Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2011

This is a guest post by Marlene Chism, author of Stop Workplace Drama. Uncertain times always invite a little more drama, particularly in the workplace. One reason is because the brain craves certainty. When you feel uncertain, the amygdala, an almond shaped structure in the brain shoots out chemicals through your blood stream that make you experience feelings of fear, doubt and anxiety.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Advocacy : Championing Ideas and Influencing Others: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others by John A. Daly. Elephant in the Room : How Relationships Make or Break the Success of Leaders and Organizations by Diana McLain Smith. The Innovator's Manifesto : Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth by Michael Raynor.

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2011

Here are a selection of tweets from July 2011 that you might have missed: @laurencanning: FANTASTIC Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better via TED.com. @MargieMcKinney: Less is More: 6 Ways to Let Your Kids Be Kids. @JohnBaldoni: Five Casey Stengel-isms for the debt debate. @TEDchris: Psychologist Paul Bloom's #TED talk on why we like what we like is convincing, captivating - and funny.

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