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In Praise of Golden Shower Tree

QAspire

By Joe@Leadership blog , September 21, 2010 @ 11:14 pm Fantastic looking plant, not one we have in the UK unfortunately it would seem. Golden Shower Tree is a tropical tree that blooms in temperate zones, and hence not found in the UK. Photo by Tanmay Vora at Indroda Nature Park, Gandhinagar, 2010.

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When Empathy Leaves the Room | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

His temper was unprecedented. I watched as he threw his telephone viciously against the console of his desk and launch himself into a full-blown temper tantrum because someone had failed to yield to his demand. The Chief Trader was a middle-aged, somewhat round, somewhat balding fellow with a big booming voice and an ego to match.

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The Golden Rule of Interviewing: Past behaviour predicts future

Roundtable Talk

Now try changing engrained behaviours like being ultra competitive, dismissive, interupting when you’re excited, controlling your temper… and you’ll get why “behavioural” interviewing is a skill worth boning up on. If you’ve ever tried to stop snacking after 8 p.m., Not sure where to start? Here’s a helpful link. Bookmark the permalink.

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Leading Collaboratively…a 21st Century Necessity

You're Not the Boss of Me

The first one is recognizing that collaboration shouldn’t be enforced but celebrated and the second that collaboration shouldn’t be used as an excuse to temper any dissent; rather, collaboration should use divergent opinions/viewpoints as opportunities to truly assess what is the best approach and use of our shared resources.

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Communication… Two Good Things About Yesterday. | You're Not the.

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Successful leadership ~ The Story of a Man The Comfort Zone… It Isn’t Always Dangerous → June 13, 2010 · 3:00 am ↓ Jump to Comments Communication… Two Good Things About Yesterday. What do you think? Leaders are made rather than born.

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The Reality of Chinese Microblogging

Harvard Business Review

Beijing based Sina Corporation is China's biggest and most often used micro-blog service. You are limited to 140 characters and can emphasize words for search by using a hash tag. Do we really want to have no micro-blogging at all in China? Sina Weibo follows many of the same formats as Twitter.

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How A Glass Half Full Helped Me (And Can Help You Too)

Terry Starbucker

It was tempered by several realities – the foremost of which was the notion that I was most likely going to have to step down the ladder a few notches before I could climb back up. And when it was time to start this blog, there was no question as to what it should be named, and what the overall tone of it should be. Join me, will you?

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