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Putting Our Differences to Work
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Putting Our Differences to Work

by Debbe Kennedy
June 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
208 pages
5h 47m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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“A leader must earnestly pursue the question, How can I improve my human qualities?

—Kazuo InamoriFounder and chairman emeritus,Kyocera Corporation, Japan

CHAPTER 2Five Distinctive Qualities of Leadership

Being asked to fundamentally change the rules in how we think, act, and operate as leaders may seem to be a tall order for many of us. At the same time, there is something familiar about being called to change ourselves in order to lead the way. In times of both crisis and opportunity, leaders are often asked to reinvent themselves; to redirect their attention in some significant way in order for them to champion a transformation of some kind. This is one of those times we’re being called on to put our differences to work to forge a ...

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ISBN: 9781576757819