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Military leadership works for soldiers, but surely not for civilians, right?

Richard Martin September 30, 2016 1 Comment

This is the latest installment of my series on leadership and leadership development, based on my experience as an army officer and over 10 years as a business and management consultant helping businesses and executives to thrive in the face of rapid change, risk, and uncertainty.

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Why the military approach to leadership is so powerful

Richard Martin September 23, 2016 6 Comments

This is the latest installment of my series on leadership and leadership development, based on my experience as an army officer and over 10 years as a business and management consultant helping businesses and executives to thrive in the face of rapid change, risk, and uncertainty.

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What do I mean by leadership, anyway?

Richard Martin September 16, 2016 6 Comments

This is the latest installment of my series on leadership and leadership development, based on my experience as an army officer and over 10 years as a business and management consultant helping businesses and executives to thrive in the face of rapid change, risk, and uncertainty.

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My purpose in writing this series on leadership

Richard Martin September 9, 2016 6 Comments

A few years back, I produced a book proposal which went nowhere. I’ve decided to post excerpts from the three sample chapters I had written because there is a lot of useful information and knowledge. I will publish these excerpts every Friday morning for the foreseeable future and then see what happens, based on reception, comments, and feedback. Feel free to contact me to discuss or exchange on these or any other topics.

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Build your leadership competence

Richard Martin November 9, 2015 No Comments

Here are 12 techniques to boost your leadership competence.

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Are You Addicted to Chaos?

Richard Martin November 3, 2015 No Comments

There was a movie that came out about ten or fifteen years ago called Changing Lanes, starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson. The two

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Competence Is the Heart of Leadership

Richard Martin August 6, 2015 No Comments

I’m working on my next book, with the working title of Follow Me! Mastering the Art of Leadership… from the Battlefield to the Boardroom. One

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What Discipline Really Is

Richard Martin April 3, 2015 No Comments

When I was in the Army many years ago we would have all kinds of competitions. Many focused on military drills and skills, such as shooting, but there were also When I was in the Army many years ago we would have all kinds of competitions. Many focused on military drills and skills, such as shooting, but there were also a lot of sports competitions, one of which was an annual snowshoe race. You read that correctly; we would actually run in snowshoes. Not particularly fast, but run we did.

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Energize Your Leadership Development

Richard Martin March 5, 2015 No Comments

There is no truth to the belief that great leaders are born that way and that you can’t really develop or acquire the competencies for leadership. This belief stems from a self-limiting, fixed mind set. The first leadership principle—to achieve professional competence—tells us what to achieve, the second leadership principle—to appreciate one’s strengths and limitations and pursue self-improvement—tells us how to achieve it.

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Millenials Schmillenials!

Richard Martin March 4, 2015 No Comments

I just read an article in the Globe and Mail about how to manage so-called “Millenials.” Never has so much navel gazing led to such hot air with so little logic or evidence to back it up. But other than that I don’t feel strongly about it…

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