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Making Leadership Personal

Take the ten people with whom you work most closely and write each of their names on the top of an index card. Beneath their name, write the name of their spouse or partner, the names of any children, as … Continue reading

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Leaders are Labradoodles

The debate over whether leaders are born or made is becoming the chicken/egg debate for business. I’m still not sure of the answer. The debate over managers versus leaders is almost as old and contentious. I’m more sure on the … Continue reading

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How to Find Meaning in the Mundane

As much as we might wish it were different, most of our lives are filled with routine and mundane tasks. We tend to minimize these routines, thinking that they have very little value in the grand scheme of things. However, … Continue reading

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Thought Readership

I recently met an individual who introduced himself to me as a “thought leader.” I was a little bit shocked at this comment, and found it arrogant and not altogether accurate. To be fair, some of it could be the … Continue reading

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Better Leader – Bush or Obama?

The last few years have seen two very different “Leaders of the Free World.” Not only do they represent different parts of the country and different political parties, Presidents Bush and Obama seem in many cases to have fundamentally different … Continue reading

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