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Obama, the Nobel, and the power of context

Like many, I was stunned yesterday morning to learn that President Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. It came at the end of a week of...
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Generative leadership in challenging times

Change is happening much more quickly than any of us has been prepared for. Often the change can be pretty uncomfortable, even disorienting. How do...
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Leadership and the power of story

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Leadership and Innovation

How important is innovation in a time of economic crunch? For most of us, pretty important.On a personal as well as organizational level,...
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Leader as samurai: Obama and the fly

If you watch television news, you may have seen President Barack Obama’s impressive display of focused presence this past week, as a very...
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Leadership, focus and creating the future

Last month’s post, “More on the Power of Executive Presence and Its Impact on Others,” provoked comments and exchanges from...
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More on the power of executive presence and its impact on others

Recently, I wrote about how one executive’s calmness, focus, intelligence, and presence engaged others to become more present and purposeful....
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The power of executive presence to slow down the frantic activity of others

One person’s leadership – at any level -- can make a huge difference, particularly at a time when reactivity and frantic behavior are...
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More on building visibility and influence

Filmmaker Woody Allen once said that 80% of success is just showing up. You are “there” when someone else is not. You happen to call a...
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Engaging others to do more in challenging times

How do you engage people in a time of challenge? There's been a cascade of Chicago-area business closings -- Borders on Michigan Avenue just...
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