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		<title>Equipping Leaders to Battle Fear with Accountability</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 17:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Ellis</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Six Leadership Obstacles to Team Success   As leaders, we want the positive elements of success—achievement, notoriety, money, and excellence for clients and customers. But we’re unwilling to do the right things to get there. The missing cultural piece is courageous accountability. What are the six obstacles that can get you off-course? Read Lee’s latest article [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Six Leadership Obstacles to Team Success   As leaders, we want the positive elements of success—achievement, notoriety, money, and excellence for clients and customers. But we’re unwilling to do the right things to get there. The missing cultural piece is courageous accountability. What are the six obstacles that can get you off-course? Read Lee’s latest article [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Mentoring in the Workplace: Spreading the Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 14:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda R. Ranieri</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[We often hear about the need for gaining and sharing organizational knowledge to further our careers, reach our goals (and create new ones), and make connections in various industries. One of the best ways to share knowledge is also a vital part of the leadership toolkit – mentoring. Mentoring in the Workplace Mentoring is an [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We often hear about the need for gaining and sharing organizational knowledge to further our careers, reach our goals (and create new ones), and make connections in various industries. One of the best ways to share knowledge is also a vital part of the leadership toolkit – mentoring. Mentoring in the Workplace Mentoring is an [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Communication Breakdown: Are You Resonating With Your Audience?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Grossman</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Over the course of my career many leaders have lamented this: “Little I say seems to be resonating!?!?” Although this can be very frustrating, it certainly does not mean that you should just stop communicating (as I&#8217;ve also heard&#8230;) Knowing Your Audience Problem: Most likely, the failure to communicate effectively an indicator that you need to take [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the course of my career many leaders have lamented this: “Little I say seems to be resonating!?!?” Although this can be very frustrating, it certainly does not mean that you should just stop communicating (as I&#8217;ve also heard&#8230;) Knowing Your Audience Problem: Most likely, the failure to communicate effectively an indicator that you need to take [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>L2L Weekender: Leading Socially Responsible Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Schulte</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Is your&#160;leadership going above and beyond what you do as a boss? Are you thinking beyond your day job or your specific corporate role and looking into how your decisions affect a bigger picture? And are you considering how your influence on a personal level can impact local, regional, national, or international concerns that can [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Is your&#160;leadership going above and beyond what you do as a boss? Are you thinking beyond your day job or your specific corporate role and looking into how your decisions affect a bigger picture? And are you considering how your influence on a personal level can impact local, regional, national, or international concerns that can [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>On Leadership, Forgiveness and the Authentic Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Dillard</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[It is widely accepted that forgiveness is a sacred act…a sacrifice! But did you know that this single act has a lot to do with our authenticity as leaders? Not forgiving someone is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.&#8221; ~Andy Stanley Having just written On Leadership, Suffering and the Sacrificial Leader, there [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is widely accepted that forgiveness is a sacred act…a sacrifice! But did you know that this single act has a lot to do with our authenticity as leaders? Not forgiving someone is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.&#8221; ~Andy Stanley Having just written On Leadership, Suffering and the Sacrificial Leader, there [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>From Humble Leader to Narcissist: Where Are You on the Continuum?</title>
		<link>https://linked2leadership.com/2016/03/16/from-humble-leader-to-narcissist-where-are-you-on-the-continuum/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=from-humble-leader-to-narcissist-where-are-you-on-the-continuum</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Ellis</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[From Humble Leader to Narcissist: Where Are You on the Continuum? Typically, narcissism is historically associated with physical beauty. You may recall that in Greek mythology, Narcissus was the handsome young man who became so enchanted with the image of himself in the pool that he could not pull away. Today we hear about a [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From Humble Leader to Narcissist: Where Are You on the Continuum? Typically, narcissism is historically associated with physical beauty. You may recall that in Greek mythology, Narcissus was the handsome young man who became so enchanted with the image of himself in the pool that he could not pull away. Today we hear about a [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>10 Steps to Create a Killer Succession Plan</title>
		<link>https://linked2leadership.com/2016/02/18/10-steps-to-create-a-killer-succession-plan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=10-steps-to-create-a-killer-succession-plan</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Kehl</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[As a matter of age and evolution, every 10 to 20 years or so almost every business is forced to find new leaders to carry it into the future.&#160;As older leaders retire, replacements must be brought in to carry on their work. In some cases leaders quit, die, are promoted, or transfer elsewhere. Staying in [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a matter of age and evolution, every 10 to 20 years or so almost every business is forced to find new leaders to carry it into the future.&#160;As older leaders retire, replacements must be brought in to carry on their work. In some cases leaders quit, die, are promoted, or transfer elsewhere. Staying in [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Essence of Life and Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Mikolaj</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[“Emotions transform energy; energy creates movement; movement is change; and change is the essence of life.”  ~Darren Weissman  Did you know? Only 20-50% of re-engineering efforts succeed [1] Only 28% of information technology projects are successful [2] Only 33% of corporate mergers are successful [3] 50% of firms that downsize experience a decrease (not increase) in productivity. [4] 75% [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“Emotions transform energy; energy creates movement; movement is change; and change is the essence of life.”  ~Darren Weissman  Did you know? Only 20-50% of re-engineering efforts succeed [1] Only 28% of information technology projects are successful [2] Only 33% of corporate mergers are successful [3] 50% of firms that downsize experience a decrease (not increase) in productivity. [4] 75% [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Improve Your Team by Developing the HERO Inside You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Glaze</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Real heroes don’t really wear capes or have supernatural powers. In the real world, HERO&#8217;s are simply ordinary people who choose to respond to a set of circumstances in a way that inspires others. And it IS possible to develop the HERO inside you. But before you can lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself. That’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Real heroes don’t really wear capes or have supernatural powers. In the real world, HERO&#8217;s are simply ordinary people who choose to respond to a set of circumstances in a way that inspires others. And it IS possible to develop the HERO inside you. But before you can lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself. That’s [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Why Great Leaders Value Reputation Before Revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Randazzo</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[In 1996, I walked away from my first million-dollar client. Anyone looking at my company’s profit and loss statements would have questioned my sanity. We were less than a year old at the time, and this was by far our highest-profile customer. I made this seemingly crazy decision because I value my company’s reputation over its [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1996, I walked away from my first million-dollar client. Anyone looking at my company’s profit and loss statements would have questioned my sanity. We were less than a year old at the time, and this was by far our highest-profile customer. I made this seemingly crazy decision because I value my company’s reputation over its [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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