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Leadership Tips from Mankind’s Best Friend, the Dog

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In fact, the mark of an effective leader is the ability to influence others to accomplish worthy goals; this requires loyalty to the desired outcome. Dogs bond with their families and stick with them through thick and thin. Loyalty is also of key importance to leaders and organizational success. Maintain a positive attitude.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

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Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, "Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.".

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Are Team Assessments Self-Serving?

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Most of these companies are of course in the team development business – that is, once you get your lousy team scores, you are encouraged to buy their services, books, or videos as the remedy to your myriad of problems. Would a better approach be for a team to simply ask themselves to define what kind of a team they would like to be?

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Leaders: Take the “Blind Spots” Test!

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Creating self-sufficient team members and departments is the ultimate goal of any effective leader. That means people and teams make important decisions in areas you’ve specifically delegated to them—which is as it should be. Companies often “fix” a blind spot, but find that it returns over time. Why does that happen?

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