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

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When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. To help us in applying good power to the us —society—one way is to look “at big problems as big systems to be transformed.” Critics may inform me, but they don’t define me.”

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2010 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from December 2010: 84% of employees plan to look for a new position in 2011 CNN Money. Moving Past Austerity —Let's Make 2011 the Year of Honesty, Humanity and Generosity by @pollylabarre. SirKenRobinson: Does creativity suffer in a system of ‘rigour and rote’? Your choice.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

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Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. But the reality is, this system simply is not built for an environment where change has become the norm. Leaders followers, and context form a system of leadership. Best Leadership Books of 2011. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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