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JULY 6, 2015

Guest Article by Dan Seidman. Picture this, you’re 12 years old and you fly into the house after school. “Mom, Dad, guess what I decided today? I’m gonna be a doctor!”. Mom is always encouraging. “Honey, that’s great! Doctors are well respected. You’ll make good money, have a nice spouse and a nice house. I’m so glad you’re going to be a doctor.”. In contrast, how might Dad respond?

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JUNE 16, 2015

From time to time, I find an article written by one of my colleagues that I want my clients to know about. The following article — Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning — was written by Gabriel Najera — Founder, Najera Consulting Group. For more information about Gabriel, see his byline below. Even though I did strategy development for billion dollar corporations in the early days of my business 30 years ago, I had no idea that there were 3 differ

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JUNE 17, 2015

Which keep you small? Fears keeping you small. All leaders have fears. However, not all your fears are created equal. Some may manifest as low level anxieties. Some are life paralyzing phobias. Some may be triggered only by certain events – like fear of public speaking. Others may be life-long fears. Then there are the “big guns.” These are the core unconscious leadership fears from which all other fears come.

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MAY 19, 2015

Recommended Resource for Top Leadership Advice. It’s rare that I recommend products unless I am convinced that my readers will receive top-notch value and content. That is the case with Realizing Leadership. Realizing Leadership magazine focuses on bringing high-quality leadership articles that offer actionable suggestions and ideas to enhance your leadership skills.

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MAY 19, 2015

Are You? Can your body language …. Make a difference in commanding leadership authority? Create trust or mistrust within an organization? Change your emotions after a stressful day? Absolutely!! Leadership authority is a by-product of 2 related aspects of yourself – your physiology and your emotional state. Call them the yin and yang of leadership authority.

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APRIL 14, 2015

'Even Before You Speak. In 1987, I flew to LA to a women’s leadership conference for one reason only. To meet Anita Roddick, founder and “then” CEO of multi-billion dollar franchise, Photo by David Niblack. The Body Shop , and asked her to write the forward of my book (to which she did say yes). When I met her, I was stunned how amazingly small she was (even smaller than myself J).

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MARCH 24, 2015

'Imagine …. Being at the top of your mental game with volition. Instantly elevating yourself into a peak emotional and mental state within minutes. Fueling your confidence, passion and motivation on a daily basis that moves you to action. What would that do to your performance … your success … your bottomline results? “He who masters his emotions masters the triumphs in his/her business.”.

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MARCH 10, 2015

'5 Power Words That Persuade. Influential leadership is not something tangible, physical or material. Yet it’s real. You know when you are in the presence of it. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Steve Jobs just to name a few. The Power of Words. There is no leadership without influence. You can have a leadership title, yet have no influence.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

' 7 Big Changes Every Leader Wants to Know About. Do you know how current trends will change the face of leadership in your company? Is your company ready to meet the new leadership challenges in the coming years? Are you aware of how leadership is evolving to respond to those trends? Every leader knows the importance of being strategic. Being strategic means looking into the future and identifying trends, opportunities and threats.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

'From early childhood, we were all taught never to lie. That was drilled into our psyche with such stories as Pinocchio and George Washington and the Cherry Tree. I learned growing up, however, that not lying is NOT the same thing as admitting and telling the truth. The former prevents us from making false statements; the latter has the generative power to change individuals and organizations.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

'From early childhood, we were all taught never to lie. That was drilled into our psyche with such stories as Pinocchio and George and the Cherry Tree. I learned growing up, however, that not lying is NOT the same thing as admitting and telling the truth. The former prevents us from making false statements; the latter has the generative power to change individuals and organizations.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

'Note: This post was originally published on August 25, 2014 on SmartBlogs.com. . If you are a sucker for great leadership movies like I am — Invictus, Coach Carter and Moneyball just to name a few, it’s easy to assume that all leaders embody the same qualities as those in the movies. Afterall, who hasn’t idealized business leaders to be strong, confident, make tough decisions and stand their ground no matter what?

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JULY 7, 2014

'Today’s companies have it all backwards. Leaders have a thirst and drive for answers to their biggest challenges. Thousands of leadership books are published yearly to feed that thirst. Buying those books to find the right answers for your company is where leaders make their biggest mistake. Leadership is NOT about having the right answers. It’s about asking the right questions.

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JUNE 6, 2014

'Imagine … you are walking through a nearby park with the intent of getting to the other side. Along the way, you run into a large brick wall that stops you dead in your tracks and prevents you from reaching your ultimate destination. That’s what your limiting beliefs are like … large brick walls that prevent you from reaching your destination. These mental brick walls paralyze you.

