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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. Using her life experiences and lessons learned, she draws out principles that define good power. She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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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? Power may corrupt, but absolute power corrupts a lot less than partial power,” says Lucy Kellaway. jamesstrock: Powerful Concept for Service: Everyone Can't Be In Your Front Row.

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LeadershipNow 140: May 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from May 2011: @Jim_Kouzes: If you want to be more creative, think outside of yourself. The Power of Meditation by @DeepakChopra. The Fine Art of GSD : How to Get Stuff Done in a Large Organization by Scott Eblin. Read more @PsyBlog. stevefarber: Make a list of your constraints.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

Consider : Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking In Your Organization by Daniel Patrick Forrester. Lead with Purpose : Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself by John Baldoni. Reflecting on what we believe, who we are in relation to those we serve, and what it means to do what we do.

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2011: How to be Perfectly Average by @learning_ceo. "By There is power in your words. stevefarber: " Leader's job is to enter an organization and immediately set the mood by actions, behaviors, language, and emotion". donhornsby: The Shifting Definition of Worker Loyalty. Serve to Lead®.

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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! I'm looking forward to some new research Anne and Marion are about to publish on woman and power. Here are 5 easy ways to tell is an organization is really values-driven." The challenge is determining what works within organizations is complex.

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A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends. One thing that remains constant (and has remained constant) is “Excellence” – which is at the core of the success of any organization, product, service or an individual.

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