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The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do

Lead Change Blog

In the years since The Secret originally appeared on bookstore shelves, over 500 thousand copies have been sold to leaders and learners around the world, and several additional books have been published in this leadership series, including The Secret of Teams (2011), Great Leaders GROW (2012), and The Heart of Leadership (2013).

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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

In the 2013 PricewaterhouseCoopers Annual Corporate Directors Survey it was reported that the average age of board directors is 68 and mandatory retirement has risen to 72-75. Starbucks seemed to have realized this back in 2011 when they appointed then 29 year old Clara Shih to their Board of Directors.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

My career as an executive coach began many years ago with a phone call from the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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Built to Win

Great Leadership By Dan

In the NFL, the 2013 Denver Broncos were built to win, but couldn't handle the poised Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. In Major League Baseball, the 2011 New York Yankees were built to win but didn't make it to the World Series. This ongoing evolution is the mark of high performing, values-aligned teams.

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10 Surefire Reasons to Try Feedforward!

Marshall Goldsmith

This can lead to very negative – or even career-limiting – unintended consequences when applied to managers or peers. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. Rightly or wrongly, feedback is associated with judgment.

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3 Business Reasons for Employee Engagement Program

Chart Your Course

03-26-2013 3:00 AM, EDT. According to The 2011 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT survey of employed adults ages 21 – 35, millennials who frequently participate in workplace volunteer activities are nearly twice as likely to be very satisfied with the progression of their career. 3 Business Reasons for Employee Engagement Programs.

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End-of-the-Year Tax Tips for Last Minute Savings

Women on Business

Many of the business owners we work with say they’re ready to get 2011 behind them. Plenty of good news remains in 2011 for business owners yet to capitalize on three last minute tax planning tips that keep more cash on hand for 2012. January 2012 beckons as business objectives glisten with potential revitalization and realignment.

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