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So you Think You are an Extraodinary Leader

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This is a Guest Post by Joe Folkman So You Think You’re an Extraordinary Leader? How good are leaders at predicting their own overall leadership effectiveness? Are they more or less accurate than other raters? At Zenger Folkman, we calculated the overall rating for 27,000 leaders. We then determined how effective a leader’s manager, peers, direct reports, others, and the leader themselves were at predicting the leader’s overall effectiveness.

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The Art of Possibility

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Benjamin Zander - The conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra did more than speak. He sang and played the piano. He is hugely high energy and hugely positive. It drives home to me that energy and positivity are part of success. His topic was the Art of Possibility (the title of her book). I previously reviewed it. Had I heard him before I read it, I suspect I would have been more effusive.

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Lunch with Malcolm Gladwell #WBF11

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I attended a small lunch with Malcolm Gladwell. The focus was Canada. What does Malcolm have in common with Einstein? I bet you said the hair but no, it is the genius. He is truly genius. His simple clarity is inspiring. He has been thinking of "what is the advantage of being marginal" (meaning not the number one player, or leader etc). There are many advantages: 1 - The ability or privilege to observe and learn. 2 - Being non-threatening (this is why there are disproportionately more Canadian c

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Tamara Erickson - Managing Across Generations

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Still live at #WBF11. The speaker now is Tamara Erickson who is speaking about what happens at different ages. The 11-15 year old time period tends to influence the lifetime. We are influenced by the news, our parents, our national context, our religion etc. Because we share the same national/news context then people of the same age share a lot of commonality.

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America Needs More Jobs

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I am saddened by the death of my friend Steve Jobs. Perhaps not a friend but a business acquaintance. I met him several times and traded calls and emails over the years. EMJ (My Canadian technology distribution company) and later SYNNEX sold hundreds of millions of dollars of Apple products. We first signed Apple in the early 1990s when "Apple was going bankrupt".

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Howard Shultz - Starbucks at #WBF11

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Howard Shultz from Starbucks spoke. No one can deny that Starbucks has built a great company. I wonder if selling an addictive product helps? "To exceed customer expectations starts with exceeding expectations of the staff first". People need believe in the leaders of their companies first. He spoke about the truisms of social media. First establish relationships then you can sell to them - but only a bit.

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Goof Off - The Miracle Remover

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I saw a product - Goof Off - The Miracle Remover. It is interesting because goofing off can definitely remove miracles. I find the less I goof off, the more miracles happen. And speaking of miracles, the garden (what is left from the hurricane) continues to do well. Tomatoes that were not damaged are almost done. Only problem is they attract fruit flies.