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Are Women More Emotionally Intelligent Than Men?

Dan Goleman | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

Read More: John Mayer, Leadership, Empathy, Peter Salovey, Emotional-Intelligence, Naomi Wolf, Emotional Intelligence, Paul Ekman, Business News
Dan Goleman

By the year 2018, the workplace will be one where the demand for "female" management skills will be far stronger than today.

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Who's Got Your Back: The Dream Team (Part 2 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Self-Help, Leadership, Keith Ferrazzi, President Barack Obama, Career Advice, Advice, Recession, Who's Got Your Back, Business, Success, Home News, Keith-Ferrazzi, Bestseller, Serialization, Rahm Emanuel, Never Eat Alone, Books, Accountability, Teamwork, Mentor, Small Business, Business News
Keith Ferrazzi

In order to succeed, both personally and professionally, you need to be surrounded by an indispensable circle of trusted advisers, mentors, and colleagues -- what I call lifeline relationships.

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Who's Got Your Back: The Four Mind-Sets of a Successful Leader (Part 1 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Leadership, Small Business, Keith-Ferrazzi, Books, Career Advice, Serialization, Who's Got Your Back, Business, Recession, Advice, Self-Help, Success, Teamwork, Never Eat Alone, Mentor, Keith Ferrazzi, Bestseller, Accountability, Home News
Keith Ferrazzi

This is the first of an exclusive five-part series based on the instant New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Bui...

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How Leadership Can Revive Exhausted Moms

Jamie Woolf | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Parenting, Satellite Sisters, Lian Dolan, Chaos Chronicles, Moms, Mom-in-Chief, Living News
Jamie Woolf

Lian has interviewed everybody from Bill Clinton to Nora Roberts to Maya Angelou and has used the airwaves to give voice to the issues important to mothers everywhere.

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Shalita O'Neale Pays it Forward

Timothy Cooper | Posted 06.28.2009 | Eyes & Ears

Read More: Leadership, Shalita O'Neale, Leaders, Run DMC, Child Abuse, Child Watch, Children, Adopt, No Child Left Behind, Rock, Thought Leaders, Foster Care, Children's Health, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Adoption, Eyes & Ears News
Timothy Cooper

Youth should be sitting around the table with the policy and decision-makers, as no one knows the foster care system better than the youth who've lived in it.

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A Twitter Tribute to Service On This Memorial Day

Tom Morris | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Government, Leadership, Military Service, Memorial Day, Social Media, Sacrifice, Ethics, Service, Twitter, Patriotism, Media News
Tom Morris

I was invited to help the people in my Twitter stream appreciate and honor the spirit of this Memorial Day by commenting briefly on the concept of service.

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What Companies Can Learn from the Homeless

Simon Sinek | Posted 06.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Big Business, Small Business, Why, Homeless, Marketing, Communications, Business, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Business News
Simon Sinek

So what can companies learn from the homeless? Stop talking about yourselves and start talking about why anyone should care.

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The Real Stress Test: What Does Leadership Look Like?

Alan M. Webber | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Obama, Louis Caldera, Recession, Business News
Alan M. Webber

We're watching America learn a new definition of leadership, one that, interestingly, finally gets us past the test of toughness.

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Kobe Doin' Work Sends the Right Message

Danny Groner | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Leadership, San Antonio Spurs, Kobe-Doin-Work, Youth, Espn, Kobe-Bryant, Spike Lee, Basketball, Teamwork, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Documentary, Kobe Doin' Work, Critics, Nba, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

Kobe Doin' Work, Spike Lee's new original ESPN documentary, provides an up-close look at what Kobe Bryant thinks about and considers during an NBA game.

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Obama's 'First 100 Days': A Closer Look, Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Wade Clark Roof, Integrity, War in Iraq, Leadership, Trust, Barack Obama Polls, President Obama, The Economy, Capps Center, Congress, Republicans, Healthcare Reform, Democrats, Zogby International, Obama Transition, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

As long as he is perceived as communicating clearly and honestly, he should sustain the trust of the American people.

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Female Bullying or Just Another Attack Against Successful Women

Jamie Woolf | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Women, Mom-in-Chief, Female Bullying, Working Mothers, Peggy-Klaus, Media, Business, Dee Dee Myers, Carol Evans, Feminism, Business News
Jamie Woolf

The media loves a fresh angle that undermines women's hard earned success and though we've come a long way baby, we still have a way to go before our country's "truths" about women tell the real story.

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Women Need to Support Women at Work

Penny Herscher | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Women, Mentors, Company Culture, Gender, Business News
Penny Herscher

Gender stereotypes already make it hard enough for women in the workplace but in tough times how women treat other women matters even more.

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Do Women Need Their Own Space?

