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The Wisdom Wave: Preparing for the Surge of Senior Professionals.

Rich Gee Group

This is up from 16% in 2011. Strong Work Ethic: Many older workers were raised in eras where a strong work ethic was highly valued. This can involve training programs to address unconscious biases and celebrate the contributions of workers of all ages. By 2030, 25% of the US workforce will be over the age of 55.

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LeadershipNow 140: September 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2011 that you might have missed: @stevefarber: Want to solve the leadership crisis? Training Isn’t Dead – But it Should Be by @mikemyatt. Gentile on Ethical Leadership: Asking the Wrong Questions | @YalePress. Make a commitment to helping each other to help each other.

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The September 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the September, 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale! Guy Farmer presents Leadership Is Not Touchy-Feely posted at Unconventional Training. Aisle Six: Textbooks: Linda Fisher Thornton presents Ethical Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us posted at Leading in Context LLC.

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What Does Respect Look Like?

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton The Evolving Graphic This graphic is a revision of one originally published on April 27, 2011 and includes multiple changes based on reader feedback. It was created to help leaders visualize what respectful and ethical behavior looks like in organizations.

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Future of Learning 2011

Leading in Context

Learning and Motivation We now understand so much more about how people learn and what motivates them than we did as recently as ten years ago. People prefer to learn in their own ways, at their own pace, using the resources they choose. They enjoy following their curiosity and creating their own meaning.

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Personal Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn).

Rich Gee Group

Where your team all aligned behind you like a Lionel train set all chugging faster and faster, and no one dared to get in your way? Even if the ‘human obstacles’ complain to upper management, no one wants to get in the way of this speeding train. It’s call MOJO. Extreme Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn).

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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve. People are more committed and loyal to an organization that is ethical.

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