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Go from being a good manager to an extraordinary leader. If you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles (featuring "What Makes an Effective Executive," by Peter F. Drucker). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on leadership and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance. HBR's 10 Must Reads On Leadership will inspire you to: Motivate others to excel Build your team's self-confidence in others Provoke positive change Set direction Encourage smart risk-taking Manage with tough empathy Credit others for your success Increase self-awareness Draw strength from adversity This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "What Makes an Effective Executive" by Peter F. Drucker, "What Makes a Leader?" "What Leaders Really Do," "The Work of Leadership," "Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?" "Crucibles of Leadership," "Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve," "Seven Transformations of Leadership," "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership," and "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader."… (more)
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I’ll not address each article. I admit I am not a big fan of Daniel Goleman’s work but his essay here, “What Makes a Leader?”, is a pretty good synopsis of most of his salient points. But, I highlighted one part: “That story illustrates two other common traits of people who are driven to achieve. They are forever raising the performance bar, and they like to keep score.” The emotional intelligence guru notes this like it is a good thing? “Keeping score” is a slippery slope.
I just finished a book by John Kotter and of course, he’s in this collection.(Harvard, an all). His article is titled, “What Leaders Really Do” and the italicized summary on the front page is good: “They don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it.”
“The question ‘Why should anyone be led by you?’ strikes fear in the hearts of most executives. With good reason.” I think if you come up in a culture of leadership, that is rarely a question to ask.
I’m going to blame the editors for the teaser to Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones’s “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?”: The question “Why should anyone be led by you?” strikes fear in the hearts of most executives. With good reason. I think if you come up in a culture of leadership, that is rarely a question to ask or be asked.