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Olympian Leadership Lessons in Peak Performance

The Practical Leader

Dawn Fraser, gold medal Australian swimmer at three Olympics declares, “ The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.” He never lost a race from 1957 – 1961 and broke the four minute mile 17 times during his career.

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Building Emotional Competencies In Our Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

It’s an issue that I’ve addressed in some of the talks I’ve given this year, where I discussed the challenge leaders face of how to balance the increasing pull to simply get things done against that critical need to build and nurture a workplace environment that brings out the best in those they lead.

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Win 2 Tickets to PLAY DEAD in NYC

Women on Business

How to Enter: To enter, just leave a comment on this post. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gretchen Glasscock, Stilettos At Work, Stephani, Debra Fraser, Women On Business and others. Comments must be submitted on this post before 11:59pm on Sunday, January 30, 2011 (Eastern Time) to be entered into the drawing.

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Decoding The Truth Of Leading Multi-Generational Workforces

Tanveer Naseer

And that is the issue of how to effectively manage a multi-generational workforce. 2), (3), (4), (5), (6) Take, for example, the point that’s often made of how Millennials are more likely to leave their job if they don’t feel a sense of connection or purpose as compared to workers from the Gen-X and Boomer generations.

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