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JUNE 4, 2014

'Does any of these sound familiar? You aspire to achieve great things, yet stay “small” for fear of failing. What about the thousands of dollars you’ve invested in leadership books and training, yet still find yourself stuck in the same rut and don’t know how to get out? Are you continuously swamped by the endless hours that your role demands, yet get diminishing returns from all your efforts?

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MAY 6, 2014

'When I was in my 20’s and 30’s, I was the queen of willpower. I have always thrived on achieving big goals. My downfall was using a “white knuckle” approach to achieving those goals. Willpower Exhaustion. Because of my exertion-exhaustion approach, my world came crashing down with life threatening illnesses that cost me everything in my life. While I wished I had learned the lesson in a less traumatic way, there was a gift in that experience.

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APRIL 6, 2014

'Leaders lie to themselves. And they don’t even realize it. . I know this statement may sound harsh at first. I ask you to hold your judgment until after you’ve finished the article to understand why. For example, when a company is stuck or has plateaued, I often hear reasons like …. Our company did not grow because of the economy. We need more knowledge or technology to beat our competition.

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MARCH 4, 2014

'At the end of every year, I take a personal private retreat to clear my mind, take inventory of the past year and create a new vision for the new year. Knowing the power of questions, at the start of each retreat, I ask myself …. What are the 10 most important questions to ask myself in this retreat to take my business (and life) to a more meaningful, impactful and prospering level in the new year?

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MARCH 4, 2014

'As a leader, how often do you find yourself …. Thinking Behind Strategic Thinking. Overwhelmed by an overload of demands , not knowing what to respond to first? Continually fighting for certainty , paralyzed by fear of the unknown? Blind sighted by unforseen events that jeopardize your company’s stability and bottomline? I’m guessing what you really want is to stop your perpetual busyness.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

'Photo Credit: David Niblack. This final part of the article series addresses my top 10 leadership and culture practices for a strong accountability organization. Keep in mind that the 6 internal drivers, addressed in parts 1 and parts 2 , account for as much as 90% of your performance and results, including accountability. Practices by themselves, can’t drive accountability.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

'When was the last time you heard employees taking “ownership” and responsibility for the success and sustainability of the company? The likelihood is, maybe, 1 in a million. While I have always been a strong proponent of the concept of employee engagement , few authors rarely go into any specific nuts and bolts about how to achieve it.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

'One steep costly blindspot that I have observed in working with leaders is the unconscious avoidance, denial and/or toleration of under-performing employees. Shocking costs of hiring mistakes. More commonly known as the cost of a mis-hire. According to Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos, hiring mistakes have cost his company as much as $ 100 million! That’s alot of dollars immediately subtracted from the bottomline.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

'As mentioned in our article “ The Shocking Costs of Hiring Mistakes … And The Secrets to Avoiding Them, “ too many hiring decisions are based solely on past experience and current skills without any regard to the real drivers - – mindset and “fit” – - of top performance. With permission to reprint his article “Hire for Will; Teach the Skill,” Ron Alvesteffer, CEO, SEI Service Express, Inc., shares how his company hires talent and finds “

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'With the new year coming, I asked myself … what wisdom could I provide to help leaders change their game in 2014? Most leaders’ looming questions during this time are …. • Where do we go from here? • What can we do to get to the next level? • What are we not being that we need to be? • What are we not doing that we need to do? While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded marke

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

'7 Secrets to Creating a Vision That Pulls Your Company Forward. It’s that time of the year! Most business leaders are preparing for an executive off-site to define their company’s future direction for the new year. Yet, in my 30 years experience of working with leadership teams and companies, the terms “vision,” “mission” and “values” are THE most overused, misunderstood and abused words in the business community today.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

'In July of this past year, I had the honor of meeting Mike Gustafsen, CEO, Virident Systems Technology with seasoned experience in growth driven companies/divsions at the C-level. His story as part of a panel discussion at a networking event – The Path to the C-Level – left such a strong impression that I asked him for an interview to share his secrets.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

'Has the obsession to create a happy, engaged workforce gone toxic in your company? Is over-emphasizing positive thinking in your company’s culture, actually creating negativity without you even knowing it? Is having 0% employee turnover actually a good thing to sing high praises about, or is it overshadowing another truth ? These are just a few examples of how companies, even with great cultures, can go to the dark side.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

'Building leadership courage is not as mysterious as it sounds. The 90 second video below is worth it’s weight in gold about moving forward with courage … even amidst fear and panic. You can hear the panic and anxiety in this 4th grader (and also notice her feet). And you may even notice your own anxiety getting triggered and wondering why she would put herself through such an ordeal.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

'“Leading F rom Guts” drives extraordinary organizations and a company’s distinctive edge in the marketplace. The inspiration for this article was the movie “The Rosa Parks Story” – a story about a simple seamstress and civil rights activist with unwavering toughness of character that, in 1955, changed the course of history and segregation in the U.S.

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