1. Aspiring Leaders: Stay Focused on the Big Picture and forget the petty, little stuff. Life's big and short.

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Mar 9 2010)

   The less you get yourself all worked up about workplace politics, who makes what and all that, and the more you focus on taking risks, meeting goals, making numbers, and pleasing customers, the faster you'll get into the big leagues and the bigger you'll make it once you get there. (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Do You Really Want to Be a Leader? - #MIT Sloan Management Review

   Explore Article MIT Sloan Management Review (Mar 8 2010) CEO Leadership

   Aspiring executives who wish to gauge their ultimate potential, or that of others, should ask instead: What level of leadership do they aspire to? And are they willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices required to take on the responsibilities of the position? The most senior jobs present tasks that are massive, complex and full of conflict. The playing field and rules become less certain. Indeed, part of a leader’s job is to shape these things. (Read Full Article)
   

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3. CEO Term Limits?

   Explore Article n2growth home page (Mar 5 2010) CEO Leadership

   By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion. You should know from the outset that I fundamentally disagree with the concept of CEO term limits, and quite frankly I cannot really come up with a valid [...] (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Executive Compensation for the Rest of Us: Get paid your #salary for the measurable biz objective.

   Explore Article Human Capital Institute (Mar 4 2010) CEO Leadership

   There has been a lot of recent press coverage surrounding executive compensation. Most of it has focused on allegedly excessive compensation payouts. Primarily paid to big company CEOs. And mostly related to organizations which had ... Typically not at the Fortune 500 CEO level, but, within the Fortune 1000, for senior vice president, vice president and director positions. And also similar leadership teams for middle market and privately held companies of all sizes, ... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. CEO Decisioning

   Explore Article n2growth home page (Mar 3 2010) CEO Leadership

   By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Put simply, the outcome of a CEO’s decisions can, and usually will, make or break them. Those CEOs who avoid making decisions solely for fear of making a bad decision, or conversely those that make decisions just for [...] (Read Full Article)
   

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6. In Support of Strategy

   Explore Article n2growth home page (Mar 1 2010) CEO Leadership

   By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth What’s with all the “strategy bashing” of late? How could sound strategic planning possibly be a bad thing? Things have spun so far out of control that I recently had a CEO ask: “Is strategy still relevant in today’s business world, and if so, what role does strategy play in the [...] (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Need CEO leadership skills, fast? Hire an intern

   Explore Article Taariq Lewis: Many facets of leadership (Jan 30 2010) Career Management , CEO Leadership

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   Diane Garnick, Head Strategist at Invesco, held a presentation at MIT Sloan, last fall. Her most important slide that I thought very inspiring was her Slide on “Thinking Outside the Organizational Chart”. In this slide, she gives a number of great ideas on how aspiring leaders should embrace and extend their leadership influence in the organization. My most favorite point: “One Year into the job, as for an intern.” Need leadership and people management skills, but the company doesn’t have a budget to hire a staff under you, just yet? Get an intern. Here are her tips on how to execute successful intern acquisition: (Read Full Article)
   

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