Leadership

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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Are We Arguing While Our World Falls Apart?

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Opinion, Leadership, Politics, Living, Spirituality, Media News
Paul David Walker

The need to be right feeds our adrenaline rushes while it blinds us from seeing reality. What makes it worse is our media feeds the whole cycle.

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Go Ahead, Let Outrage Start the Much Needed Gender Conversation

Andrea Learned | Posted 09.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Speaker Gender, Leadership, Leader Gender, Gender Issues, Feminism, Sexism, Gender Conversation, Feminist, Gender, Business News
Andrea Learned

We don't need a fight to the death between men and women to see who is "better." Rather we need to be identifying those qualities women tend to have that make them transformational leaders.

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Leadership in the Age of Improvisation

Mike Bonifer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Bill Clinton, The Age of Improvisation, Maureen Dowd, Heroism, Stardom, Hillary Clinton, NY Times, Barack Obama, Kim Jong-Il, Del Close, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton China, Clinton Obama, Hilary Clinton Secretary of State, Casting, Mike Bonifer, Politics News
Mike Bonifer

Ms. Clinton demonstrates that the new mode of leadership is just as much about generosity, and gifting a fellow player with a moment in the spotlight, as it is about seizing it for oneself.

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How Do You Create the Future?

Paul David Walker | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Marketing, Leadership, Business, Spirituality, Business News
Paul David Walker

The flow of market wants and needs is like the complex themes, harmonies, and rhythms in music.

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Obama's Teachable Moment

Sheila Shayon | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Television, Media, Racism in Politics, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Lightworker, President Obama, Politics News
Sheila Shayon

If the Relationship Age, coupled with the power of the media, is seized by leaders with intent to transform, teachable moments will become an ongoing part of our national curriculum.

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Friday Talking Points [87] -- A Tale Of Two Houses

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: It Was the Worst of Times, Leadership, Blue Dog, A Tale of Two Cities, Reform, Dickens, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Rescission, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Press Conference, Pre-Existing Condition, It Was the Best of Times, Health Care, Reid, Dow, August, Bankruptcy, Democrat, Speaker of the House, Nbc, Congress, Democrats, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Mddotw, Speaker Pelosi, Health, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Harry Reid, Vacation, Republicans, Senate, Healthcare, Leader, Most Respected, President Obama, Obama, Democratic, Media, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Pelosi, Insurance, Baucus, Recess, 9000, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Obstructionism, Speaker, Medical Bankruptcy, Chuck Todd, House, Msm, Charles Dickens, Milquetoast, Tale of Two Cities, Sob Story, Mainstream Media, Dow Jones, Chris Weigant, Jon Stewart, Walter Cronkite, Max Baucus, Djia, Dog Days, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Simply for acting like a leader this week, Speaker Pelosi wins the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award hands-down.

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It's Time To Lead, Mr. President

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Lead, Leadership, President Obama, Democratic, Reform, Obama, Legislation, Republican, Pelosi, Congressional Committees, Nancy Pelosi, Single Payer, Obstructionism, Press Conference, Health Care, August, House, Public Option, Democrat, Congress, Bully Pulpit, Democrats, Barack Obama, Chris Weigant, Health, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Obstructionist, Vacation, Republicans, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama's legislative style has been to vaguely define what he's for, introduce a plan that is quite obviously open to lots and lots of negotiation, and then sit back and let Congress work it out.

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Inspiration From the Putting Green: A Call to Third Act Women

Marie Wilson | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Tom Watson, Third Act, Leadership, Women, Older Women, British Open, Politics News
Marie Wilson

As Jane Fonda said, Third Act Women have "a tremendous opportunity to change the world." We've got wisdom and experience on our side.

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Where Is a Genie When You Need One?

Jim Selman | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Miracles, Leadership, Leaders, Breakthrough, Future, Commitment, Faith, Entrepreneur, Living News
Jim Selman

We live as if the causes and the solutions to our problems are somehow outside of ourselves and that they are beyond our ability to resolve. This view of the world inevitably leads to resignation.

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Leaders Lead By Serving: Do You?

