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Three Things I Learned About Leadership From Admiral Allen Today

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With a resume like that, it’s easy to understand why Admiral Allen was asked to speak on “Leadership in a Time of Crisis.” You’d be hard pressed to find a leader who’s led more crisis responses with more distinction than Allen.  Posted by: Barbara | November 01, 2010 at 11:12 PM Great news!

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Viva Chile: Leadership and the Rescue of the Miners

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Much like the astronauts of Apollo 13, they showed grace and calm under pressure, maintained their discipline, drew on their training and supported each other to get through a crisis. The importance of establishing strong communication channels in a crisis cannot be overestimated. They didn’t.

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Leaders, What's Your Vocation?

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" In an interview with PBS , Buechner explained what he meant by that: “Just the other day somebody my age in some sort of a crisis said, "I don't feel I'm being what I ought to be." " And I said, "What makes you happiest? That's the clue." " I struck him dumb.

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A British Friend's Take on BP

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Main | Three Tips for Beating the Jitters » August 24, 2010 A British Friend’s Take on BP By the end of the day last Friday, I was ready to spend the rest of the afternoon talking with friends. Posted by: Barry Goldberg | August 29, 2010 at 01:44 PM Great analogy about culture change and pregnancy, Barry. Grow Bigger Feet.