Leadership is more about clarity than it is about ... -Mark Goulston

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Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

Mark Goulston , Psychologist
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When you ask someone a question, you trigger an unconscious flashback of their having been put on the spot earlier in life by a teacher, parent, or co...
I know CEOs, and they get sick when they have to lay people off, especially around Christmas....
If fun puts a smile on your face, beauty and elegance put a smile in your heart and take your breath away. It's longer-lasting and more satisfying tha...
Know what's important and what isn't. Have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who do...
Customers are your best teachers. Learning about your customer's beliefs, values, and priorities teaches you which selling points you should emphasize...
Feeling alone makes negative feelings worse. When you feel alone, frustration quickly can become anger, fear quickly can become panic....
Braggarts are insecure and need attention, and bragging often has the opposite effect on most people when you're trying to gain their respect and incr...
Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control....
A leader who is confused or confusing causes too much anxiety, and a leader who is too controlling is revealing more insecurity and a lack of leadersh...
Why do people who consider themselves good communicators often fail to actually hear each other? Often it's due to a mismatch of styles: To someone wh...

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The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordi...
What happens with a lot of leaders is that their leadership style is like ADD; they are all over the place with different ideas. They could be driving...
I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on work: listening to and working with leaders...
Why would I be willing to challenge my Republican leadership? Because my allegiance will always be to the Constitution and the American people first a...
I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence....
I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that wi...
The Chinese public is deeply nationalist, which matters to China's unelected political leadership as much as U.S. nationalism does to American politic...
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his ...
In an age when stagecraft, gauzy themes, and sound-bites have too often been substituted for leadership, Bill Clinton as a candidate made it essential...
Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. T...