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John Wooden and the Power of Virtue in Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael’s blog was recently recognized and the #1 leadership blog. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Power 186
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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective.

Books 65
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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective.

Books 65
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The Pride Paradox

Michael Lee Stallard

Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status. Values such as work ethic, excellence and open-mindedness can be cultivated with practice. Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Not so with humility. Humility develops in several ways.

Collins 299
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Flashback To Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective.

Books 50
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Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Mind

Michael Lee Stallard

Don’t know if you read it or not but I’m a big fan of David Myer’s book “Intuition: It’s Powers and Perils.&# So many interesting developments in the brain science field. Art Kliener, editor of Strategy and Business magazine, sent me a terrific article that you would like. why is everyone smiling?

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The Latest in Corporate Bail Outs – Women

In the CEO Afterlife

A powerful component of minorities in leadership is the effect on followers. One can live with the ethic of the best person gets the job , but at the same time, corporations must make it their mission to bring greater diversity into the C-suite and around the boardroom table.

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