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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

This is my favorite because it addresses fear, a huge negative (and silent) driver that keeps leaders from speaking up against injustice, lack of ethics, morality issues and other things that damage individuals and people in our organizations. Randy Conley , Leading with Trust , picked Five Leadership Lessons From the Life of Neil Armstrong.

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Best Human Resource Books to Make Management Easy for Beginners

HR Digest

You get to learn and understand different ethics and skills from reading the true-life experiences of other HR personnel—it’s a good way to learn honestly. . She explains the skills required to ensure that work is enjoyed by all employees. The Essential HR Book by Authors Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell. Conclusion.

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How to Have a Year that Matters

Harvard Business Review

You don't get to a life well lived using the tired capabilities and skills built to Farmville the cubefarm. If you're going to live a life that matters, you need an ethical compass: a belief system with a true north that points toward values that are in some sense enduringly, meaningfully good. Where's your true north?

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