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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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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1934-2012

Leading Blog

The highlight of his career was the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. Secretary of State Colin Powell , who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Desert Storm, recalled Schwarzkopf as "a great patriot and a great soldier."

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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

No matter the arena, business, political, religious or role models in general, the operative question these days is ‘What were he/she/they thinking’. Tim Milburn from TimMilburn.com presents How To Be A De-Motivational Leader. Unfortunately, I've noticed how many leaders do these exact things. Is that such a bad thing?

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Women, Invest in Yourselves

Women on Business

Guest Post By Mary Kinney, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae, a cornerstone of the U.S. For me, pursuing my career in financial services has always factored into my new year’s resolutions. percent of board seats as of mid-year 2012. The key is to find the motivation to fulfill our resolutions.

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Self Awareness Through Coaching

Coaching Tip

According to a survey done by the International Coach Federation (ICF) , as of 2012, there were more than 15,000 life coaches operating in the U.S. What's surprising is that the coach trainees aren't people who believe they're doing so well in life that they want to tell you how to live yours. Pamela Stone: Opting Out?:

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Leadership: It’s the Softer Side That Counts

Great Leadership By Dan

What may be missing, however, are the nuances and the seemingly simple truths that get lost in the noise around how to run an organization. I visited one of our large operations. By the time you become a senior leader, you have already mastered the technical skills. I made it a point, however, to welcome these newcomers to the company.

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Assessments@Work

Coaching Tip

Testing employees' competencies and their abilities to carry out operational assignments, like recalling information and using it to successfully complete tasks, is fundamental for organizational success. When we put our pedal to the metal, we learn very quickly that driving can indeed be dangerous to our health and to our career aspirations.