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Counting versus Culture

July 16, 2016Ken Wrede1 commentCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Instead of arguing about leadership and management, agree on operational definitions that segment the problems and steer the conversation toward solutions. In a simplistic way: Managers protect resources. Leaders protect culture. Excerpt from “6 Rabbit Holes of Leadership” Available on Amazon Kindle

The Rational Business

July 3, 2016Ken WredeNo commentsCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Science follows evidence to support a conclusion; ideology starts with a conclusion and seeks evidence to prove it.

Why are We Assessing Leadership Roles and Styles?

July 16, 2015Ken WredeBusiness Policy, Critical Thinking, HR, Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

What is the point of all of it? Millions of dollars are spent each year on personality assessment tests.  But, nobody can express a clear reason why. “Two and a half million Americans a year take the Myers-Briggs. Eighty-nine companies out of the US Fortune 100 make use of it, for recruitment and selection or…

Leadership Confusion

January 22, 2015KW Wrede2 commentsHR, Ken Wrede, Kenneth Wrede, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology, social evolution

Leadership… no one seems to be able to agree on a common definition. A great example of this is in recent posting by Brittney Helmrich from the Business News Daily.  In the article, “30 Ways to Define Leadership”, Helmrich quotes the definitions of leadership by 30 business executives. Each definition is sensible and stands well…

The Absence of Leadership

November 13, 2014KW WredeHR, Ken Wrede, Kenneth Wrede, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology, social evolution

There is no guarantee that leadership will make a company successful,  but I can almost guarantee a company will fail without it. I had a surprising conversation with an HR director in a European branch office of a US company about leadership and its role in the company. This person was a very experience executive,…

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