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Dr. Angelo Valenti, Consultant & Coach on Unleashing Leadership: Aligning What People Do Best with What Organizations Need Most

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Dr. Angelo Valenti, organizational psychologist and coach, is author of Unleashing Leadership: Aligning What People Do Best with What Organizations Need Most. He reveals the most important element of successful organizations: organizational alignment, which involves:

Communicating organizational expectations and eliciting employee expectations
Profiling positions and projects
Profiling competencies of talent
Developing a Composite Team for alignment

Angelo’s leadership system provides [...]

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Dr. Kim Cameron on Positive Leadership

April 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Kim Cameron, professor and author of Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance, shares how to achieve extraordinary effectiveness and spectacular results. Dr. Cameron describes his four positive leadership strategies and how to implement them:

Enable a positive climate
Develop positive relationships
Promote positive communication
Create positive meaning.

Positive leadership is not about ignoring or minimizing problems and obstacles, [...]

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Developing & Inspiring America’s Leaders: Insights from Colonel Curtis Carver, PhD, Vice Dean for Education at West Point

April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Colonel Curtis Carver, PhD, Vice Dean for Education at West Point, shares strategies for developing great leaders. The tradition of the Army’s academy is well respected around the world for producing leaders not only for their military service, but for their contributions to civilian careers upon retirement. Colonel Carver will share some of the [...]

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Gregg Stocker, Organizational Consultant and Author: How to Avoid the Corporate Death Spiral

April 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Gregg Stocker, organizational consultant and author of Avoiding the Corporate Death Spiral: Recognizing And Eliminating the Signs of Decline, helps organizations in the areas of change management, strategic planning, and performance improvement. Having worked in the automotive and other manufacturing industries internationally, Gregg brings clarity to the signs of decline and implements strategies to breathe [...]

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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Executive Coach and Author of “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”

April 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, preeminent executive coach and author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, defines 20 bad habits of leaders and seven steps to change for the better. Whether you are near the top of the ladder or still have room to climb, Marshall offers you essential guidelines to help eliminate your [...]

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