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5 Tips to Increase Workplace Engagement

Great Leadership By Dan

Though he did not live to see it, the steps of Neil Armstrong made his dream a reality. Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, (@impactfulcoach) became an executive coach and organizational consultant following a career as an educator and school administrator. He kept things simple. Two, a compelling vision is vivid.

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Expecting the Unexpected: Meet Unpredictability with Agility and Adaptability

The Practical Leader

That was the approach of a national media organization with their January 2nd leading headline story: “If you thought 2022 was bad, wait until you see what 2023 has in store for the economy.” there will never be another war in Europe,” “Social Media? Let’s start the year with a big scary dose of gloom and doom!

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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Joel Garfinkle , from Career Advancement Blog , picked 3 Ways to Avoid Burnout in Today’s High-Pressure Work Environment. " Mark Stelzner , from inflexionadvisors , picked 5 Career Lessons From The Road. "I Randy Conley , Leading with Trust , picked Five Leadership Lessons From the Life of Neil Armstrong. What should I do?

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The Flawed Art of Lance Armstrong's Confession

Harvard Business Review

After more than a decade of vehement denials , Lance Armstrong finally came clean last night in an interview with Oprah Winfrey about his use of performance enhancing drugs. CNN host Piers Morgan took it one step further, posting on Twitter that Armstrong was a "sniveling, lying, cheating little wretch.I hope he now just disappears.".

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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

Being a new author, you don’t really know what to expect in terms of book sales, marketing efforts, media exposure, translation rights, etc. What has Lead with A Story done for your career? How would you summarize the overall reaction to your Lead with a Story book? Any surprises? Paul : Everything is a surprise with your first book.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. I was 10 years old and wanted to be the Dick Clark of local media. Through the remotes, I learned how to feed lines and develop the talent to speak in sound bites, as I do for business media interviews to this day. That first great mentor sticks with you always.

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The September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival NFL Kick-off Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Well-intentioned talent management systems are frequently to blame for undermining the quality of career conversations. Randy Conley , from Leading with Trust, runs for a TD with Five Leadership Lessons From The Life of Neil Armstrong. Anna Farmery , from The Engaging Brand, scores with 5 Common Mistakes with Social Media.