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The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World

by Ombretta Mancini

by Sunnie Giles What makes an effective leader? This question is a focus of my research as an organizational scientist, executive coach, and leadership development consultant. Looking for answers, I recently completed the first round of a study of 195 leaders in 15 countries over 30 global organizations. Participants were asked to choose the 15 […]

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The Costs of a Bad Boss

by Ombretta Mancini

William Spindloe Director Asia Pacific 40% of workers think they work for bad bosses, according to a FSU study. Why? Failure to keep promises, blaming employees for leadership mistakes, lack of credit, disparaging remarks, silent treatment, poor or no decision making….the list goes on and on. The impact of poor leadership is not simply emotional, […]

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Drew Dudley: Celebrate Leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.

by Ombretta Mancini

Lollipop Leadership Moments We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives. Drew Dudley believes being a leader is not a characteristic reserved for the extraordinary. He works to […]

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