Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2013

'Successful leaders possess a deep passion for their work and other activities in which they participate. They find ways to engage their people to go faster, work harder and improve their results. They don’t push or drive people, they inspire, they cause people to dig deep and give their best effort. In describing how leaders demonstrate passion, Erika Andersen gave the following advice in her Forbes.com article Passionate Leaders Aren’t Loud, They’re Deep : True passion requires honestly commit

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2013

'Improving employee engagement is not simply about improving productivity.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 6, 2013

'I asked one of the world’s most famous leaders about frailty and leadership. He looked at me like I had ten heads. I felt embarrassed to have used the “F” word – frailty. Leaders who changed the world like Gandhi and Jesus had frailties. Frailty and strength live together. One does not eliminate the other. […].

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Tony Mayo

JULY 6, 2013

'Would you like to more than triple the chances that your employees will volunteer to help a colleague or a customer? In just two months. For free. Easy. Encourage your staff to meditate for 20 minutes per day. That is the conclusion from a recent study. The results were striking. Although only 16 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2013

'Here is the New York Times list of Best Sellers for Hardcover Business Books for July, 2013. Lean In is at the number one spot. I presented my synopsis of this book at the April, 2013 First Friday Book Synopsis. (You can purchase my synopsis of this book, and many others, at our companion web […].

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2013

'(I’m on vacation this coming week, and so for the next couple weeks I’m posting again some of my most read posts, but also ones I think are actually helpful. These are my “favorite top posts” Some posts had more hits, but they simply do well in the search engines. I’m actually proud of these. None of these were posted this year.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2013

'This, from January, 2011. I don’t know about you, but when I was little, one of the things my parents were always on about was the importance of playing well with others. In school too, I was encouraged, along with my classmates, to work together to complete projects and participate in sports events. Then, in adulthood I got a job and for some reason, the emphasis there was not about that.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2013

'Bill Schley is an award-winning branding expert, author, speaker and a life-long entrepreneur. He is President and Co-Founder of the firm BrandTeamSix and is known for creating the Dominant Selling Idea at some of the world’s most successful companies. He began his career as a writer at the legendary Ted Bates Advertising Agency in New […].

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