ARTICLES BY DR. ANDY NEILLIE, CSP
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Leadership And Pain
“Your leadership capacity is directly tied to your pain threshold” – Jossy Chacko, President, Empart
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Read MoreLeadership Black Holes
If you are scientifically inclined, you probably know what an interstellar black hole is. How about a leadership black hole?
First the interstellar variety: found at various places across our Milky Way Galaxy and beyond, an interstellar black hole, according to the scientists, is the remains of a dead star. But not just any kind of dead star. There are a variety of stars in the universe. Many are approximately the size and intensity of our sun.
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Read MoreLeadership: well-lived or just well-read?
I read. A lot. 50 to 60 books a year. Several hours of blog surfing weekly. Newsletters, trade publications and Google Alerts. etc. etc. etc. I read a lot. Much of it about effective leadership.
It’s not that I’m a bibliophile, it’s just that I spend a lot of hours in airplanes, I’m not a real fan of movies and, other than sports, don’t watch television much. But I like to read.
The good news is that I’ve learned a ton of business acumen and leadership insights from all this reading.
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Read MoreLeadership of self is the most important leadership . . . and the hardest. Here are 3 thoughts to keep in mind.
Who’s your most difficult leadership challenge? If you are honest and have at least a degree of self-awareness, you will join every good leader in realizing the most challenging leadership challenge you face is the one in the mirror.
Self-deception. Taking short-cuts. Being inconsistent. Holding others accountable when you don’t hold yourself accountable. Placing blame. Being clueless about the real issues.
Call it what you want: your biggest leadership challenge is yourself.
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