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Month: June 2012

Communication and Leadership

It was Jack Welch of GE who said that leadership is 80% about people and 20% about other things. I think this is really true. I also believe what is even more true is that 80% of leadership is about effective communication. When someone says “what a great leader..”, more often than not they are really talking about that person’s ability to convey ideas effectively.  Here are 3 ways communication becomes the primary driver of leadership…

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Lao Tze and Being in the Present

There is a poet in all of us and sometimes it takes poetry to make us want to change. The teaching and verses of Lao Tze – even after translation – are powerful and  thought-provoking. Here are some words – a few verses from Lao Tze – about being in the present and not worrying too much about possessions and accumulation of fame and wealth…

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