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Sean Covey on Peer Pressure

Building Personal Strength

In addition to my own books, Conversations with the Wise Aunt and Conversations with the Wise Uncle , my favorite book for teens is Sean Covey's The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens. Covey is also the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Copyright 2012. Post by Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.,

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

KevinEikenberry Valueable Distinction >> Achievement vs. Success. steveroesler: 6 Important Marketing Trends to Watch in 2012 : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum. TomAsacker: Predictions for 2012 "The more things change, the more they stay the same". tomasacker: The paradox of success. "In Stephen M.R.

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My Favorite Leadership Tweets From 2012

Eric Jacobson

Among the thousands of tweets and retweets on Twitter about leadership during 2012 are these 25 favorites. All that matters is where you are going to -- Stephen Covey Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance -- Samuel Johnson Strength doesn't come from what we can do. presidents and current-day athletes.

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I Get No Respect -- A Look at "Dangerfield" Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

The fact is, in order to be successful, leaders must create a vision for where they want their businesses to be tomorrow based on where those businesses are today. In other words, leadership plots the success destination as well as the steps needed to get there. Successful leadership is dictatorial in nature.

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7 Habits That Engage People

Engaging Leader

One of the great leadership teachers of our time passed away on July 16, 2012. Dr. Stephen Covey was the author of several books, most notably the highly influential book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He rolled his eyes and said, “Is this another of those ‘dress for success’ books?”

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Twenty-five Of My Favorite Leadership Quotes

Eric Jacobson

All year during 2012, I collected my favorite quotes about leadership from Twitter. So, for today''s leadership flashback , among the thousands of tweets and retweets on Twitter about leadership during 2012 these 25 were my favorites. Listen because you want to grow -- Mark Scharenbroich If you want execution, hail only success.

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25 Of My Favorite Leadership Quotes

Eric Jacobson

In the meantime, among the thousands of tweets and retweets on Twitter about leadership during 2012 these 25 were my favorites. All that matters is where you are going to -- Stephen Covey Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance -- Samuel Johnson Strength doesn''t come from what we can do.