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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The answer may surprise you, according to new research from PDI Ninth House. While being nasty (intimidating others but lacking consideration) will get you to the business unit leaders level, these traits will leave you out of the running for C-level roles. Here's the complete 8/28 press release: New PDI Ninth House Pulse on Leaders research pinpoints personality traits that can both help and hinder one’s advancement through leadership levels, and uncovers stark differences between key traits fo

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Guest Post by Ben Fanning , the Burnout Specialist: Let me share with you what happened when I started my job at the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. I took over a supply chain team just a few months before the largest sales day of the year…Black Friday. It’s called Black Friday because it’s traditionally the day that stores move into the “Black” and become profitable for the year.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Have you ever received an email from your manager announcing a significant organizational change that left you with more questions than answers? Sure, you could take the initiative and ask your questions, but given the lack of information, you’re not even sure if your questions would be relevant or not. And you certainly don’t want to be perceived as being resistant or “too focused on the details and not seeing the big picture”.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When it comes to leadership development, I’ve always been a bit of a curmudgeon. Here’s the way I’ve always thought about leadership development: There is no such thing as a natural born leader - it takes a lot of HARD work to become one. If it was easy, then we wouldn’t be having discussions about a lack of leaders. Geoff Colvin, in his book Talent is Overrated , was right on.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Guest post from Julie Winkle Giulioni: Poll ten highly successful people and you’ll likely find that nine have a very high need for closure. You know that you’re among them if you: • Feel most comfortable when a meeting ends with a good recap and solid next steps. • Get an unusual sense of satisfaction out of crossing things off your to-do list. • Consistently are the one who can tell others where they left off with a story (primarily because you really need to know how it ended). • Sit in the c

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In a departure from my usual policy of steering clear of politics on this blog, today’s timely guest post is by Dr. David Kantor. Actually, it's really just an example to illustrate the author's theory, so please, no political comments. I was critical of Barack Obama during his presidential stint for two faults. I don’t mean this guest post to be a political diatribe in any way, I’d simply like to illustrate how structural dynamics thinking can be used as a framework at all levels: the soccer te

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

As our New England summer winds down, the night air gets cooler, the days grow shorter, and the parking lot here on campus is once again filled up with students, it can only mean one thing. Are you ready for some football!!?? OK, so I realize not everyone shares my obsession with the NFL. However, it's my turn to host the Carnival, so I get to evoke executive privilege and use whatever darn theme I want.

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