Rodger Dean Duncan

How Quiet Confidence Can Improve Leadership Decisions

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Jennifer Marcou spent decades in leadership roles at Microsoft and American Express, eventually reaching vice president and general manager positions and managing hundreds of people.

The Most Powerful Leaders Don’t Need To Command The Room

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Leadership has long been associated with projection: sounding certain, appearing confident, commanding attention and demonstrating that you belong at the head of the table.

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The Leadership Lessons From Jack Canfield’s 144 Rejections

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Success requires more than worthy goals. It requires consistent, focused effort and habits that may even be boring.

Why Great Leaders Make People Feel That Their Presence Matters

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

A person can have a seat at the table and still wonder whether anyone would notice if that seat were empty. That distinction sits at the heart of John R.

Martha MacCallum On The Qualities That Define Great Leaders

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Power and leadership are not synonymous. Neither are confidence and competence, visibility and influence, or speed and effectiveness.

The Surprising Power Of Doing The Obvious Things First

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Some people can lead a complicated initiative, solve a thorny strategic problem or perform brilliantly against an unforgiving deadline—and still

What 500 Lunches With Strangers Taught About Leadership

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

Nick Bendel spent six years doing something most professionals are trained to avoid: inviting complete strangers to lunch, one at a time, for no reason other than curiosity.

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Why Good Leaders Start Conversations Others Avoid

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

The strongest cultures may not be the ones with the fewest uncomfortable conversations. They may be the ones where those conversations happen early, candidly,, and safely

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Leadership Tests That Begin After You Reach The Top

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

CEOs who once proved their value by having the answer may ultimately prove it by helping others reach sound answers without them.

Forbes

How Leaders Can Build Hierarchies That Actually Work

By: Rodger Dean Duncan

The most useful question about hierarchy may not be who sits at the top. It’s whether the system gives people throughout the organization meaningful ways to matter.