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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

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Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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Thoughts on the Presidency

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You have to have a team and operate as a team, and any corporation would have a training program to acculturate people. Newt Gingrich, 2011. On his first day in the White House, Sam Rayburn, then Speaker of the House, came over to deliver some sage advice to President Harry Truman. “I You can’t just appoint smart people.”

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The August 2011 Leadership Development RoundTable Challenge: A Coaching Dilemma

Persuasive Powerhouse

This challenge asks for advice for the coach – but I’m more inclined to offer up a little advice for Rob’s manager, Linda: Stop abdicating your job as a manager! To me, that means exploring with him not only his behaviour but also the team dynamic and other relationships that can affect its operation.

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Footwashing for Leaders

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in the Summer 2011 Leader to Leader journal, that “the best way to deliver on an ambitious agenda for your organization is to embrace a sense of “humbition” in your personal style and as part of your leadership repertoire.”. Stephen Hall calls it the “gift of perspective.” It is indeed. Humility is all about perspective. So] be ambitious.

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Two Things to Remember as You Change the World

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Posted in Uncategorized 7 Responses to “Two Things to Remember as You Change the World&# Bret Simmons : January 5, 2011 at 12:11 pm Love it. Bret Brandon Jones : January 5, 2011 at 11:35 pm This is a great post! Brandon Mary Jo Asmus : January 6, 2011 at 8:27 am Hi Bret, I agree! That is something difficult to develop.

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Thought-full Thursday: Work with Love

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Equal To or Greater Than = Influence » Thought-full Thursday: Work with Love January 19th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Every Thursday, we provide you with a thoughtful way to coach yourself – something all leaders need to do. Mary Jo Asmus : January 20, 2011 at 9:33 pm You certainly exude joy and love, Monica.

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Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings | Aspire-CS

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What new melodies are you looking forward to in 2011? Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings&# Rhett Laubach : January 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm I stumbled on your blog via a “best of leadership blogs for managers&# list. .&# ~Rabindranath Tagore What old words must die for you?

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