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The Top 3 Corporate Communication Mistakes of 2013

leaderCommunicator

You may remember that we weighed in on some public leadership and communication fails throughout the year in our Hit or Miss’ive column , but there were more. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s firing of a Patch employee and subsequent apology. Armstrong ended up firing Patch’s Creative Director , Abel Lenz, in front of everyone.

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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., I'd say that's pretty darn efficient leadership development. Anne Perschel , from Germane Insights, picked Dear CEO: What's Your 400 Year Business Plan?

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The 7 Most Popular Leadership and Communication Blog Posts of 2013

leaderCommunicator

Here are the top 7 most popular blog posts of 2013, counting down from number 7: Number 7: 8 Tips for Leadership When Communicating During Tough Times. Number 3: AOL CEO Fires Employee During Call Intended to Boost Morale. In August, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong fired an employee in front of 1,000 other people.

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Business by Perception

Women on Business

This week has been a blur of promotions for the Lance Armstrong interview and I’ve begun to wonder, how do you protect the image of your company when your company is you? There is an old adage that says ‘you are the company you keep’, but in this increasingly global marketplace how realistic is that?

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Why Do So Many Managers Forget They’re Human Beings?

Harvard Business Review

Armstrong/Roberts Classic Stock/Getty Images. “Leadership today,” Javier Pladevall, CEO of Audi Volkswagen, Spain, told us, “is about unlearning management and relearning being human.” There is a vast upside to human leadership. Leadership & Managing People Book. Further Reading.

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The Right Way to Rally Your Troops

Harvard Business Review

How do the best CEOs confront that challenge? For 10 years, I worked as a consultant to John Emery, CEO of Emery Worldwide, now part of UPS. We weathered that storm, and John’s leadership set the bar for me on how to effectively engage employees to overcome a crisis. Recently, I watched two CEOs handle similar situations.

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Out with the Old (but Really Great Business Stories), in with the New

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. A recording of the incident went viral.