholas Hall
for an article on June 22, 2005 entitled “Failure is Part of
Success”. Hall, an entrepreneur from California, contends
that failure is an integral part of the journey toward
success and even started a website that is all about
failure.
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Good Leaders are Good Communicators

In Fast Company writer Mark Goulston explores the obvious
yet often overlooked aspect of communication in leadership.
Goulston’s article, entitled “Create Connections”, points
out that leaders often focus on their goals and forget to
communicate effectively with the individuals who do the work
that is essential for achieving those goals.
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Lessons in Leadership

“Much of leadership education is devoted to teaching style
and technique. Much of what is taught is, in fact, not
leadership at all but management. It is entirely possible to
learn and even to put into practice what is taught and still
fail at being a good leader. The essential components of
leadership have remained more or less constant:
intelligence, insight, instinct, vision, communication,
discipline, courage, constancy..."
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Letting Go

A common management mistake is to focus too much effort on
helping the weakest link among the associates. It is our
natural tendency to try to help the one who is lagging
behind to catch up with the rest of the group.
Unfortunately, this is usually a fruitless effort. If you
take an honest look, you may realize that the one falling
behind really doesn’t fit with this group.
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