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Cross-Generational Leadership Are You the Oldest Worker on the Team?Tips for older employees who must learn to integrate into a younger working environment. Managing Your BossA compatible relationship with your superior is essential to being effective in your job. Here's how to build that relationship. Meet the MillenialsThis article examines the traits of "Millenials," also called "Generation Y," who have just begun to enter the workforce. Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak OutA study of emerging non-profit leaders, focused on identifying the factors that would retain talented young professionals in the sector, so that they can rise to executive leadership roles. Rosetta Thurman: Ideas About Non-Profits, Leadership and Social ChangeBlog of writer, speaker, professor and leadership development cosultant Rosetta Thurman, who happens to be a younger-generation leader herself. Social CitizensA paper on "Social Citizens" - activists who combine their enthusiasm and their access to online and offline networks to create a new kind of change.
Leaders in Transition Executive Transitions Monograph SeriesThis four-part series provides recommendations that will allow organizations to be better equipped for executive transitions. Time to Let GoAn article about how boards and founders must work together on transition. Transitioning into the ED Role: Four Keys to SuccessAn interview with Judy Vredenburgh, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on transitioning into the role of Executive Director.
New Leadership Models Leading BetweenThe tendency in discussions about leadership is to reach for the organogram and point to the top, but this essay argues that the future of leadership is actually about enabling different networks of people to work together effectively. Social Intelligence and the Biology of LeadershipThis article uses the construct of social intelligence to identify behaviours that inspire others to be effective. Using neurobiological research on mood contagion, this article explores applications in the workplace. The Discipline of CollaborationAn essay on the importance of collaborative leadership and some pointers for implementing this leadership style. The Real Reason People Won't ChangeThis article advises that what really makes it difficult for employees to change is something called a "competing commitment" - an underlying fear or concern - and offers some reflections on coaching others through change. The WICS Model of Organizational LeadershipWICS stands for "Wisdom, Intelligence and Creativity Synthesized." This theory of leadership asserts that the combination of these three qualities are required in order to be a highly effective leader.
Reflections on Leadership Blue Avocado Online MagazineAn online magazine for non-profit leaders that is at once fun, practical, informative and thoughtful. Leading Effectively BlogThe Center for Creative Leadership's blog about leadership and leadership development, which provides timely and personal insights into the understanding, practice and development of leadership.
Social Entrepreneurship Background on Social EntrepreneurshipA video and text overview of the idea of social entrepreneurship with some powerful examples. What is a Social Entrepreneur?A definition of social entrepreneurship by the Skoll Foundation. |