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Solutions 21 Weekly Insights
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Best of 2015: The leadership list
by Buddy Hobart | Posted on December 29th, 2015
This blog was originally published on October 13, 2015
One of the greatest things about working in a consulting practice is the people we get to meet and work with around the world. We have an incredible opportunity, nearly every day, of working with some tremendous leaders. It is always a humbling experience. Having an opportunity to learn from the best is a blessing.
Recently, we had the opportunity to work with Bill Dalton, former chief executive of HSBC’s British retail bank. If you are not familiar, it is a small, community bank headquartered in Great Britain. (I am obviously being facetious.) It is only small if you consider 200,000 employees and the world your community small. HSBC is one of the largest banks in the world.
Bill was asked to speak to a group of leaders about his philosophies on leadership. In preparation, he googled, “leadership.” He found over 459 million results. Obviously, this is an important and popular topic.
Bill’s observation was that many folks boil leadership down to nine or ten key characteristics. He did not take exception with any of these lists, but he did put his own list together. His list had four items. Read the rest at the Solutions 21 Blog >
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- How To Build a More Loyal Team in 2016
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Why you should read it: Because in order to attract and retain employees (especially Millennials), building an engaged, focused, and loyal team MUST be a priority in every organization in 2016.
- 5 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover
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