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

Great Leadership By Dan

As Steven Covey says, leaders have to "educate, motivate, and entertain" in order to move a department and its employees from "here to there." Great leaders learn to take advantage of opportunities they create or develop in the marketplace, but they also take the time to understand the consequences of those decisions.

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Kelly Clarkson - "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger"

Building Personal Strength

When pop music is at its best, it sounds like this: In Stephen Covey's classic self-help book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , the seventh habit is "sharpen the saw." Copyright 2013. She was emotionally weakened by it for the rest of her life. I was thinking about this when I happened upon this pop tune by Kelly Clarkson.