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A Different Perspective is an electronic publication produced by Perspective in Action, an Executive Coaching firm based in Kitchener, Ontario
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"To act with integrity, you must first know who you are."
 
"Leadership is not about personality, it's about behaviour."

"Credibility is the foundation of leadership."
 
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Leadership Challenge
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Cathy Shaughnessy 
Certified Executive Coach, Professional Speaker, Author of Cultivating Initiative in Your Staff. Cathy works with talented individuals who want to grow in their careers and with organizations that want to build strong leaders.
 
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From My Bookshelf
Leadership Challenge
by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner  
 
Last month's book A Leader's Legacy, by the same authors generated some interest from readers in an earlier book, Leadership Challenge. So, I decided to make it this month's feature.
Authors' Angle 
The Leadership Challenge is the consumate source to becoming a better leader.
 
Authors Kouzes & Posner tell us that all exceptional leaders exhibit five exemplary leadership practices. They:
 
  • model the way  
  • inspire a shared vision
  • challenge the process
  • enable others to act
  • encourage the heart
To be an effective leader, you need to develop your competencies in these five practices. 

 
A Question of Perspective 
 
 Are you an exemplary leader?
 
The View from Here
What do great leaders look like?
 
To become a great leader yourself, you need to measure your leadership behaviours against an exceptional standard of performance. Leadership Challenge provides a model to use as a benchmark.
 
Analyze what it takes to be a great leader. How do you measure up?
 
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