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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Guest post by Thomas J. Walter: It’s common knowledge that there are two kinds of leaders, those who speak and those who do. Those who speak are referred to as “vocal leaders,” and those who do are referred to as “servant leaders,” though the title of the latter is frequently off-putting to business leaders of self-proclaimed high stature. While leaders with excellent communication and motivational skills are often praised for these skills, they’re not the only component to being an effective le

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Guest post by Debbie Nicol: Have you ever watched TV with the volume down and the radio on in the background? Some may describe that as crazy, some call it multi-tasking whilst others may sadly say ‘oh we have that all the time at work, everyone talking at once, no one listening, saying one thing and doing another’, creating confusion, misalignment and disconnection, and even at times manifesting as corruption and unethical practice.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Most organizations have some kind of formal or informal succession planning process to identify their high potential (HIPO), or “fast track” talent. Some will come right out and tell you you’re part of a high potential pool, and some let you know in a more indirect way. Either way, what they don’t always tell you is that these lists are fluid. Each year, people are added and dropped.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Bad things happen to good people, including good leaders. Stuff happens – you deal with it, learn from it, and move on. Reflecting back over my own career as a leader, there were some days I’d just assume forget and never have to repeat. Having worked in various HR and leadership development roles, I also had a chance to hear about some serious bad hair days from leaders on the front lines.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

?This post was recently published as a guest post on SmartBlog on Leadership : Congratulations, you’re now the boss! Welcome to the deep end of the pool - now it’s time to learn to swim. Managing your first direct reports is one of the most challenging transitions a leader will ever have to navigate. If I was to sit down over a beer or cup coffee and mentor a new first-time boss, here’s what I’d have to say (over a series of meetings, not all at once): 1.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Given that I’ve written about how to design great leadership development programs , I thought it might make for an interesting case study to share with readers how I applied a lifetime of leadership development expertise to this program.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

This week's Thursday guest post by Jeremy Kingsley: As the leader of your team, you must clearly understand and be able to pass on the purpose of your organization and your team’s role within that organization. If you don’t know the purpose of your efforts, you certainly won’t be able to inspire your team to success. Communicating purpose will take more than requiring your team to memorize the company mission statement, however.

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