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Another Olympic Lesson: How USA’s Women’s Volleyball Team Got Grabbed

Sunday, August 24, 2008

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Tayyiba Haneef-Park, 6’7” star of the USA Women’s volleyball team was asked to describe the difference between Brasil’s gold-medal play and that of team USA. She said: “When we made mistakes or the referee made a bad call — and they made them in both directions — we let in linger in our minds. That […]

OLYMPIC LESSONS

Monday, August 18, 2008

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What can we learn from Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps?  Media coverage of Phelps’ exploits and of his mother’s support has been extensive. But for those of us seeking to become better leaders of our own lives and those of our family, our community and the organizations where we work there is real juice in […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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