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Contributor or Pretender: What Are You?

A few weeks ago I discussed one of the most important characteristics of a leader: authenticity. Yet authenticity isn’t just a necessary trait of leaders. It’s something we need...
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Servant Leadership Gut Check

“Servant Leadership.” It’s a popular term thrown around these days. We tell our people they need to be servant leaders. We constantly ask our colleagues and customers to tell...
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The SMALL Things

Why do we sometimes take the smallest things and make them into big issues? We can focus on some of the silliest stuff. They are small and trite yet...
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A Leader’s Mask

I love Halloween! Why is it so exciting to dress up as something that you’re not? It’s thrilling, funny and even a bit risky because you’re trying to be...
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Take This Job AND…Nevermind.

Four Tips on How to Leave Your Soon-to-Be Former Job Behind. Outstanding advice from one of our Emerging Leader bloggers, Annie Kelley. I hate quitting. Jobs included. At one job,...
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Are You Too Humble?

How humble is too humble? How much encouragement is too much, and can you actually be too accommodating as a leader? My career has allowed me to work and...
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How to Create Opportunities for Tomorrow, Starting Today

Today’s post is written by my friend and fellow leader, Rachael Bodie. Thanks for the great advice, Rachael! Leaders are often faced with roles that require us to work in less-than-dream...
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Working Focused: Doing Your Best in Uncertain Times

Today’s post by Charlotte Walker, one of our Emerging Leader bloggers, is one we can all relate to at some point in our careers. Great tips, Charlotte! Have you...
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Handling Difficulties and Stress: Six Tips for Leaders

You were passed over for the promotion. Your boss criticizes your team’s performance. Your company is struggling. Your new marketing program falls flat. If you’ve been a leader for...
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Having the Confidence to Serve

Do you have the confidence to serve? Leaders tend to talk a lot about “servant leadership.” I actually think we talk too much about it. Servant leadership is something...
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