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Powerful Question #1 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

January 2, 2013. Professionally, I have a goal to post fresh content on this site each week in 2013, and also to make some aesthetic upgrades. Personal…lose 52lbs in 2013, one per week. A personal goal is to get our (family) finances in order. Thanks for sharing, Nathan, and have a great 2013! Delegation (1).

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. Some may be engineers, marketers, finance directors, or salespersons. 90% of leaders think an engagement strategy is important while only 25% of organizations have one (ACCOR).

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Why We Build Fiscal Cliffs

Harvard Business Review

Then there's reconciliation , a process included in a 1974 budget law with a very narrow purpose in mind that was soon exploited by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell Long to get tax and spending legislation passed without a 60-vote Senate supermajority. So now, in 2013, they're all due to expire. entry into World War I.