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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., I'd say that's pretty darn efficient leadership development. Believe it or not, this is my number one leadership/management related post.

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The Top 3 Corporate Communication Mistakes of 2013

leaderCommunicator

2013 gave us many examples of both good and poorly handled communication from leaders and brands. You may remember that we weighed in on some public leadership and communication fails throughout the year in our Hit or Miss’ive column , but there were more. Take a look below as we detail 3 communication mistakes from 2013.

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The 7 Most Popular Leadership and Communication Blog Posts of 2013

leaderCommunicator

I’ve reviewed our blog posts from 2013, and I love seeing which topics and interests resonated with you. Here are the top 7 most popular blog posts of 2013, counting down from number 7: Number 7: 8 Tips for Leadership When Communicating During Tough Times. Number 3: AOL CEO Fires Employee During Call Intended to Boost Morale.

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Out with the Old (but Really Great Business Stories), in with the New

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?

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What Really Led to Last Summer’s Most Notorious Firing

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired An Employee In Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. He told me that I must think like a world-class visionary, grow into the role and not just remain a radio DJ. In 1959, radio stations used to do live remotes from advertisers’ locations.

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How to Regain the Lost Art of Reflection

Harvard Business Review

Questions can be adapted to resonate with each CEO’s way of thinking, but would typically include ones pertaining to personal vision, strategy, organization, and leadership, such as: What is the purpose of the company? By the end of 2013, emails were reduced by 60%. There are also more implicit ways to encourage reflection.

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