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You’ve Got to Practice Leadership

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Leadership is the topic most addressed in this blog. Leadership is certainly an important topic. All this interest is because I am on a journey – a leadership journey. Conant re-connected his team during the worldwide financial crisis of 2008 by walking around and talking to his employees.

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Governance Is a Journey: How APICS Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth

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While the governance landscape has evolved, the strategies and leadership insights shared here remain timeless. Staff were expected to practice the same transparency with leadership and committee members. This cultural shift not only improved board-staff dynamics but also made APICS more agile during crises, such as the 2008 recession.

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Five Reasons Why Lockstep Board Leadership Succession Makes No Sense

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Once in a while we encounter an organization with a structured leadership succession process that makes no sense except, perhaps, to the founders who concocted it. I like to call this the lockstep board leadership succession model. Many worthy leadership candidates just won’t hang around for a decade waiting for their shot.

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Thanks For Playing: What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Short but solid list this week: Leadership is not about getting your own way. Labels: blog roundup , Eric Lanke , Jeffrey Cufaude , leadership , Maddie Grant. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 09 May 2012. What Im Reading. Share on FriendFeed.

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Thanks For Playing: The 1000th Post

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Ive been writing this blog since July 2008 - almost four years. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 17 May 2012. The 1000th Post. Actually, the 1000th post was yesterdays What Im Reading. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22).

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Thanks For Playing: What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Continuing on a theme, nine key leadership characteristics - how do you measure up? Labels: blog roundup , Fast Company , Harvard Business Review , Jamie Notter , Jeffrey Cufaude , leadership. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 11 April 2012.

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Thanks For Playing: Book Review: The Back of the Napkin

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Yes, I know this book was published in 2008, and its been sitting on my "to read" pile almost that long. Im always the one urging colleagues to use fewer words and more pictures to share information with senior leadership. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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