Leadership

The Crisis in America Today is Not Economic -- It is a Crisis of Virtues and Values

John Hope Bryant | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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John Hope Bryant

We are not in the midst of a recession. It is a global reset - and America will lead the world out of it, just like we led the world into it.

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It Takes (More Than) a Village: A Few Words for Colorado's Young People

Jamie Starr | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Leadership, Small Business, Unemployment, Youth, Fiscal Crisis, Community, Innovation, Independence, Colorado, Denver News
Jamie Starr

The abundant talk about cutting Colorado's budget to "core services" rightfully rattles our collective resolve to bounce back from this recession.

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The Problem With Bail-Outs

Nick Jefferson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

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Nick Jefferson

Whether or not any of us thinks that bail-outs can be justified in principle, in practice they tend at best to reinforce poor management, and at worst they even reward it.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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How Much Do You Love Leading People?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Future Leader, Potential, Alan Mulally, Ford, Frances Hesselbein, Joy, Reward, Peter Drucker, Girl Scouts, Corporations, General Eric Shinseki, Service, Behavior, Leader to Leader, Inspire, Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

I think there is one critical question that repeatedly gets left out when assessing the potential of our future leaders: How much do you love leading people?

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The Real Leadership Success Factors : Rate Your Senior Leaders and Rate Yourself

Rick Foster | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Success, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Corporations, Behavior, Health, Happiness, Business News
Rick Foster

The following is a simple, tried and true questionnaire that forms the analytical template my partner, Greg Hicks, and I use when we're working with Senior Executive Teams.

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Will the Public Option Cover Barack Obama's Democrat's Disease?

Simon Sinek | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Leadership, Obama Speech, Public Option, Health Care, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Communication, Politics News
Simon Sinek

Obama is failing to lead America into a new era of health care reform not for lack of vision, but because he's not talking about it properly. Worse, he's starting to sound like "just another Democrat."

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Why Start With The Perfect?

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Essentials, Leadership, Obama Healthcare, Perfectionism, Politics News
Gerald Sindell

I'm not so sure about throwing the perfect overboard. I keep wondering how can we ever know what really is essential unless we first know what the perfect looks like?

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The Kennedy and Leadership: A Reappraisal

Nick Jefferson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

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Nick Jefferson

Having been denied the presidency -- the Kennedy family's baby brother had no chance but to carve out a different type of leadership: and a much more realistic one.

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Is Your Mother-In-Law Smart Enough to Be Manipulative?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

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Lisa Earle McLeod

Your boss or mother-in-law may be a Machiavellian genius. But it's more likely that their annoying commentary is their own unconscious brain chatter, not a well-crafted strategy to mess with your mind.

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Brain Scans 'Provide Clue To Leadership Skills'

cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Brain Research, Neuroscience, Leadership Skills, Brain, Health, Living News

A U.S. professor claims he has identified the parts of the brain that help to make someone a good leader. ...

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A Dialogue on Leadership in Uncertain Times: Session 3

Jan Birchfield, Ph.D | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Job Loss, Corporate Power, Power, Executive Coaching, Executive Power, Living News
Jan Birchfield, Ph.D

Humility arises when we see through the illusion of personal identification with power; this increases the chance that we will use it in service of something larger than ourselves.

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Taking Things Off the Table

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama absolutely loves the phrase "everything's on the table." But the time for piling "everything" on "the table" is over. Everything being on the table means that no decisions have been made.

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What We Can Learn About Working With People From Working With Horses

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

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Maria Rodale

No one wants to be forced to do anything or dominated or made fearful or intimidated or coerced. No one. Not a horse, not a person.

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The Battlefield to the Domestic Front: A Note on Women's Equality Day

Marie Wilson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women in Military, Leadership, Women, Women's Equality Day, Women at War, 19th Amendment, Women's Suffrage, Female Executive Pay, Working Women, Female Soldiers, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Today, women stand ready to serve, and in Iraq and Afghanistan, leaders placed their trust in women to lead. It is time we do the same at home.

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What Makes Successful CEOs Tick?

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

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Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

What makes for uber-success? It is not sheer intellect, and it's not only social skill. It is, as Malcolm Gladwell defines talent, deliberate practice.

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How to Take Market Share Now

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Strategy, Business, Recession, Economy, Recession Fears, Business News
Paul David Walker

If you, your customers, and vendors survive and thrive during weak demand, you will rise together as demand increases, which it always does.

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Vote Merrill for Mayor

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Leadership, Politics, Binghamton-New York, Iraq, Afghanistan, New York, Binghamton, New York News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Joe Merrill can reclaim the great Binghamton tradition built by Binghamton men and women who turned their dreams into a resilient, vibrant community.

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Health Care, Tribal Warfare, and The Nation's Health

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

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Paul David Walker

If we do not stop fighting each other, we will fall behind as a nation-state.

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Start Asking

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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Marshall Goldsmith

Why don't most of us ask, even though we know we should? We don't ask, because we are afraid of the answers.

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Man Behind the Curtain: Freedom Works VP Forbes Talks

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Mario Solis-Marich

On Friday I interviewed Steve Forbes. In a quick few minutes he claimed that people in England over 65 years of age could not receive dialysis,and that Obama wanted single payer.

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Why Does Tiger Woods Need a Coach?

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment

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Paul David Walker

No champion reaches the top, even with a natural gift, without coaching and mentoring.

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media

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Chris Weigant

The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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A Dialogue on Leadership in Uncertain Times: Session 2

Jan Birchfield, Ph.D | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Self Esteem, Being Fired, Personal Development, Laid Off, Leadership Development, Coaching, Executive Development, Living News
Jan Birchfield, Ph.D

To attend to your self doubt requires moving towards it, resisting the temptation to push it away. There is a natural tendency to turn away from negative feelings, similar to what happens when we touch a hot stove.

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Support Doesn't Always Mean Saying, 'You're Wonderful'

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Leadership, Triangle of Truth, Who's Got Your Back, Thought Leaders, Keith Ferrazzi, Business News
Lisa Earle McLeod

A true lifeline relationship -- one designed to catapult your personal or professional growth -- possesses four qualities: generosity, candor, vulnerability and accountability.

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