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The Secret Ingredients to Successful Leadership

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Giving up isn’t an option as it would mean forsaking the company and their career. Leaders who are positive create an air of enthusiasm, openness, and high morale among employees. They follow the example of their leader’s belief in the mission of the company and are willing to go to great lengths to ensure its success.

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5 Leadership Lessons: Tony Blair on Leadership Essentials

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T ONY BLAIR wrote a book about leadership in government. They speak up when others stay silent. Otherwise, the Leader is just a follower. You forget that it isnt only about ability; it is also about circumstance, the door of opportunity opening in a timely manner, the poor quality of the opposition and, of course, luck.

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Selecting My Team: The Art of Choosing the Right People

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In a team setting, courageous members prompt open communication and transparency, empowering everyone to express their thoughts and ideas. When team members are willing to take risks and stand up for their beliefs, it cultivates an atmosphere of innovation and creativity.

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Red Flags at Work: Recognizing Problems and Delivering the Bad News

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Project management, encompassing issues that crop up during planning and issues that show up during execution, is another area that may require your overview and handling. Most people are not good at handling disagreements or conflict situations, especially if they end up on the losing side. They will personalize the conflict.

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SOFTEN-ing Improves Your Zen but Does NOT Diminish Your Authority

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In high-stress interactions, our walls go up, and our armor comes on and were ready to protect ourselves in any way we can. Our bodies tense up, and were on the defensive. Opening ourselves up to listen and acknowledge the other person or group during a stressful moment, helps those coming to you feel that they can trust you.

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Ready to Win: What I Learned About Preparing for Sustained Success as a Basketball Coach

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To give a very basic example of the importance of preparation in basketball, lets say its nearing the end of a college basketball season, and a team is gearing up to play a tough conference game. You may already be losing that game right now, and nothing your team does later can make up for it. Preparation was key to our success.

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From Fear to Focus: Five Tips for Unleashing Your Best Performance

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Shes won the US National Table Tennis Championships in age categories of nine, ten, eleven, and thirteen before winning multiple open womens national titles. Usually, its enough to remind her to loosen up and take one point at a time to bring her back down to her preferred range. The door is open. And unnecessary. De-fang fear.

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