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Do Your Values Pass the Sniff Test?

The Practical Leader

Peeking around the corner, Lucas fought hard to contain himself as he watched grandpa open his eyes and take a sniff of the air. If our behavior sometimes smells a little — we fudge the numbers, cut ethical corners, or stretch the truth — we assume (and often justify our behavior with) “everybody else is doing it.”

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Informed by these insights, we’ve made some changes to your CMI newsletter.

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Two Books to Better Organizational Results

Kevin Eikenberry

Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace by Nick McCormick I hesitate to call this book cute, even though it is, because calling it that would mask its value. The whole book can be read in a very short time (only about 90 easy reading pages), but the lessons will last far longer.

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The Homecoming Queen Grows Up (kinda)

Women on Business

My need to be liked helps me deliver tough messages in a way that allows people to open up and listen. Being true to your principles and ethical background almost always leads to being “liked&# for the right reasons, and by the right people. He thanked me and asked me when we could talk again.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

Mercer knows 60 commands that include turning on lights and opening doors. Shea‘s first book began as several entries in her diary that her mother Megan discovered. But getting a book to market and then publicizing it is no easy task; especially with no extra money to support this venture.

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. It’s not surprising Katrina Markoff was named Woman of the Year by OPEN from American Express & Entrepreneur magazine.

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Recommended Resource – The Leader Phrase Book

Strategy Driven

The Leader Phrase Book : 3000+ Powerful Phrases That Put You In Command. The Leader Phrase Book by Patrick Alain provides professionals with the ‘right thing to say’ across a multitude of situations and spectrum of approaches. Diplomacy – How to Open Up a Topic for Debate, How to Wrap Up a Debate. by Patrick Alain.