On Leadership, Habits and Approachability

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Debra Olejownik

Are you approachable? Or have you unwittingly locked yourself into comfortable patterns and habits that are making you boring and impersonal?  If you have, then it might be time to change! Your future may depend on it… Change on a Personal Level Fixed habits are hard to break.  Our habitual nature causes us to be fixed, [...]

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6 Steps to Sustainable Leadership: Feedback Mechanisms

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Al Gonzalez

Have you ever heard anything like this at your office or workplace: “How dare Roberto tell ME that I could do better? He just wants to get all the credit and attention after we do all the work!  He actually left Rosita out of our meeting yesterday!  Wait until I tell her about this, she [...]

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Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Anil Saxena

What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their performance in the workplace. A recent incident of “over-the-top rudeness” made me relate rudeness and incivility to not only strangers in public, but between coworkers. [...]

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On Leadership, Cheating and Sex Scandals

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Lee Ellis

Have you noticed the disconnect? Everyone thinks they have high ethics and honorable behavior, yet the headlines seem to indicate that our society has big problems in living and leading with honor.  Shocking Headlines GSA, Secret Service, John Edwards, Teachers Cheating! What’s Up, Doc?  Recently, there has been an avalanche of horror stories from government [...]

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Next-Gen Leadership: Developing Future Leaders

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Aditi Chopra

My doctor recently brought up the topic of leadership in relation to providing guidance to her high school kid. She was curious about developing leadership skills for kids during the crucial years of their school so that they can get selected to the best college. After all, “Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity,” so why can’t we [...]

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Leaders: How Do You Look at Seniority?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you heard this statement before? It is: “I have seniority.” So what do you mean exactly by “seniority? And why does this matter? sen·ior·i·ty    [seen-yawr-i-tee, -yor-] noun 1. the state of being senior;  priority of birth; superior age. 2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person’s length of service, as in a profession, trade,company, or union. Barring unionized workforces, I just don’t believe this statement has as much meaning as it used to.  I remember, at the time I was coming into [...]

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Leadership Competencies: Creating Your Word Cloud

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Tom Cocklereece, DMin, LBCT

Do you find you are becoming an expert of many things outside of your primary career? Make your own leadership competency cloud. What is your “Leadership Competencies Word Cloud?” Most readers are now scratching their collective heads as they are wondering what I am writing about in this article. To understand where I am going [...]

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