Ron Mirenda | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Inspiration, Volunteering, Selflessnes, Non-Profit Boards, Mentoring, Service, Business News
Ron Mirenda

What does it mean for a leader to serve colleagues, peers and others? Let's look at six ways one can do that.

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10 Questions For A Thought Leader

Jan Phillips | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Leadership, Thought Leader, Visionary, Business Leader, Living News
Jan Phillips

If you can answer each of them right away, you get a gold star for being a visionary thought leader!

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Virtues and Character Markings of Future Leaders

John O'Neil | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Future Leaders, Leadership, Future, Virtue, Values, Living News
John O'Neil

Future leaders will find work satisfaction expressed in learning contracts. The opportunity to grow whole new aspects of their lives will be a large part of the work motivation of such leaders. Their success will not be measured merely by dollar signs.

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Change The Gears In Your Fears

Jen Groover | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Business News, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business, Living News
Jen Groover

Too many have been programmed to immediately identify why we shouldn't follow our passions instead of first considering all the happiness and vitality that doing so would bring.

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Obama and Bright Lines in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?

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Simon Says... You're Through to the Next Round

Nick Jefferson | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Simon Cowell, Leadership, Ryan Seacrest, Susan Boyle, Hr, Sarah Palin, Consultant, Management, British, Entertainment News
Nick Jefferson

Beyond the very small number of Axelrods, Emmanuels and the like, which of the people staffing the great and the good right now feel empowered, duty-bound even, to give honest, unvarnished feedback?

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A False Divide Between Head and Heart: What I Learned From Robert McNamara

Marie Wilson | Posted 08.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Leadership, Women, Womens-Movement, Vietnam, Masculinity, Robert McNamara, Culture, Home News
Marie Wilson

McNamara once said: "I try to separate human emotion from the larger issue of human welfare." This was his false divide between head and heart, buoyed by the codes of masculinity.

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Founding of the Singularity University

Peter Diamandis | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: University, Leadership, Leaders, Schools, Singularity University, Living News
Peter Diamandis

Singularity University aims to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity's grand challenges.

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How to Attract the Leaders to Rebuild our Economy

Simon Sinek | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, US Economy, Leadership, Congress, Apple, Congressional Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Succession, Barack Obama, Business News
Simon Sinek

Offering CEOs big money to come and run companies does not guarantee great leadership. In fact, the practice may attract the wrong leaders altogether.

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The Power of Yes

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Courage, Malnourishment, Children, Hope, Inspire, Intention, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

In a world full of "don't"/ Full of "shouldn't" and "won't"/ It is easy to fear/ When that's all that we hear.

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Bank of America, Car Thieves, and GOP Lies

Mike Papantonio | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Gop, Air America, Pap Attack, Darrell Issa, Kenneth Lewis, Mike Papantonio, Federal Reserve, GoLeft.Tv, Golefttv, California, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Ring of Fire, Economy, Business News
Mike Papantonio

For months, Conservatives have been in search of an attack issue to rally around. They've also been desperately searching for someone credible to lead...

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Mastermind Your Success

Jen Groover | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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Jen Groover

Ideas need collective input from different perspectives to develop. When a group is able to brainstorm and meditate together on one idea, that idea has no choice but to grow.

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A Call to Serve and Preserve Creation

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, History, Leadership, Love Your Neighbor, Global, Slavery, International, Opportunity, Poll, Trade, Sacrifice, Green, Clean Energy, Congress, Emissions, Priorities, God, Poor, Consumption, Legislation, America, Church of England, Slave Trade, Climate Treaty, Christ, Climate Change, Land, Consumers, Polluting Industries, Security, Christian, Creation, Green News
Jim Wallis

Let's ensure that history does not remember us just as "consumers" of the earth and its resources, but as people who take seriously the God-given mandate to "serve and preserve" the earth.

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What Psychological Science Says about Obama and What Makes an Effective Leader in Trying Times

Todd Kashdan | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Hugo Chavez, Character, Iran Election, George W. Bush, Iran, Inner Strength, Positive Psychology, Barack Obama, September 11th, Politics News
Todd Kashdan

When Obama shows a combination of openness and restraint, the international community in turn, shows a readiness to meet him and improve existing relationships.

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