July, 2011

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Because You Can

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Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership I have spent the last month traveling all over the country and will do the same this month as well. In the hours I have spent in crowded airports, stark hotel rooms, and local eateries, it is only my interactions with others that have mattered. Frankly, only a few of the hundreds of conversations with [.

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How We As Leaders Give Our Leadership Power Away

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Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development Self Leadership Have you ever watched a football game on TV? Of course you have. Ever seen a really bad play that clearly did not go the way the Head Coach or the team had planned? All the time. What happens next? In the span of, I don’t know, maybe 30 seconds the entire competitive landscape is [.

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Why do leaders need to innovate?

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Posted in Leadership Development The success of a company lies in the ability of its leader. A great leader like Lee Iacocca can help a company on a verge of going out of business to recover its position in the market. A leader inspires people to achieve things they otherwise cannot do themselves. Great leaders create a vision and [.] Why do leaders need to innovate?

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Top 10 Trust Killers

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Posted in Leadership Development It’s so difficult to build trust and so easy to tear it down. Do you think about the various things others do that cause you to doubt? I wrote a post yesterday that ran on Smartblog on Leadership entitled 11 Ways to Build Trust Within Your Team. If you get a chance, check it out [.] Top 10 Trust Killers.

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Your Leadership Walk

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Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development We are all on a walk. It is the journey we take each day as a leader. We move through our day, going from one task to the next, one meeting to the next, one problem to the next. We have conversations and interactions; some small, seemingly inconsequential others lengthy and potentially memorable.

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Effective Communication Skills: Acknowledge Emotions Before Solving Problems

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Posted in Best of Blogs Series Recently, I was working through an issue with another person. They were distressed over the results of a process that affects both of us. I helped to create the process. I have authority to change the process if necessary. And I have knowledge of the system to troubleshoot and fix a fair number of problems. [.] Effective Communication Skills: Acknowledge Emotions Before Solving Problems.

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5 Ways to Prevent Leadership Achilles Heels

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Posted in Best of Blogs Series Self Leadership Have you ever been in a situation where a titled leader appeared to be genuinely sincere and compassionate? And later you realized that throughout the organization people were asking if that leader really walked their talk? Last summer my husband and I had the opportunity to vacation in France, and at the recommendation of friends we [.] 5 Ways to Prevent Leadership Achilles Heels.