Are you a boss or a leader?

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Craig W. Ross, CEO & President, Verus Global

Beware: Those on your exec team may be masquerading as leaders. They may be unaware that, in reality, they are behaving as bosses. You might have a team of bosses on your hands—and if you do, you could be one as well.

Successful companies thrive under great leadership. However, when serving at the helm of an organization it can be easy to get caught up in everyday transactional tasks—emails, meetings, budgets—leaving leadership a lower priority on the to-do list.  Unfortunately, this can turn want-to-be leaders into bosses. You know you’re a boss when…

A Bit More Humility Would Seem to Be in Order

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To observe that Jim Kouzes has some insightful things to say about leadership is a bit like pointing out that the sun could teach us a thing or two about illumination.  In his foreword to a new book on employee engagement, Jim packs a great deal of such insight into remarkably few words when he writes:

History’s Notable Leaders & Lessons in Building Bonds and Genuine Involvement

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Dõv Baron, Author, Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent

Leadership and what it takes to be great at it have likely been debated since some caveman rallied a few of his buddies to help him take down the big prey.

Two of the guidelines we have typically used to determine whether someone is a great leader are:  1. How many followers did/do they have? and 2. How loyal were/are those followers? These may indeed be guideline and it doesn’t mean they are the best ones.

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