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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Pez Outlaw

Joseph Lalonde

Learn to game the system ethically and morally and you will get ahead – Leadership lessons from The Pez Outlaw Click To Tweet. They may be people who have extraordinary influence. Find the influencers. Let their influence be your influence. Everything has a system that can be gamed. Think of a receptionist.

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Who All Gets to Be a Leader?

Nathan Magnuson

Whenever I ask a group of managers, inevitably they respond with notions such as: someone who sets vision, communicates well, behaves ethically, executes, and a wide variety of other responses. Here it is: A leader is someone who: has influence and creates change. Not everyone has the same level of influence or scope for change.

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What matters in 2010?

Lead on Purpose

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. Read Seth’s post about the ebook here.

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How to Get Lazy People to Work

Kevin Eikenberry

Or, stated in a more accurate way, based on what is actually within your control and influence: “How can I influence others to do more or to do the things that are most important to me (or the team or the organization)?&# However, your values and ethics also impact your perspective. Connect to their why.

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Leaders Search to Know Thyself

Coaching Tip

We are constantly evolving, as we test ourselves in the world, are influenced by it, and adapt to our environment--all to find our unique place. Can't Get Enough Leadership (ebook at $.99). ebook at $.99). The charge to "Know Thyself" may be thousands of years old, but following this advice is not easy to do. 99). . .

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Two Books to Better Organizational Results

Kevin Eikenberry

Cohen , Nick McCormick , professional development , questions { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Poul Andreassen February 7, 2011 at 8:53 am Good one on Childish behavior, even one talks about work place, ethics etc but very few talk about the Impact of childish behavior.

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The Power of Focus Words

Kevin Eikenberry

We are in the process of forming a new team and want a strong team ethic and identity towards our key stakeholders. Tagged as: Chris Brogan , experience , focus , Goal setting , implementation , Relationships { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Barry Dennis January 7, 2011 at 10:41 am Loved your idea.

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