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		<title>3 Leadership Lessons that Steve Jobs Never Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine the potential Steve Jobs had if he had been a Leader&#8230; A quick Google search will return descriptive words for Steve Jobs, who passed away the evening of October 5th, 2011. Genius Visionary Perfectionist Hard-driving executive Brilliant Creative Master Showman Cult Hero Co-founder Without a doubt, there is something quite amazing about watching someone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=20527&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristi Royse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader, have you settled on what is most important to you? Do you know what makes you and those around you truly happy? I was reading a great article in Success Magazine about Roger Ebert where he shared a quote that really got me thinking; &#8220;I believe that if, at the end, according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=20184&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership: How to Make an Elephant Fly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Uskavitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, I seen a needle that winked its eye. But I be done seen ‘bout ev’rything When I see an elephant fly.&#8221;                                                   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=19716&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Got Glue? How Leaders Build Strong Teams</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2011/06/08/got-glue-how-leaders-build-strong-teams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaRae Quy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an FBI counterintelligence agent, developing good information networks around the foreign spies I pursued was the secret to my success. Those networks became part of my team and they became the heart of every successful investigation when we found our mutual spots of value. Why is value so important to good teams? It’s the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=18176&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Googleite Leadership</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2011/02/11/googleite-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Uskavitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader, are you encumbered by all that is involved in using propietary eponyms? DEFINITION: A brand name or trademark of a successful product, that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company. EXAMPLE: “I’ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=16128&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Below The Radar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as customers are concerned you are the company. This is not a burden, but the core of your job.  You hold in your hands the power to keep customers coming back &#8211; perhaps even to make or break the company. ~Unknown Nothing Up My Sleeve&#8230; As funds to purchase services have become more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=12725&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading In The No Wake Zone</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2010/07/19/leading-in-the-no-wake-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Colavito</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CINAP  T&#8217;NOD I took a deep breath and tried to process the name on the back of the boat in front of me. The letters were printed backward making them difficult to read. Just seconds earlier, the truck towing this large boat had pulled out of the driveway onto Suwannee Dam Road, forcing me to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=10540&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Leader: How to Understand the Obvious</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Uskavitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;obvious&#8221; can often be the least understood. Especially when it comes to problem-solving. So, as a leader, are you oblivious to the obvious in problem-solving? Let&#8217;s Check and See We all have to make decisions.  But as a leader, in any type of organization, you can often get saddled with the moniker of Chief Problem-Solver. Meaning, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=10514&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristi Royse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2007 Towers Perrin survey of nearly 90,000 employees worldwide found that only 21% felt fully engaged at work and nearly 40% were disenchanted or disengaged. This negativity has a direct impact on the bottom line. They found that companies with low levels of employee engagement had a 33% annual decline in operating income and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=10146&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are You Holding Me Back?</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2010/05/21/why-are-you-holding-me-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 04:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Uskavitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[﻿ In Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s book, “Out of the Crisis” (think ‘80’s), he said this: “The job of management is not supervision, but leadership. The required transformation of Western style of management requires that managers be leaders.” Leadership Greenhouse As a leader, you have a very big responsibility. In order to be a success [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=9534&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The EU Today: A Constant Stream of Leadership Lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christa Dhimo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, I&#8217;m following it. Sort of. But it&#8217;s hard.  All this talk about the EU is giving me a dry mouth, the tingles, and a few hot flashes. None of which I can attribute to anything related to the usual tailspin of emotions, or an occasional flux in adrenaline. Us and Them The truth is that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=9315&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teamwork? I Don&#8217;t Need No Stinkin Teamwork!</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2010/04/27/no-stinkin-teamwork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Uskavitch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, okay. So you’re going to climb that ladder by yourself. You’re going to go it alone and be able to claim all the credit. You’re going to be the boss before your boss knows it. Excuse me a moment while I pick myself up off the floor. Okay. Now lets get serious. Sir Isaac [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=8992&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready to Ride the Wave?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Hochstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now more than ever today’s leaders are challenged with examining how they should respond and guide their organization through turbulent times. Leaders are faced with many choices, how do they tackle the white water class “5” rapids. Do you prepare your team, dig in the oars and ride the tide? Do you look for an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=5425&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Just Not That Into You&#8230; (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2009/10/16/not-that-into-you-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christa Dhimo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it just me, or has &#8220;leadership&#8221; become a laughable offense you tag onto someone when you want to engage in a playful throw-down?  With all the uncorrected and ongoing bad behaviors we have seen in the last decade, and so many ongoing issues we have with current leaders&#8230; can ANY of us actually take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=5315&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back Yesterday: Reclaiming Social Media</title>
		<link>http://linked2leadership.com/2009/07/06/reclaiming-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Cheatham, APR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As leaders, it is our responsibility to know what is valuable from the past and make sure it continues on into the future. As Americans celebrated their Nation&#8217;s freedom this past weekend on Independence Day, many salient traditions, memories, and valuable things from the past were recently celebrated and maintained. Keeping traditions and valuable elements [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linked2leadership.com&amp;blog=4217272&amp;post=4039&amp;subd=linked2leadership&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Del.icio.us</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Stumbleupon</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Reddit</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Blinklist</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Twitter</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Add to Technorati</media:title>
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		<media:content url="http://getsocialserver.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/gs1095.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Add to Furl</media:title>
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		<media:content url="http://getsocialserver.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/gs1105.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Add to Newsvine</media:title>
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