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3 Attributes that Will Help You be Better Under Pressure

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Justin Menkes says that there are no longer periods of calm seas for leaders in any industry. So it’s not a matter of gritting your teeth and riding out the crisis. Leaders must get comfortable in an environment of ongoing stress. They must be Better Under Pressure. To do this a leader must possess a “highly unusual set of attributes that often run counter to natural human behavior.

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What Makes Business Rock

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After reading What Makes Business Rock by Bill Roedy, I have developed an appreciation for what it took to build MTV Networks International into what it is today. It’s former Chairman and CEO, Bill Roedy, has had a remarkable career. Due to financial constraints, he followed his Dad into West Point. Not his first choice. He became a member of the “Century Club” collecting more than a hundred hours of punishment duty.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2011

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Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May. What Makes Business Rock : Building the Worlds Largest Global Networks by Bill Roedy with David Fisher. Better Under Pressure : How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Themselves and Others by Justin Menkes. Leadership is Dead : How Influence is Reviving It by Jeremie Kubicek.

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Bill Roedy: From West Point to MTV

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Bill Roedy , former Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks International, began working for HBO in 1979 when it was broadcasting only nine hours a day. There he learned that distribution was everything. It was to be his mantra at MTV— aggressive, creative, relentless distribution. Roedy shares his experiences and lessons in What Makes Business Rock. From virtually nothing, he built MTV International into the largest media network in the world.

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from April 2011: How to be Perfectly Average by @learning_ceo. "By far the most difficult skill for me to learn as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology." @bhorowitz. @LisaHaneberg: How to Manage Up Top Google Hit - Really About Command and Control? @donhornsby: The Shifting Definition of Worker Loyalty. Tom Asacker: " Bold persistent experimentation ".

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