The world is rapidly changing.

Either one manages change, or it overtakes…

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Much of today’s leadership writing is a re-hash (read: ripped-off) of early works in the 1900’s. One of these widely cited books is Dale Carnegie’s timeless 1936 classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. Though some might feel it is dated, it offers effective ways of dealing with employees, coworkers, family, [...]

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How do you show up to others? Do you know? How would you like to show up? Grid International provides a self-assessment to evaluate the leadership style that you value the most. It is not necessarily the actual behaviors you utilize with other people.
The test results are useful for establishing your [...]

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The greater awareness you have about yourself, the more effective you will be in all that you do in business, your personal life, whatever.
Some of the things which are very useful to know about one’s self are:

What are you like as a person? (Behaviors, Personality traits, Quirks)
What are your preferences? (Likes, Dislikes)
What are your motivations? [...]

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“Poor leadership results not from conscious malice, but from inadequate leadership knowledge, values, and behaviors. People in leadership positions do not know themselves well enough [to lead effectively].”

(from The Leader Within: Learning Enough About Yourself to Lead Others. )

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Too often in our lives, are senses are bombarded by the fast-paced demands of the world. We become overstimulated and our conscious mind gets overloaded by the activity. Consequently, we close ourselves, shut down a bit, filter our experience, in order to cope with the onslaught. We limit our awareness just to get [...]

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Ever hear the saying, “Treat the cause, not the symptoms?”
Oftentimes, people are only aware of the symptoms in their lives. The symptoms are the most visible problems in one’s life or business. They are the easiest to see and easiest to work on curing/fixing. But curing the symptoms does not [...]

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