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Is It Ever Wise to Swear at Work?

Michael Lee Stallard

Swearing boosts leadership. If the guys are big sports fans in your workplace, you might take the time to read up and follow the teams they like so you can connect on a topic they’re interested in. As an alternative, it’s best to pull the person aside and have an honest, polite conversation. Photo source: freedigitalphotos.net.

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.”

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How to Build and Repair Your Reputation

Skip Prichard

Building something as important as your personal brand and reputation requires the same attention you would give any crucial career asset.” Brands evolve and mature and grow just as we do. I love speaking with young people as they start off their careers. Lida Citroen. How has it evolved in the last several years?

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Leadership Lessons from Yoga - Next Level Blog

Next Level Blog

Since my compulsion is to look at most things from a leadership angle, here are a few lessons I've learned so far from the practice of yoga that seem to apply to the practice of leadership.   Leadership lesson learned? .    Leadership lesson learned?   Leadership lesson learned?

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Mastering your Inner Game of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

They provide a unique window on the impact overly controlling, self-centered leadership styles can have on others: “Regarding the letter you sent, the heart of your servant is ill, when my lord said: Don’t you know how to read a letter? What are the enduring qualities of great leadership?

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From Ron Wilson - A Thank-You Goes a Long Way

Building Personal Strength

During the last 11 years of my legal career, I served as a senior level in-house lawyer and ultimately the General Counsel for a mid-sized corporation. I was fortunate throughout this 11-year period of my career to have one young lawyer on my staff, who may have been almost the perfect employee.