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Leadership Team Development #2 - The 4 Major Functions

Written by Don Tinney on June 28, 2010

First note that I have changed the title of the series from Leadership Development to Leadership Team Development. Leadership and management only has relevance in the context of an organization - leading and managing people. Any business organization has at least 4 major functions that must be driven and managed for the business to succeed. As displayed in our June 1, 2010 post, they are:

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Leadership Development #1 – One Essential Ingredient

Written by Don Tinney on June 24, 2010

Are great leaders born or do they develop over time?

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Four Steps to Reducing Leadership Frustrations…Forever

Written by Mike Paton on June 21, 2010

Most entrepreneurial leaders are frustrated. Some leaders are only occasionally frustrated, because they find ways to resolve their issues quickly and effectively. But many leaders have been frustrated about a lot of things for a very long time.
Some seem to have resigned themselves to the notion that running an entrepreneurial company is destined to be a long, painful series of never-ending frustrations.

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Opportunities to Be Extraordinary - Part 2

Written by Don Tinney on June 17, 2010

As stated in part 1, for most companies, opportunities to be extraordinary only come when the unexpected occurs. This is our chance:

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Opportunities to Be Extraordinary - Part 1

Written by Don Tinney on June 15, 2010

Recently, my wife and I took two of our grandchildren, ages 4 and 3, off on a short getaway to enjoy some time together. As we arose in our hotel room before 8 on our final morning and started to get ready to head down for our complementary breakfasts, the lights in part of our room went out. When I stepped into the hallway, the emergency lights were on and my wife could smell smoke. Shortly thereafter, fire alarms were blaring and we were exiting down the back stairway.

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