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10 Key Elements Of An Open Leadership Framework Today

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “open leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” These have the added benefit of being searchable and discoverable. Democratic.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

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Good partners are people who are confident in their own abilities, and willing and able to make decisions, take responsibility for their actions, and able to provide leadership, rather than require leadership. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

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How To Stop Toxic Leadership From Spreading A Virus In Your Company

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Those types of leaders may produce results, but their actions also lead to dysfunction and employee turnover. This sends employees the message that such behavior is acceptable and to be imitated to skyrocket up the corporate ladder. Performance reviews should also consider the quality of interactions with employees.

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10 Ways To Use Social Media To Be Authentic and Open

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “open leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” These have the added benefit of being searchable and discoverable. Democratic.

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10 Leadership Elements That Work In Today’s Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasiveness of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “open leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” These have the added benefit of being searchable and discoverable. Democratic.

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The Need For Empathic Business Leadership In The COVID Environment

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According to the US job report from the labor department, US employers have given off nearly 30 million positions from payrolls due to the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown. So even if we see the whole pandemic from the economic lens, it would not be wise for the businesses to lay off employees on such a large scale.

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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area. Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. While codes of behavior do not guarantee an ethical culture, they do clarify desired behavior and articulate for employees what is expected of them.