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An original video post by Gregg Thompson
If you are a leader you will appreciate this 5 minute video.
If you aspire to be one, it’s a must see.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bluepointleadership#p/u/3/58u1cBL_ENw
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Taken from an original post by Andy Nulman
Somehow, sometime, in every company, in every project, the walls will come tumbling down.
Dealing with it depends on what you look for.
Look for the culprit, and you’ll always be blind. Finding the guilt party wastes time, energy and worst of all, takes your eye off the ball.
Look for the solution, and [...]
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An original post by Chris Brogan
One big risk with all of us is that these things we pursue are constant-feeling and nonstop, and in the effort to get where we think we need to go, we sometimes run faster and faster, because we sense we’re “almost there.” We run because we know that stumbling requires [...]
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Adapted from an original post by Gregg Thompson
“Language is power. … Language can be
used as a means of changing reality.”
Adrienne Rich
The artist has the brush, the surgeon has the scalpel, and the conductor has the baton. The leader has words. When he can assemble these words into a special language that challenges and helps [...]
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An original post from Max Garfinkle
The future belongs to those managers who can change from boss to leader; to those work units that can perform as a team; and to those organizations that can create a learning culture. Such companies have an invisible asset- a committed workforce.
In his Boss to Leader (Nov 16, 2010) post [...]
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Adapted from a post by Jim Clemmer
Inspire and motivate others. Leaders who effectively inspire and motivate others have high energy and enthusiasm. They energize their team to achieve goals and increase performance.
Driving for results. The drive for results is vital; however, some leaders [...]
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An original post by Derek Sivers
What I’m about to tell you is one of the most interesting things I’ve read or heard in the last few months, and I know you’re going to love it, so please read to the end.
The Marshmallow Experiment
40 years ago, at a nursery school at Stanford University, psychology professor Walter [...]
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An original post by Gregg Thompson
We human beings prefer to work with people we like, and who like us. We may say (and even believe!) that we don’t need to be friends with our colleagues in order to get the job done but none of us really wants to go to work in the morning [...]
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An original Max Garfinkle article updated by Jerry Tarasofsky
Wisdom can be defined as the capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct. The essence of wisdom is soundness of judgment in the choice of means and ends, especially in practical affairs. Such a virtue should be carefully cultivated by every [...]
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An original post by: Alan Webber
It may be the hardest thing in the world to make yourself do.
It may also be the one thing that saves your project, rescues your company, lifts your career, and changes the trajectory of your community.
Try thinking the unthinkable.
What if?
What if the web were to completely undermine your industry’s business [...]
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