Leadership in Action - Volume 28, Issue 4, September/October 2008

September/October 2008 Archived Issues

Leadership in Action aims to help practicing leaders and those who train and develop practicing leaders by providing them with insights gained in the course of CCL's educational and research activities. It also aims to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between practitioners and CCL staff and associates.

Sample Leadership in Action Table of Contents and Articles:
(From Volume 28, Issue 4, September/October 2008)

• Learning Respect: Showing and Earning Esteem Is Crucial for Leaders
  Although little research has been done on respect as an aspect of leadership, the importance of being respected and respectful is evident. Research has found that treating people with respect is considered one of the most helpful things a leader can do when addressing tensions or conflicts between groups of people in the workplace, regardless of country or type of organization. By paying close attention and gathering information, leaders can successfully earn and demonstrate respect.
• Great Expectations: Resolving Conflicts of Leadership Style Preferences
  Organizations today are struggling to develop leaders who can help them find harmony between conflicting models of leadership. Leaders need not only a repertoire of traditional skills but also the flexibility to address the current cultural diversity. Understanding, managing, and addressing the leadership expectations of others have become key leadership capabilities. There are four steps that leaders can consider taking to achieve these capabilities.
• The Nexus Effect: When Leaders Span Group Boundaries (*)
  In this age of global interconnection, leaders need the ability to bridge intergroup boundaries so as to reach a shared vision or goal. When leaders span boundaries that are above and beyond what each group could accomplish by itself, higher, collective outcomes can be achieved. The experiences of leaders in three different sectors show how groups of people who have historically remained apart can find themselves increasingly working together.
• From the President (*)
• In Focus/Leadership Wisdom
  Some Sage Advice for Leaders
• Issues & Observations (*)
  The More Things Change

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