Tough Times Call for a Tough Leader

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December 10, 2009

Well said. Both views have valid points, as the article goes on to state. ISM believes that professional development is vital to a school's continued success, and should be ongoing.

What your school will want to consider is which professional development programs matter most to your forward growth. The Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethnics at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business conducted a survey, The Duke Executive Leadership Survey, in the fall of 2008. What was identified as being the most important skills associated with a leader's credibility included:

  • Promoting an ethical environment
  • Acting with authenticity
  • Accurately interpreting the competitive environment
  • Developing trust

The survey found that those skills associated with inspirational and ethical leadership were most strongly associated with organizational performance. Inspirational leadership skills included such behaviors as engaging employees in the company's vision and inspiring employees to raise their goals.

The survey reported on responses given by 205 executives, covering a number of leadership issues.

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