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Leading through Long Term Influence

Great Leadership By Dan

A leader needs to have people move quickly when the office is on fire or the plant has been exposed to dangerous chemicals. Beth Armknecht Miller , of Atlanta, Georgia, is Founder and President of Executive Velocity, a leadership development advisory firm accelerating the leadership success of CEOs and business leaders.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Former President, Dow Chemical USA. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia.

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Is Your Heart the Boss of You? | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Research is showing that the heart can learn and send out dopamine (a pleasure chemical that influences behavior) and oxytocin (a chemical associated with the feeling of love). Most people, including myself would always associate these chemicals with the brain and nervous system.

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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

Relationship Oriented and Goal Oriented: Developing and sustaining high-quality workplace relationships is becoming more important. I feel that the majority of good leaders can only be developed, in a sense that no specific training, educational degree or position can define their development.

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Two Footed Questions Fuse Arts and Science

CO2

How does your brain’s chemical and electrical circuitry wire you for winning? Ellen developed and enhanced the MITA method through work with faculty and business leaders in the High Arctic, Ireland, Canada, Caribbean, U.S., How does your brain refuel for finer innovation? How could you benefit from the innovative power of laughter?

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Winners of the Unstuck Contest

CO2

Many contest entrants described how, in an effort to get unstuck, they developed new skills or discovered ones they weren’t aware existed. They took risks, listened to coaches or mentors or their own inner voices, and found the motivation they needed to succeed. Maria won by just 31 votes. Laugh at little things.

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Overcome Your Biases and Build a Great Team

Harvard Business Review

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. This requires total transparency in the way individuals are assessed, developed, and promoted.

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