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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. As leadership expert and self-proclaimed anxious achiever Morra Aarons-Mele argues, anxiety is built into the very nature of leadership. It can—and should—be harnessed into a force for good.

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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobson

Raise your hand if you have ever experienced burnout during your career? The five EI skills are: Build self-awareness to identify what makes you vulnerable to burnout. Lavish yourself with self-care. Keep negative self-talk in check. I sense many raised hands. That is because workplace burnout is incredibly common.

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Rekindling the Inner Flame in Others, and in Ourselves

Michael Lee Stallard

Doug Conant’s Story: Being Honored and Honoring Others Doug Conant is the leader who turned around Campbell Soup Company when he served as President and CEO (2001-2011). At a tough juncture in Doug Conant’s career that person was Neil MacKenna. That kind of thorough self-reflection was not something Conant had done before.

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Business Coaching Trends 2011

Six Disciplines

From the International Coach Federation's 2011 Global Consumer Awareness Study come the following observations: Awareness of Professional Coaching. More than half of all respondents (51 percent) were generally aware of coaching. Why are people involved in a coaching relationship?

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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. MANAGE SELF. ® assessment, we see the first two realms deal entirely with self—understanding what is in me and acknowledging how it comes out of me. Jossey-Bass; 2011:30. Manage others. Manage work. 1 Stein S, Book H.

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When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women

Coaching Tip

Fellow executive coach Barbara McEwen and I have authored a self-coaching book for career women that we will publish it next few days. Career women, in particular, have come to believe it is their lot in life to be running on 8-cylinders day in and day out. . Agno, ISBN-10: 0983586527, Availability: August 2011 .

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What To Do With Blind Spots

Persuasive Powerhouse

As an executive coach, I interpret 360′s and self-assessments for my clients as part of the coaching process. Although they are often aware of their strengths and weaknesses, it isn’t unusual for someone to be surprised by something new they discover in the feedback process. to internalize your blind spots.