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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. Using her life experiences and lessons learned, she draws out principles that define good power. She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2011 that you might have missed: @wallybock >> Imagination Igniters: Books for Leaders. mjasmus: Most read in 2011: 30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage. Among 5 powers leaders need. The worst leadership moments of 2011 - The Washington Post. Pearl Buck.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

W E HAVE more recorded information about leadership now than at any other time in history. It’s time to rediscover true leadership—to rethink our fundamental assumptions. Leadership matters now more than ever. Consider : Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking In Your Organization by Daniel Patrick Forrester.

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The January Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2011 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival! This month's edition is a special "Best of 2011" collection of leadership development blog posts from many of our regular Carnival contributors. Sharlyn Lauby, HR Bartender : The Definition of Leadership. This one's been a big hit.".

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LeadershipNow 140: September 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2011 that you might have missed: @stevefarber: Want to solve the leadership crisis? Power may corrupt, but absolute power corrupts a lot less than partial power,” says Lucy Kellaway. jamesstrock: Powerful Concept for Service: Everyone Can't Be In Your Front Row.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! Wally Bock presents The Joy of Helping posted at Three Star Leadership , saying "The best bosses revel in helping others succeed". posted at Get Your Leadership BIG On! The fried clams won. I've had readers ask "Why so many?

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. True North Groups : A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development by Bill George and Doug Baker. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 120 titles. Willpower : Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F.

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