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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

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Brian Lillie is president of Private Cloud at Rackspace and had previous technology leadership roles at Equinix, Verisign, SGI, and the United States Air Force, so he’s worked hard to define his leadership style. With these values clearly defined, Lillie had a new question: “How do I apply these values to leadership?”

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Ex-NFL CIO Michelle McKenna on leadership today

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The former NFL exec worked for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for 10 seasons and previously served as CIO at Constellation Energy and Universal Orlando, and as SVP of technology at Walt Disney World. On the old ways of leadership being over. The next-generation workforce is not accepting mediocre or inauthentic leadership.

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How Did Leadership and Culture Improve on the North Pole?

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A Retrospective: Santa’s Big Leadership and Culture Change Is there anyone more beloved than Santa Claus? Today, the North Pole is a paragon of human-centered leadership and culture. In fact, Santa has a lot to teach us about leadership. Santa’s leadership led to dysfunction at every level.

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4 core AI principles that fuel transformation success

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Developing the determination to regroup and push ahead within leadership teams is considerably easier if they’re perceived as authentic in their commitment to embed AI into the company. Electrical giant Phillips cleverly responded to customer concerns about energy costs, despite not being an energy company.

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6 Reasons Your Team Yearns For Authenticity

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If you bring all of who you are to the leadership table, some people will hate your style. Authenticity is intimidating, and scares those with the most to hide. But easy leadership doesn’t change the game. If you won’t bring every ounce of who you are and what you have to give to your leadership, your team will know.

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6 Reasons Your Team Yearns For Authenticity

Let's Grow Leaders

If you bring all of who you are to the leadership table, some people will hate your style. Authenticity is intimidating, and scares those with the most to hide. But easy leadership doesn’t change the game. If you won’t bring every ounce of who you are and what you have to give to your leadership, your team will know.

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A CIO’s 10-part guide to personal branding

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In addition to showcasing your executive experience and accomplishments, effective and targeted personal branding can demonstrate thought leadership and expertise within specific domain areas, as well as make a statement about your core values, character, and attitude. There’s a financial component, too.