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Harvard Business Review
Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg writes: As we begin our coaching session, Nick is fired up. He radiates energy, his eyes are beaming with determination and he never really comes to a full rest. He speaks passionately of a new initiative he is spearheading, taking on the looming threats from Silicon Valley, and rethinking his company's business model completely.
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By Simma Lieberman
 Having worked with leaders in organizations who value inclusion for over 20 years as an adviser and facilitator, I've developed a list of behaviors that are crucial for leaders who want to expand and sustain their influence. Relevant to today and every other day is acknowledging and taking responsibility for past, present and future actions that have negatively impacted others.
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Fire Chief
Why is it that firefighters can work on emergency scenes for many hours with boundless energy, but can spend a 24-hour shift around the station doing routine activities, and be too exhausted by afternoon to take on a new project? Part of the answer might lie in how much focus each activity demands.
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Firefighter cancer rates are significantly higher than the national average. Every run can involve exposure to physical, chemical, biological, and mental hazards. It’s vital that you take charge of your health and track every exposure. FirstForward.com is free for all first responders and includes tools to track exposures and training.
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Entrepreneur
Soliciting constructive feedback remains one of the biggest indicators of future success. A study by Zenger Folkman found that people most willing to ask for and receive feedback had leadership effectiveness scores in the 90th percentile, versus the bottom 10 percent of those willing to ask for feedback, whose leadership scores landed in only the 12th percentile.
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Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry
Every boss you have had has had an impact on the leader you are today. Chances are you have had some bosses you didn't love, and hopefully you have had some that you respected, looked up to and tried to emulate. Most of us try to forget the worst boss we ever had.
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Lolly Daskal
Every successful leader has their own way of communicating. The best have a powerful way of speaking — they've learned how to make sure their words have positive impact. A leadership communication is important because the things you say can have a ripple effect throughout your entire organization and even beyond.
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Inc.
Is your team in a slump? Just like a major league slugger, your team's batting average can hit a rough streak. When this happens, the key is to avoid reflexively solving symptoms and instead focus on the deeper problem. Here are four types of questions you should ask to figure out what's really standing in the way of a victory.
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Great Leadership by Dan
One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. Listening demonstrates respect, concern, an openness to new ideas, empathy, compassion, curiosity, trust, loyalty and receptivity to feedback — all considered to be qualities of an effective leader. We are born with the ability to listen, yet somehow managers, at some point in their careers, seem to forget how to use this natural-born gift.
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