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3 Tips for Stopping Gossipers and Helping Leadership

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Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. – Richard Steele. Gossip is toxic fuel to a bad corporate culture. I was reminded of this last week when a subscriber asked for tips on dealing with gossip. She writes: I feel surrounded by “toxic” co-workers that… like to talk bad about all other leaders.

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7 Ways Leadership is Like Sports

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Anyone can practice leadership or sports, but not everyone will succeed. Not everyone has the same capacity for sports or leadership. In his book, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership , John Maxwell calls this the Law of the Lid: “The Lid represents the limit of our leadership abilities. Hard work, efficient management, and knowledge can only bring us so far.” Here are 7 ways that leadership and sports are alike: 1.

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