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Character-based leadership creates energy. Character-based leaders lead out of who they are rather than their position.  They don’t manipulate; they inspire.  Their character, personality, gifts, values, beliefs and behaviors communicate to the whole team and other stakeholders that they are part of the team.  They share the goals and objectives of the team and serve the team in pursuit of that goal.

The team rewards those leaders with energy.   [click to continue…]

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We’ve had a couple of posts about character based leadership as a starter for discussions that will take place at LeaderPalooza Feb 19-20, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  You can find the other posts on character-based leadership under the titles Sources of Leadership and Three Promises of Character-based Leadership.  Also, you can click the LeaderPalooza logo or this link to find out more about the un-conference.

Promise implies hope.  Our last post assumed that your organization had the hope of at least three outcomes as you apply leadership inspired from who you are and not what title or role you play.

Character isn’t the only factor that affects an organization’s ability to realize the promises. Character must be joined by Competence[click to continue…]

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Strengths – Energy, Talents and Passions

September 17, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths.  This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing.  Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths.
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Passion: Turbo-charged Talent

September 10, 2009

This is part 4 of the series on Strengths.  We talked about how your strengths can be identified by three questions:

Energy – What energizes you?
Talent – What gifting or abilities do you have?
Passion – About what do you truly care?

How strong is your passion?
There are things about us that no one else knows.  There are [...]

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