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Evidence-Based Leadership
Quint Studer (January 14, 2008)

When it comes to leading teams, commonsense tactics can produce uncommonly good results. Here are five recommended best practices from the author of best-seller “Hardwiring Excellence” that can boost morale and improve performance, immediately and over the long term.

Solid business results that stand the test of time do so for one reason and one reason only: consistently excellent leadership. Projects, products and services change with the demands of the market. Senior executives, project leaders and team members come and go. The key is to create an organizational culture that ensures great leadership today and tomorrow.

In other words, you need a long-term fix, not a magic bullet or a trendy program du jour or a charismatic leader. You need a culture built on good, solid, time-tested leadership principles — proven across-the-board behaviors that don’t depend on particular individuals. Evidence-based leadership.These best practices are not complicated. They’re simple, commonsense tactics that leaders can get their hands around and start doing right away. And youdon’t have to adopt every directive to enjoy significant results. In fact, implement these five “biggies” and you’ll see dramatic changes by the end of 2008:

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