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		<title>On Leadership, Humility and Authentic Spiritual Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Doohan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Corruption, greed, and addiction to power and control over others ooze from the pseudo-leadership of so many contemporary leaders. Adding insult to injury is that most of these people actually think they are virtuous. But everyone else around knows differently. Authentic Spiritual Leadership And yet, it is clear to anyone who studies authentic spiritual [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29358&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Leaders: People Are People</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotionally Intelligent Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s important to see that people are people. Sounds like an easy concept, doesn’t it? But it’s not! On Leadership And Empathy Viewing people as people means that we understand that others have feelings, we care for them, and we understand that they have needs. When you feel great about your relationships, you intuitively know [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29508&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Leadership and The Lifecycle of Mentoring</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/12/on-leadership-and-the-lifecycle-of-mentoring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madan Mewari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading & Developing Other Leaders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mentoring is an enormously effective and an irreplaceable way to grow people, teams, and organizational health.  If done poorly, it can be a waste of time. But if done properly, it can be one of your organization&#8217;s most effective and least expensive training tools. The key to an effective mentoring undertaking is to understand the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29412&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Edward Snowden: Courageous Leader, or Lack of Morals and Accountability?</title>
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		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/11/edward-snowden-courageous-leader-or-lack-of-morals-and-accountability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Ellis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a former POW in the camps of North Vietnam, I think my comrades and I saw the purest example of leadership possible. Our senior leaders put their country and their teammates above their own well-being to fulfill their obligations under the law and their sacred trust of being a leader. In the camps, life [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29393&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading in HR: The Power of a Professional Conduct Policy</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/10/leading-in-hr-the-power-of-a-professional-conduct-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/10/leading-in-hr-the-power-of-a-professional-conduct-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monica Wofford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s not much in the way of employee behavior that would surprise an experienced Human Resource Manager. What is far more surprising is the amount of time a leader will put up with behavior that makes them need HR in the first place. At times, it’s the policies in place that prevent any other viable [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29307&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Leaders and Accountability (Part 5): 6 Tips to Celebrating the Big Payoff</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/06/on-leaders-and-accountability-part-5-6-tips-to-celebrating-the-big-payoff/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/06/on-leaders-and-accountability-part-5-6-tips-to-celebrating-the-big-payoff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Ellis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching Corner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think about this scenario: A momentous payoff has just occurred in your team as you&#8217;ve applied the guidance in this ongoing series of articles on accountability. Your direct report has successfully accomplished their goal(s)! Things have gone well. As their leader, your expectations have been met and possibly exceeded. So what do you do now? How do [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=28984&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Employees &#8211; The Role of Personality</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/05/developing-employees-the-role-of-personality/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/05/developing-employees-the-role-of-personality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Kaehler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day when I was working as Learning &#38; Development Manager in a German corporation, an executive approached me to talk about a manager on his team who was seen as difficult to deal with. The man was not focused at work, he sometimes missing deadlines, and he was not a clear communicator. However, he [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29311&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Up by Speaking Up</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/03/managing-up-by-speaking-up/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/06/03/managing-up-by-speaking-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlann Fergusson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotionally Intelligent Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing your job and career can be difficult at times. And one of the biggest difficulties for many is managing one element that is often found to be the linchpin in one&#8217;s career: the boss. Many people disconnect from this element because of fear, perceived backlash, or they just were never told to do this. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29264&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Difference-Maker</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/30/emotional-intelligence-the-leadership-difference-maker/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/30/emotional-intelligence-the-leadership-difference-maker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 18:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Cocklereece</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A true story: In March 2013 Susanna Rohm’s seemingly-healthy two month old baby had stopped breathing causing mom to go into a panic. She began screaming for help as loudly as possible. In the panic Susanna had lost her cell phone and had the presence of mind to go get help rather than search for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=28530&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gian = Leadership: Timeless Advice on Competitive Advantage</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/29/gian-leadership-timeless-advice-on-competitive-advantage/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/29/gian-leadership-timeless-advice-on-competitive-advantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 20:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wolfe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership vs. Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Steps to Influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competitive advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donald krause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rob wolfe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sun tzu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the art of war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the art of war for executives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In his book, The Art of War for Executives, author Donald G. Krause provides interpretations of author Sun Tzu’s writings from The Art of War to help business leaders use the material in everyday business situations. His interpretations incorporate philosophies from modern business leaders such as Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis, as well as military strategists [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29250&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Simple Wisdom of the Lens Grinder</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/29/the-simple-wisdom-of-the-lens-grinder/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/29/the-simple-wisdom-of-the-lens-grinder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Ramsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading & Developing Other Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lens Grinder: Guiding  You  on the  Noble  Journey to Becoming the Person You were Meant to Be Big &#8220;L&#8221; Leaders As Leaders (Big L), most of us have accepted that any claims we wish to make about how seriously we have taken up the practice of our profession will be measured by our way [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29194&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Mentor or Not to Mentor, That is the Question</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/28/to-mentor-or-not-to-mentor-that-is-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/28/to-mentor-or-not-to-mentor-that-is-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis G. McLaughlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leading & Developing Other Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Building Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albert Einstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Yastrzemski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiastes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fenway Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Monster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Albert Einstein once said, &#8220;Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.&#8221; If one agrees with Einstein, then there is no question IF mentoring is important, it’s only IF YOU should be a mentor.  So if you want to be a  mentor, here is how you do it&#8230; What is [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29233&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Day 2013</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/27/memorial-day-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/27/memorial-day-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 13:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Schulte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Servant Leadership]]></category>

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			<media:title type="html">tommyland</media:title>
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		<title>It’s Lonely at the Top &#8211; 4 Ways to Help Employees Make the Step Change to Leader</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/23/its-lonely-at-the-top-4-ways-to-help-employees-make-the-step-change-to-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/23/its-lonely-at-the-top-4-ways-to-help-employees-make-the-step-change-to-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandy Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future Leadership Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading & Developing Other Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talent Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent National Post article Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, where shown riding the subway with the caption “Prince Charles shows he’s just a regular bloke.” Although the article didn’t convince me that the Prince is a regular bloke (I don’t think that regular blokes only take the subway once every 25 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=27982&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Becoming a Leader</media:title>
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		<title>Leadership Perspective: To Ride the Wave, or Lead the Wave</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/22/leadership-perspective-to-ride-the-wave-or-lead-the-wave/</link>
		<comments>http://linked2leadership.com/2013/05/22/leadership-perspective-to-ride-the-wave-or-lead-the-wave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexsys Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authentic Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Building Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adaptability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths Based Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s venture into a world where plans constantly change. In this place, nothing goes the way it should. Every potential obstacle becomes a reality, and almost every decision must be made in the moment. Okay, so, maybe this world isn&#8217;t so different from the one you’re in now; however, your reaction to this chaos might be. A [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&#038;blog=4217272&#038;post=29167&#038;subd=linked2leadership&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Chameleon Leadership</media:title>
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