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Top 12 Development Goals for Leaders

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To help you get a head start on your 2010 leadership development plan, here’s a list of development goals that may apply to you too. Do not attempt to work on all 12, just because there are 12 months in a year. (-: For 2010, I’d like to improve my: 1. What’s on your 2010 leadership development plan? Strategic thinking.

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Building Trust Through Behavioral Integrity

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According to Deloitte’s 2010 Ethics & Workplace Survey, one-third of employed Americans planned to look for a new job when the economy stabilized. Two research studies have noted this “age of mistrust.” Of this group, 48 percent say that a lack of honest communication from company leaders was their primary reason for that decision.

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“Dealing with your Manager” and Other Work Advice for College Students

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Stuff I’ve written for Great Leadership: How to Discuss a Problem with Your Manager 10 Tips for Having 1 on 1 Meetings with Your Boss Three Questions for Potential Managers to Ask Themselves Career Advice: parts 1-5 (a five part post I wrote in 2010) Stuff I’ve written for About.com: How to Manage Up 10 Ways to Make a Good Impression with Your New (..)

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Acquiring the Entrepreneurial Skills You Need

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Learn to assess what skills you lack and what skills you should outsource to set yourself up for the greatest amount of success Derek Lidow is the former CEO of International Rectifier and the founder of iSuppli, a leading market research firm, which he sold in 2010 for $100 million to global information leader IHS.

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The Power in Vulnerability

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This shift may have started in 2010 when Brené Brown, a sociological research professor, published The Gifts of Imperfection , and perhaps took off with her next book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead in 2012. The message was clear.

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4 Ways to Change the Energy Conversation!

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When asked which honest signals are most clearly identified with successful people, Pentland’s answer is emphatic: “The more successful people are more energetic.” ( Harvard Business Review , January 2010). A resounding YES to this insight! It entirely matches what I witness in my work as an executive coach.

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Eight Ways Mentoring Brings Out the Leader in Your Employees

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Alper was honored as the 2010 NFTE Philanthropist of the Year, DC region and currently sits on the National Board. It is through her philanthropic giving that she became engaged with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and how she ultimately developed the "Adopt a Class" program.

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