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JULY 8, 2011

We went out to see the Daniel Radcliffe and John Laroquette musical " How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ". Communication skills are a craft, mastered by only a small percentage of corporate leaders around the world. On a personal note, I was blessed by a visit by my daughters Beth and Laura this week. Had a great time.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

The last edition was about 5 years ago and things change) The Next Level starts with a list of 4 reasons executives fail: Ineffective Communication Poor Work Relationships and Interpersonal Skills Failure to Clarify Direction or Performance Expectations Failure to Adapt and Break Old Habits.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. There is a good table that lays out the changes/skills required in each phase. Ive authored a Time Leadership Audio CD, book and eBook ; "How to use the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management".email

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

I had read and reviewed his previous book - " The Leadership Pipeline - How to build a Leadership Powered Company " As you can deduce from the titles, Drotter feels that almost everyone in a company should be a leader. He talks about not only having good leadership skills but applying them properly for optimum performance.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This system is not proven so I welcome any suggestions on how to improve it. So how are we doing it? Education (everything from English skills, schooling to job training), Adjustment, Housing, Transportation and Finance. This team also looks at the adult training needs for job skills. This is 100% volunteer.

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JUNE 7, 2011

Instead of brainstorming, creatives should be trained in stealthstorming - getting ideas sold is a more critical skill than coming up with the idea in the first place. So consider how to keep it under the radar and get it done." Ideas are a dime a dozen - implementation is what counts. Predict the future".

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

And I do exercise a bit so perhaps it is true that I get less colds. ++ I read a book by Kurt Mortensen called " The Laws of Charisma - How to Captivate, Inspire and Influence for Maximum Success ". This book makes a convincing case that it does matter and goes on to outline how anyone can improve their charisma.

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MAY 12, 2011

I read Linda Henman's book " Landing in the Executive Chair - How to Excel in the Hot Seat ". Early in the book she talks about self awareness and how that is a critical factor to CEO success. direct ties between self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skill - and business results." She says ".

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JUNE 3, 2012

These actions range from taking customer service calls to providing presentations on how to beat the Goliath competitors in industry. Change-agents must be current and up to date with new strategies on how to incorporate new technology in ways that will lead the business to the future.

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