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Sustainable and effective leadership

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Fighting too much: Spending too much time and energy denying current realities. Forcing too many decisions: Wasting energy and goodwill on winning at all costs, forcing other people’s hands or clawing for the edge.

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Book Review: The Coming Jobs War

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This really has to be a war on job loss, on low workplace energy, on healthcare costs, on low graduation rates, on brain drain, and on community disengagement,” he says. America cannot outrun its healthcare costs. According to Clifton, cities will succeed by declaring an all-out war: “I don’t use the term ‘war’ lightly.

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The price of leadership

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Get a feel for the time, energy and capabilities required to do those jobs. Periodically you must create timeouts to review where you are investing your time and energy, to ensure that you remain capable of generating new behaviors to deal with new challenges. The crucial question you need to ask yourself: is it worth the cost?

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

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This consulting resource is none other than your employees – and it won’t cost you an extra cent to take advantage of their expertise and tap their limitless good will, because talk is cheap … All you have to do is ask! Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J.

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Trust – the key to success

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Following are a few reviews that stand out and provide significant food for thought: “Trust reduces transaction costs; it reduces the need for litigation and speeds commerce; it actually lubricates organizations and societies. Though I have not yet started reading the book, just reading the reviews provided great insight on trust.