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Making True Leadership Shine

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But those are behaviors borne from his experiences, not traits of his career. True, Tristan West, one of the key characters in my novel Radiance , isn’t entirely likable. He’s angry, hard-drinking, self-centered and resentful, a real curmudgeon. So I started thinking: Why shouldn’t a PR guy be the hero of a novel?

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Team Dialog: Environment Matters

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Of course, there is always the problem of room temperature. Intimate conversation will be enhanced if ambient noise is minimal: Buzzing lights, furnaces, tapping on keyboards or traffic sounds can distract and keep your team from doing their best thinking.

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Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS

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Bosses on training courses or encouraging people to undertake learning is not enough – we all have that ‘what’s in it for me’ and being good or better at a job I do anyway does not always cut it. Kirk Baumann Director of Career Connections SIFE USA Blog: [link] Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain

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I teach coaching skills to groups of managers regularly; every individual executive client I have gets taught coaching skills in some way or another; and of course, I practice coaching myself (I call it “practice” on purpose).

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Catching Flies

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And of course you are right. You just may catch an ally, supporter, or friend (flies). Posted in Uncategorized 5 Responses to “Catching Flies&# Bret Simmons : November 3, 2010 at 10:26 am I hear what you are saying, MJ, I really do. I personally would rather eliminate the flies than catch them.

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Infectious Optimism

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Mary Jo Asmus : November 10, 2010 at 7:24 pm Bret, of course you are right. Daniel Goleman, in “Social Intelligence&# cites some great studies about how emotions are “catching&# , just like a virus. This guy exhibited a blend of optimism and emotinal intelligence.

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Giving Away Your Gifts

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It has been a huge learning for me throughout my own life and career that presence is sometimes all that is needed. Many of the other gifts you mention are of course part of the whole notion of humility so I run the risk of being a bit redundant here. Thanks for the reminder. thank you for the kind words.

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