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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

The article, titled, “Beam Me Up Scotty,” talks about me being too focused on my own career — causing me to miss an opportunity to learn from my boss, who was a very quiet, humble servant leader. I spent most of my career as a power leader. I was in my late 20s at the time and thought I was a good leader.

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Strathman Associates - A Six Disciplines Business Coach Success Story

Six Disciplines

Jane Strathman started out her career in banking 16 years ago at National City Bank in Ohio, but it was only a stepping stone to her true passion –– coaching. Since 2004, it has been a home-based business in south Fort Myers, Florida. “From that I learned that I liked coaching,” she said.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

If you want to be successful and live a long, stimulating life, keep yourself at risk intellectually all the time. Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. Network intensely. Try to think of your life in phases so you can avoid a burn-out.

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Lead Change like a Slinky®

Lead Change Blog

The workshop was a success. Change can also offer an enormous amount of benefits, like growth in a career, innovation for the future, and discovering new possibilities in life. So much so that you begin to believe that your successful, Slinky ® style change could climb a staircase! But we don’t need to fear change.

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Featured Leading Voice: Mary Schaefer

Lead Change Blog

” After experiencing her 8th downsizing, she left DuPont in her 20th year there, concluding her corporate career as an HR manager. This month we are featuring Leading Voice Mary Schaefer , a coach, trainer, consultant and speaker who helps develop a culture of engagement and empowerment with tech managers and employees.

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What Events Shaped You as a Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

During our conversation he shared an event he had early on in his career that intrigued me. Start the process by thinking back before your career. Then think about historical events that might have impacted you as well…9/11, man walking the moon, the Challenger disaster, Boston Red Sox World Series win 2004, or whatever it may be.

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Weekly Round-Up: On Effective Leadership, Resilience & Company Culture

leaderCommunicator

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas…. As a freelance writer with a career I love and a family that…. I’m defining “success” here as achieving what matters…. 4 Ways to Measure Your Leadership Skills By Minda Zetlin, Inc. Can leadership qualities be measured?

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