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Sixteen Signs You May Be Practicing Cowardly Leadership

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by Mike Staver, author of “ Leadership Isn’t For Cowards: How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems ” It’s a tricky time to be a leader. You don’t have to be an out-and-out coward to let fear impact your leadership. By definition, all leaders “mess with people’s lives.”

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6 Leadership Habits To Develop In 2019

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by Mark Green , author of “ Activators: A CEO’s Guide to Clearer Thinking and Getting Things Done “. In a survey by Leadership IQ, an online training firm, the primary reasons CEOs were fired – mismanaging change, ignoring customers, tolerating low performers, and not enough action – were often related to unproductive habits.

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Love And Giving Aren’t Green: Startups & Corporate Social Impact

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These decision inputs would include: the size of your team, budget, leadership inclination, and mission of the company itself. Create shared value. This year at our company Christmas party, we spent a portion of the evening writing Christmas cards and making gingerbread houses for a residential foster care facility.

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6 Leadership Habits CEOs Need To Develop

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by Mark Green , author of “ Activators: A CEO’s Guide to Clearer Thinking and Getting Things Done “ Bad habits can be hard to break, and for business leaders who have them, they can be deal-breakers. But they can be broken and suggests replacing them with foundational habits that make leaders successful.

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Green Chile Burgers: A Recipe For Success

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I have heard of a good burger place with green Chile burgers but not I’m sure where it is”, Denise said. We’re not sure what a green Chile burger is and all agree to go find one. In front of us in line is a buff looking white guy, wearing the dark green uniform of the Forestry Service. Burger Boy indeed has a green Chile burger.

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5 Keys to Developing Personal Power Working on Emotional Intelligence Skills Can Open the Door to Achievement

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By Lynda Chervil, author of “ Fool’s Return “ Personal power is a core leadership competency that everyone needs to develop before they can lead others. Thinking Aloud emotional intelligence leadership Lynda Chervil personal power self awareness self development' It has to do with being able to lead yourself.

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Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Last week, (seems that all of my postings start this way) I attended the Second Annual West Coast Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit , a Women’s Network for Sustainable Future event , at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g.,