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The Best Description of More Human Leadership I’ve Ever Read

Terry Starbucker

Yesterday, while looking for inspiration for this week’s post, I went into my post vault and found this absolute gem from something I posted back in February of 2006. In that post I wrote about a review in the NY Times of the book “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?” ” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones.

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Why Great Leaders Should Also Be Good Writers

Terry Starbucker

In 2006 I started blogging about leadership. It was a simple little post on January 22nd about Peter Drucker , and his philosophy that employees are “ an asset, not a cost “ In hindsight, that one post, and all that subsequently came after, played a major role in my success as a leader. Be a writer too.

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The Tie That Binds: Why Leaders Need a Proxy For Profit

Terry Starbucker

I saw a presentation about it back in 2006 and was fascinated by its promise – its creators claimed that it DID closely correlate to profit. This is all laid out in Fred Reichheld’s book, “The Ultimate Question” , which I bought and read soon after that presentation).

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A Tribute to a Fallen Hero – Thomas F. Swift (1971-2001)

Terry Starbucker

(Note this post was originally published on September 8th, 2006; I’m republishing it today to honor not only the life of Tommy Swift, but the lives of all who perished on 9-11-01). I too have been called a book of useless information, and used to read encyclopedias when I was a kid just for fun.

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How I Discovered The Values That Led Me To Leadership Success

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It’s one of my favorite chapters from my “More Human” book manuscript, a project that has yet to fully see the light of day (and that’s another blog post in and of itself, but I’ll save it for another time). By early 2006, I had begun to feel a sense of assertiveness and increased confidence in my leadership.

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Do Nice Guys Still Finish Last?

Terry Starbucker

by Starbucker on July 15, 2010 (This post originally appeared way back in 2006, when I was still on my blogging training wheels. Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Do Nice Guys Still Finish Last? It could be your best decision in a while!

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My Thanksgiving Miracle, and The Incredible Potential of The Human.

Terry Starbucker

this post originally appeared in Joyful Jubilant Learning on November 21, 2006) Popularity: 1% [ ? Now every Thanksgiving I remember those fine folks in Litchfield, as well as all the other caring people in the world who extend their hearts and hands to those in need. Thank you Litchfield for this valuable life lesson!

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