September, 2012

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Leadership Perspectives: Inspiring Others

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Posted in Character Based Leader Book Leadership Development Have you ever thought about why you are inspired by another person? What qualities do you see in that person that stimulate or influence you? These are the questions I ask myself whenever I think about what it takes to be a character-based leader, and my ability to inspire the people around me.

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3 Steps That Will Help You Start Leading

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Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership We are all leaders. Everyone can lead. In today’s economy, everyone must lead. The status quo days are over. It’s all about being connected, building relationships, and leading. It doesn’t matter whether you work in a cubicle, in a field, in a retail store, or out of your home. Leadership is a choice.

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Serving as a Leader

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Posted in Leadership Development Servant Leadership is one the most effective ways to make a positive impact on your organization and the members within it. We have all heard the saying “Lead By Example,” but Servant Leadership takes leading by example to the next level. Leadership is about developing, growing and serving others. Servant leaders focus on the needs [.].

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The Character-Based Leader Book Project: My 10 Leadership Lessons

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Posted in Character Based Leader Book Leadership Development “Let’s write a book.” Often we don’t see significant turning points in our life. Or we don’t realize their significance when they happen. Many times radical change comes from a simple decision. Some decisions fire off a chain reaction of additional decisions leading to unexplored territory.

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Banging Pans & Throwing Fish In Corporate America…

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Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching Workplace Issues One evening this summer, near dusk, my husband and I (who don’t have children of our own) were at a playground with my six and seven-year-old niece and nephew. They took me to the highest part of a fort and told me that I was the princess, they were my guards, and that my husband [.].

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Looking for Team Engagement? Check the Microwave

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Posted in Leadership Development Is there anything more nasty than a neglected break-room microwave oven? If a comic-book super-villain ever attacks earth, it will likely emerge from the splatter of last night’s warmed over spaghetti and be fueled by the petroleum fumes of artificially butter-flavored popcorn. Take a Peek Want a quick look at your organization’s culture?

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Absorbed by Day-to-Day Challenges, Leaders Are Failing to Go to the Balcony Robbing Themselves, Their Organizations, and the World

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Posted in Leadership Development In this post, Bill Fox and Samira Askarova of AEGIS.net share their thoughts on the recent bestselling book, The Strategist by Cynthia Montgomery. Our intention is to take a 3,000 ft. view of the book, provide an overview, and talk about the three most impactful ideas that came up for us to intrigue and inspire more leaders [.].