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Foxes And Hedgehogs: Which One Are You?

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In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people. With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

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Civility: The New Employee Attraction and Retention Strategy

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Posted in Leadership Development Light Your World Value Creation Workplace Issues Workplace attractiveness is an optimistic attitude or a positive emotion an individual has towards an organization (Aiman-Smith et al. Gaining an understanding of the factors that can impact the attraction phase of this [.].

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Will Lukang: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

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He always looks at the positive side of every situation.Will’s leadership journey started in 2001, when he attended Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership (MASCL) program, where he graduated with honors. He is passionate about people/leadership development, coaching and mentoring.

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Change is a Double-Edged Sword

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One of my favorite change quotes comes from a book by Michael Fullan, a Canadian expert on educational change, who wrote in Leading in a Culture of Change [2001]: “Change is a double-edged sword. Its relentless pace these days runs us off our feet.

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Do You Ask Enough Questions?

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Recently, while looking for a document on an archive drive, I stumbled across an unfinished draft from 2001. Sincerely, A mom in 2001. It features a “23-month-old son,” who today is almost 17. Ahhhh, the lessons we learn from little ones… “Wha’zat? Like water torture. “What’s what?

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Preview Thursday: No Ego by Cy Wakeman

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In 2001, she founded Reality-Based Leadership. No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results can be purchased here. Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant.

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Can You See What I See?

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If you remember the eras of 1987 or 2001-2002 or 2007-2008 your experience might be similar. It wasn’t the mesmerizing essence of magic like the chalk talk in the analogy described here, but there was renewed hope because employees were invited to peer into the future, share the vision and understand that there was a distinct plan.

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