Montana Leadership

Congratulations to all who will participate in leading the future of Montana. – Russ

According to the study, employees who strike a positive balance between home and work were 11% more likely to praise their leaders’ ability to set clear direction than those who have trouble finding such a balance.

It’s essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations, as long as it is constructive.

This paper explores those personal dimensions of leaders and followers and the teleworking environment already identified by research, and develops a tentative model for leader effectiveness in the virtual environment.

"We don’t need character makeovers in our organizations," Nielsen says. "The problem is the rank-based [nature of leadership]."

"I’ve lived here my whole life, but I learned so much more about this community through this program," said class member Tavi Townsend, the compliance officer at General Distributing. "Great Falls has a great deal to offer: our museums, the parks, our outdoor recreation.

"Unless one knows how to lead oneself, it would be presumptuous to lead others," Parikh said.

"There is something beyond independence – that’s interdependence. I knew what would get me to the summit was the help of the people that I surrounded myself with," he said.

What makes a real leader? How can we recognize one?

In fact, Winning is loaded with exclamation points and "Great!" But underneath the pep is a serious message for his target audience. The book covers his philosophy, managing and leading a company, the competition and careers.