Indra Adnan | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Equality, Leadership, Women, Biology, Affirmative Action, Slate, The White House Project, Men, Media, Feminism, British, Gender, Politics, Senate, Parity, Balance, Doublex, Blogging, The Downing Street Project, Media News
Indra Adnan

Working alongside the men, rather than in the room next door, seemed to us the best way to reach the Downing Street Project's goal -- not just the women.

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How to Create Meaningful Ethical Reform in Business

Brian Whetten | Posted 06.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Conscious Business, Leadership, Education, Ethical Reform, Wall Street Reform, Ethics, Business Reform, Selling by Giving, Wall Street Crisis, Business, Emotional Intelligence, Business News
Brian Whetten

If we wish to create meaningful ethical reform in business, it requires teaching students practical, concrete, psychological tools.

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Avoiding the Wrong Goals

Tom Morris | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Responsibility, Goals, Recession, Economic Plans, Decisions, Targets, Management Decisions, Bush Administration, Values, Personal Growth, Mea Culpa, Self-Deception, Corporate Greed, Sin, Banks, Scandals, Living News
Tom Morris

Self-deception is such a powerful force in our lives that we cannot guarantee, even if we do spot it in action, that we'll be able to resist its subtle lure.

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How to Identify Leaders in Your Company

Penny Herscher | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Company Values, Leadership, Great Man Theory, Ceos, Business News
Penny Herscher

Challenge is the crucible of leadership and there is no time like the present to look for the leaders in your organization. So what should you look for - and how can you create the environment to bring out the leaders?

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Jack Kemp: Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, Leadership, Football, Children, Economics, Washington, Common Ground, Conservatism, Congress, Legacy, Black, Bleeding Heart, Republican Jack Kemp, Compassion, Civil Rights, Republican, Conservative, Racism, White, Housing Projects, Housing, Bill Bradley, Political Leader, Development, Poverty, Housing and Urban Development, Partisan, African Americans, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Kemp was a fervent believer in "supply side economics," which I just as fervently oppose. But you do not have to agree with all of Jack Kemp's economic policies to be impressed and inspired with his life and leadership.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Identifying Job Opportunities And Growth Markets In The U.S.

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Leadership, Gop, Job Opportunities, Bankruptcy, Unemployment, Crime, Rod Blagojevich, Humor, Jobs, Non-Profits, Economic Growth, Celebrity, Comedy News, Comedy, Bailout, Middle East, Joe the Plumber, Carrie Prejean, Sarah Palin, Miss California, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Crime offers some of the best job opportunities in the United States at this point in history. The more publicity your illegal activity attracts, the higher your earning potential.

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The First 100 Days -- How Obama Scores on the Nine Qualities of Leadership

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Michelle Obama, Inspiration, Elections, Obama First 100 Days, Qualities of Leadership, Effectiveness, Presidential Leadership, Confidence, First Hundred Days, 100 Days, Obama 100 Days, Politics News
Robert Creamer

If his first 100 days are an indication of how Barack will perform against these nine measures of leadership, he is poised to be a transformational president.

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A Different Kind of "First 100 Days"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Trust, President Obama, Taxes, Professor Clark Roof, First 100 Days, Capps Center, Transparency, New Era of Responsibility, Mr. Obama, Confidence, UC Santa Barbara, The Walter H. Capps Center, Integrity, Health Care, Post-Election Study, Democrats., Openness, Republicans, Ethics, Responsibility, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

When it comes to responsibility and openness, how is Mr. Obama doing? Is he working to restore the trust and confidence of the American people?

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De-Genderfying Leadership

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Workplace Diversity, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Feminist, Feminism, Living News
Andrea Learned

Rather than spend energy touting or striving toward a woman's nation, let's focus on bringing genders together.

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Power of Parenting

Stacey Radin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Leadership, Parenting, Power, Sahm, Living News
Stacey Radin

As a working mom who develops powerful leaders, I believe that women who are stay at home mothers have the ability to be just as powerful as a CEO of any organization.

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Does President Obama Use the Genius of His Instincts?

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Success, Leadership, Instincts, Living, The Inner Life, President Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

I don't know about you but I'd bet that when all is said and done, President Obama will be evaluated as a great President. My confidence is based on the fact that he is using the genius of his instincts, and that will enhance all of our lives!

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Is Another Hitler Possible?

Robert Gellately | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Great Depression, History, Leadership, Economic Crisis, First World War, Leadership Void, Politics News
Robert Gellately

Our duty as citizens today is to become more active and watchful. Our freedoms are precious and we must protect them as the heritage our forefathers passed on to us.

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Mind the Leadership Gap: Why it should have been called the White House Office of Goodwill Neighborhood Partnerships

Dr. Robert Aziz | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Robert Aziz, Goodwill, Faith-Based Initiatives, Faith, Barack Obama, Ofbnp, Politics News
Dr. Robert Aziz

Barack Obama is a man of faith, but not in a conventional sense of that notion. For Obama, spirituality has less to do with fixed belief than the good works that result from those beliefs.

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