Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - November 2007 Issue

November 2007

Unbalanced Influence: How Myths and Paradoxes Shape Leaders

As a leader, you've probably thought about how you can best influence others. But have you considered who and what influences you? CCL's Pete Hammett, author of Unbalanced Influence, describes leadership myths and paradoxes that influence and shape today's leaders.

Articles

Under What Influence?
What do executives consider when making a decision? What motivates an executive to get involved in one activity or initiative at the expense of another? Who does the executive look to for advice — and who does he or she ignore? CCL's Pete Hammett reveals seven myths and paradoxes that influence today's senior leaders. (more...)

The Myth of Effective Leadership
Leadership is a myth. Or, more accurately, power and influence are so often mistaken for leadership that effective leadership has become the stuff of legends in many organizations. (more...)

Myth of Effective Decision Making
A love affair with decision making can be a dangerous thing. The belief that a decision made at the top level will resolve a problem, crisis or opportunity has lured many leaders astray. (more...)

The Myth of "Elegant Reasoning"
Great leaders create great strategies, right? Not so. The reality is that compelling strategies are seldom created but rather discovered and enhanced by drawing on the shared experiences of many. (more...)

4 Paradoxes: Opposing forces offer new wisdom
Pete Hammett, author of Unbalanced Influence, identifies four paradoxes with which leaders routinely struggle. "In each scenario, the paradox lies in the fact that the conventional approach is going to fall short of promised outcomes and that bringing in the opposite approach in some way is more likely to have a positive impact," says Hammett. (more...)

Results of the CCL Poll: Building Relationships
In our October 2007 Leading Effectively e-newsletter, readers were asked about how do relationships and networks affect their role as a leader? A total of 240 readers responded to the poll. (more...)

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