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Great Leadership By Dan

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Are You Managing Penguins or Polar Bears?

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"Leadership is about managing energy, first in yourself and then in those around you.". - Professor James Clawson , author of Level Three Leadership. In a recent UNH Executive Development Program , the instructor, Professor Jim Clawson, challenged a group a senior managers to reflect on how they are managing their personal energy, and as leaders, the impact they are having on their employee’s energy.

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How to Expand Your Leadership Capacity

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Guest post By Brian Gast : What’s your leadership capacity? I was 35 and the CEO of one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the US. I had created $400 million in value from an idea, was managing a 1,500 person company that everyone wanted to work for and a public company that was a darling of Wall Street. Then things got tough. Competition increased and my patience with my team decreased.