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Is Charisma Innate, Or Can You Learn It?

Center for Creative Leadership

Sometimes called charisma, the CEO was referring to that special quality some people possess or learn that allows them to authentically show up and command respect as leaders. The Greek origins of the word “charisma” itself convey a certain mystique, and suggest that it was seen as a divine gift related to qualities of grace and desire.

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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Julie Winkle Giulioni picked Make Sure to Learn from Your Successes. "It I firmly believe that if we redeployed even a fraction of the time and energy we spend focusing on failure toward learning from success, we'd get a lot farther faster.".

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Favorites of 2012: Team Building and Leadership Blog Articles

Mike Cardus

Role-Relationships Make Teams Successful and Managers Less Stressed. Charisma is NOT a replacement for Competence. Looking forward to meeting and working with your team and leaders in 2013. Why are we treating employees as means? Leadership is Exercised through Competency: Demystification of Leadership. Define-Back to Basics.

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Do You Have Executive Presence?

Thin Difference

While it’s easy to recognize traits like composure, charisma and confidence in well-known thought leaders like Steve Jobs, Simon Sinek or Brené Brown, it’s more difficult to apply these characteristics to the way we lead on a daily basis. Guest Post by Shannon Eckmann. Executive presence can be a little nebulous.

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Envisioning Green: An Extraordinary Small Business

Mark Sanborn

His wife, Erika, joined the team in 2013, and today Envisioning Green is a husband-and-wife-owned, boutique-style landscape construction and maintenance company being featured in a business book. . Both Erika and Steven understand the power of clarity in their company: “Clarity to us is like success,” they agree. The difference?

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

You’ll learn that the key to being successful must be something else. According to a 2013 study by American Express , EQ is one of the biggest predictors of performance in the workplace and a strong driver of leadership and personal excellence. EQ is more than charisma or personality.

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2012 ~ A Year in Review with Dr Seuss, Darwin & Hemingway Too.

You're Not the Boss of Me

Leadership – What’s Charisma Got To Do With It? Success in these times will depend on our ability to reach beyond our current level of understanding about the world and about each other. I hope it has served you well and will continue to do so in 2013. I’ve been thinking about that conversation ever since. Read more….

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