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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Is For Lovers&#8230;Or is it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Kehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Valentine&#8217;s Day, commonly known as Valentine&#8217;s Day, is an annual celebration held on February 14, celebrating love and affection between cherished lovers. The day is named after an early Christian leader and martyr named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Galasius I in 496 AD. Now, it is traditionally a day on which devoted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=23014&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 6 Key Indicators of Leadership</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/08/key-indicators-of-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Millar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective leadership is not a single act or facet. Rather, it is multitudinous. It&#8217;s like a well-oiled, fine-tuned&#160;performance machine. It is not embodied in a single role or person, but is the life that runs through an organisation. Without leadership, the organisation or entity ceases to move.&#160;It is much like an engine driving a vehicle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=21702&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders: How to Get More Creativity, Energy, and Clarity</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/06/more-creativity-energy-clarity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari Peck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want more creativity, energy, problem-solving, and clear-thinking at your workplace? Of course you do! Who doesn’t want a team that is happy, energetic, creative, and solves problems easily?  I can’t think of one organization that couldn’t benefit in this way. I think we may have found the magic bullet. And the great news is this: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22461&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Weekend with Gary: Apples, Cars, and Halt</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/04/leadership-weekend-with-gary-apples-cars-and-halt/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/04/leadership-weekend-with-gary-apples-cars-and-halt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary B. Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asking Questions with APPLE Asking questions is critical to great leadership. Remembering to ask questions can be difficult for new leaders. If you are struggling with asking questions, try this acronym, APPLE! Ask the right question. Right questions are open-ended and encouraging. They help others imagine new solutions. Pause after you ask the question. Accept silence, even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22886&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Leadership, Gifts, Dreams, and Purpose</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/03/leadership-gifts-dreams-purpose/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/03/leadership-gifts-dreams-purpose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anastasia Montejano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where can your dreams take you in 2012 if you allow yourself to take one inspired step at a time? Are you aligned with work that matters to you? &#8220;One you make a decision, the Universe conspires to make it happen.&#8221; &#8211; Ralph Waldo Emerson On Gifts and Dreams You have a unique gift or two to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22435&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Leadership and Your Credibility Assets</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/02/on-leadership-and-your-credibility-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/02/02/on-leadership-and-your-credibility-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Gilmore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recall as a young teenager my father coming home from a trip with my first car, a 1970 Mustang. I was THRILLED!! But there was a condition to me getting my car. I had to pay the note off at our local bank. Establishing Credibility My father had called our banker from Galveston, TX [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22240&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Afraid of Becoming a Leader?</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/31/afraid-of-becoming-a-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/31/afraid-of-becoming-a-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Komac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, no matter what industry you work in or what your skill set is, you can become a leader. If you are staying below the radar and not meeting your potential, you are not alone. But don’t worry, it is easier than you think to change and become the leader you were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22633&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips To Overcome Bad Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/29/10-tips-to-overcome-bad-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/29/10-tips-to-overcome-bad-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Kehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many questions we can ask ourselves as leaders help us determine a benchmark for who we are as a leader, where we are on our leadership journey, and where we are going in the future.  Here are some of those poignant questions: Do you ever find yourself thinking bad thoughts about someone else? Do you ever think bad thoughts about yourself? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22702&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Surprising Results of Servant Leadership</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/25/results-of-servant-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/25/results-of-servant-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Ellis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a POW in Vietnam, I was typically the junior ranking and youngest person in my cell block. This meant that I was always a follower and never a formal leader. I used to think that this meant that I didn&#8217;t have influence.   But in retrospect, I see that I did have influence. And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22718&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Important Are Informal Leaders?</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/24/how-important-are-informal-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/24/how-important-are-informal-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Dilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many articles out there asking questions like:  Are great leaders born or bred? And there are many answers to this question. I like this quote as an answer: &#8220;Leaders born to be bred.&#8221; Hierarchy or Not Most of us realize that leadership does not have to come from the top in order to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=21811&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders: How to Be a Lying SOB</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/24/leaders-how-to-be-a-lying-sob/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Greg Howes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liars &#8211; Are Leaders Honest Enough? I expect most everyone would argue that leaders must have high ethics and be honest with their dealings with each other, but are leaders really being honest? Big Question:&#160; As leaders, at all levels in the organization, are we honest enough to have “real” conversations? On Being Genuine I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22583&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders: What Does A Great Life Look Like?</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/23/what-does-great-life-look-like/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/23/what-does-great-life-look-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaRae Quy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we want to create a great life, we must first create the greatness in ourselves. Greatness is usually coined in terms of success, but what if winning isn’t everything? What if simply making the effort to win is the path to greatness?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22600&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders: 6 Ways to Find Your Business Happy Place</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/23/6-ways-find-your-happy-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean DeSantis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where is your business &#8220;happy place?&#8221; Do you even know if you have one? And if you do, how do you find it and go there? Imagine this: You are having a bad day, and it seems like it going to last until you somehow make it home and put your head on your pillow. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22086&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Follies &#8211; Moving Furniture In a Burning House</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/19/lf-furniture-burning-house/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/19/lf-furniture-burning-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Saxena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder if people running out of a burning house are thinking about rearranging the furniture? Would you think them crazy if they did?   And yet this is what we do so often in business. We run around doing things that don&#8217;t matter and really don&#8217;t make much sense&#8230; We are often [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22306&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders: 8 Things About People and Your Profits</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2012/01/18/people-and-your-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who goes into a business enterprise seeking to fail?  Nobody!  Everyone wants to do business well with the attendant success that follows. The only problem is that the prevailing business strategy for most companies is to focus solely on the bottom-line as the sign of success.   Doing that is to miss the “real” ingredient in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=22488&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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