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Courage leadership: how to claim your courage and help others do the same. (Leadership).

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(GO TO) "Collaborative Decision Making" (Development, July T+D).

Speaking up at a company meeting. Confronting gossip. Making the transition to a new position. Opportunities for courage leadership occur at work nearly every day, and are often the defining moments of a person's career. Unfortunately, most people don't consider courage to be a primary work value. They mistakenly believe that courage is relevant only during particularly perilous times, or that only executives can demonstrate courage leadership. In reality, courage is crucial in a wide range of work situations, and anyone in a company can demonstrate courage leadership. Whether your position is entry-level or executives how you confront work issues and how you manage your professional development speak volumes about your courage quotient and set a leadership example for other people.

What courage is

The French word courage means "heart and spirit." Great leaders throughout history have acted from their hearts, but the definition of courage has been narrowed to simple heroics. Courage, however, means a lot more, and...

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