Robert Tanner, who writes the Management is a Journey blog has one of the most thoughtfully written blog carnivals out there. I’m pleased to report that he has selected one of my posts for inclusion in his November round-up. What I like about Robert’s carnival is that he curates the posts by categories that are…
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5 Free Leadership Development Resources
In late September, 21 members of the Lead Change Group launched a book, The Character-Based Leader. I’m pleased to announce that five of the authors have stepped forward to offer $300 worth of free materials to readers of the book. My fellow authors Georgia Feiste, Christina Haxton, Lisa Petrilli and Susan Mazza have put forth…
What Six Year Old Twins Can Teach Your CEO about Leading Change
Guest Post by Paul Smith, author, Lead with a Story Human beings are creatures of habit. Change is an unwelcome visitor. But what is it about change that’s so unattractive? Seattle-based author and workshop leader Evelyn Clark learned an insightful lesson on the cause and cure for human resistance to change from an unusual source—two…
Career Strategies for Women – Getting Ahead without Being Pushy
Today, this post is for women who want to learn how to talk about their career accomplishments without being too humble or overly aggressive. Or, it’s for men who have career-oriented women in their lives with whom they can share this post. My colleague Dana Theus of InPower Coaching recently asked this question of women…
Learning Styles – Are You a Talker or a Thinker?
Have you ever attended a training workshop, strategic planning session or day-long meeting and been asked to do an activity that had you up out of your seat, brainstorming, interacting with others . . .and possibly even doing some oral summary report to the whole group? What was your reaction to the activity?…