leadership development
leadership development
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-04
Introduction Recently I was reading (re-reading, actually) John Maxwell's book "The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader". It's a great collection of easy to read, short chapters that I highly r...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-06
Introduction How do you get feedback? If you have a boss, chances are you get periodic performance reviews. They're focused on the numbers, as they should be, and might include your boss's perce...
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by Steven Sonsino - 2008-08-07
My son plays the clarinet. I don't know if you've seen one up close, but it's a beautiful instrument: a glossy black wooden tube, encrusted with silver stops and levers.But it takes time to learn how...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-09
"Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them." -- Winston Churchill Introduction Your reputation as a leader is formed not only by the results you achieve, but by the behaviors you display...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-15
The conference call has been a way of life in business for many years now. So why are so many frustrating, ineffective calls being held every day? This simple list of reminders is intended to hel...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-22
You Know It Your employees know it too. Your clients really know it. You've got one employee whose technical knowledge is unsurpassed. He (or she -- for today we'll make him male) understands ...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-24
One Ugly Meeting A few years back, I was one of the leaders in an IT organization that was struggling. We knew it too. A couple of projects had significant quality issues, and as a result we wer...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-26
Political Expert For many years that's what people called me. It was not a title I wore proudly. I worked my way from entry level programmer to senior management in a large telecom company. I...
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by Ranju Kumar - 2008-08-30
Yes, we are posed with a myriad of challenges in our struggle to find our niche in a society that is amongst the most competitive in the world. Culturally, the many communities are for most intent a...
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by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-30
Do any of these statements apply to you? My calendar is so filled with meetings I can't find time to get real work done.Meetings that I attend seem to expand to fill the allotted time; we could acco...
