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In the last years of her life, my mother lived in a geriatric hospital. One of the regular visitors, whose mother’s room was just down the hall, would smile at my mother each time she saw her and say, “When I get old I want to be just like you.” Leadership shows.

Leadership is conferred while values may be inferred, in no small way from a leader’s comments and actions. Character really does make a leader the most, and good, solid values are the bedrock of character. Pity the organization whose leader has little or no character. Leadership shows.

Leadership is extremely important today, and at Ivey Business Journal, we acknowledge that importance by making Leadership the theme of this issue and the next. This is the first time we’ve ever built the content of two consecutive issues of IBJ around the same issue.

Stephen Bernhut
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July/August 2010

LEADERS WHO MAKE MEANING MEANINGFUL
by Dave Ulrich and Wendy Ulrich
Leaders who create an organization with meaning and purpose build an organization that attracts employees, clients and investors. These leadership authorities describe how you can do it.
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ARE YOU AN ACCIDENTAL DIMINISHER?
by Liz Wiseman and Greg McKeown
The well-intentioned manager who offers to help an employee may do more harm than good. Here’s why you should resist the temptation and become an enabler.
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JUST ASK LEADERSHIP: WHY GREAT MANAGERS ALWAYS ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
by Gary B. Cohen
Leaders need to know, and what better, more direct way than to ask questions. Even today though, many executives would rather tell than ask. This author explains why leaders should “Ask” and how they can.
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WHO WILL LEAD? TWELVE CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS DISCUSS HOW TO ASSESS EXECUTIVE TALENT
by Ron Robertson
No organization is batting a thousand when it comes to choosing the right candidate to fill an opening in the executive ranks. But if you can’t be perfect, you can come close – or closer. This article has five steps that will get you closer.
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A NEW ROLE FOR MANAGEMENT IN TODAY’S POST-INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
by Mitch McCrimmon
Many of today’s workers know more than their managers. So then, what’s a manager to do? Those who read this article will find a new comfort zone and a new style.
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VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS IN AMERICA: THEIR CASTE SYSTEM AND OTHER SECRETS
by Vijay Sathe and Hatim Tyabji
A particular cult has grown up around venture capital firms. The authors of this article were able to get inside the cult and observe the habits and preferences of those that win and those who don’t.
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THE “NEW NORMAL” REQUIRES A NEW MINDSET
by David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter
Energy spent determining how to survive til the recession is over would be better spent identifying the right business opportunities right now. These authors suggest ways to rise up and out.
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HOW DO YOU CAPTURE VALUE FROM AN INNOVATION?
by Matthias A. Tietz and Simon C. Parker
An innovation is meaningless unless it creates or adds value. Readers will learn how to turn an idea into a product or service that the market values.
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Executives, the economy and a 17th-century Catholic philosopher
by John S. McCallum

LEADER'S EDGE

Leader’s Edge: An interview with Tom Peters
by Stephen Bernhut

FROM THE DEAN

Principles to advance a new leadership ethos
by Carol Stephenson

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