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A Lesson in Leadership Manners

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Posted in Leadership Development One of my most memorable lessons in leadership and its attendant responsibility came via the improbable pairing of a wise high school teacher and a spiky-haired toy. The guy who sat behind me in Mrs. Crawford’s English Lit class liked me. A lot. This was a total mystery to me because I did [.] A Lesson in Leadership Manners.

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Be Careful How You Ask Questions

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Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership In a workshop one time, I was speaking with participants about communication strategies to resolve conflicts between team members. I shared with them that a genuine sense of curiosity about the other person’s perspective often goes a long way towards resolution, and that this sense of curiosity often reveals itself by the questions we ask [.

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How To Stop Sucking (By Building A Personal Leadership Brand)

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Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Self Leadership Nobody wants to suck. At the same time, the world of work is changing in ways that make it harder and harder to stand out. As a leader in this strange climate, we must constantly be finding new ways to differentiate ourselves in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. In order to thrive, we must [.

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Leadership Starts With A Choice…Or Is That A Decision?

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Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Leadership starts with a choice…a choice to lead. Where does a leader want to lead people and what will they expect those people to do along the way? One’s values, principles, character, skills and more will all come into play in going through the process of making that decision and how it is carried out. [.

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How Noisy Is Your Leadership?

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Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership Popular views of leaders focus primarily on positional leadership. Those of us in the Lead Change community prefer to focus on character-based leadership, which enables anyone to become a leader, regardless of their station in life, simply by the actions they take and the effect they have on the people around them.