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Remembering Sacred Commitments

Persuasive Powerhouse

» Remembering Sacred Commitments January 17th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus I sat transfixed as a group of elected leaders – half of whom were newly elected – discussed how they would work with each other and the local government administration. Mary Jo Asmus : January 18, 2011 at 5:58 pm Me too, Susan. Will they stay true?

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Getting Leaders to Change

Great Leadership By Dan

Your ability to help your coachee create a “more vs. less” dichotomy is based on getting your coachee to take reasonable risks—to take positive, constructive action, accept the consequences of their behavior, course correct, course correct again, and never give up in their pursuit of positive constructive change.

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People Who Steal Things - Random Thoughts

Building Personal Strength

A new home is being constructed on the property next to ours. When construction first started, someone came in the night and drove off with a huge earth-mover. Copyright 2011. Think that maybe he was needy and had a good use for it? What I thought was, "If they would do that, what else would they do?" It's Sunday. Day of rest.

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The Three Most Important Areas of Youth Development Are Not Taught in Schools

Building Personal Strength

This area of the brain is "under construction" the entire period of adolescence , which lasts 10 or 12 years. Following the metaphor: construct a small foundation and you are limited to building a small house on it. The key is to construct an ample foundation. Copyright 2011. At the end of the period, the window closes.

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Sowing Wild Oats & Getting It Out of Your System - What's Really Happening

Building Personal Strength

My friend was a top student and multi-sport athlete in high school, and he eventually got a football scholarship and later had a successful career as an executive. His drive to achieve in class and in sports kept him on mostly on track during the wild ride of his teen journey. Copyright 2011. Lucky for him! Post by Dennis E.

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Possibility Maximizer: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Sales Wolf Blog

February 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Archives February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 More.   I highly recommend that you put this book on your reading list.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If only we could learn the art of dealing with conflict in a collaborative and constructive way, I am sure that organisations would be transformed. May I also offer another suggestion?

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