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(9029, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-14 14:13:10', '2011-10-14 19:13:10', 'Thanks for the great addition Mike.  I appreciate the thought and the ideas you offer.  I\'m not sure I understand what you mean by 3c.  Could you provide a bit more info?\n\nI agree with your thoughts on diversity (3d).  I was fortunate enough to work at an organization that understood diversity so I look forward to more people and organizations understanding the need for a variety of inputs and the equality of different perspectives.  And I\'m also in agreement with the open-source movement in leadership (3b), but in my experience few people in leadership positions understand the need to open things up.  I see them trying incremental approaches to address a revolution-sized problem.\n\nIn fact, that\'s where I see training and development budgets increasing too, to refer to your thoughts on #2.  The investment is in equipping and developing existing leadership, not in createing a new culture of open leadership.\n\nBut my vision is limited, so I hope you\'re right and the combination of increased spending, the abundance mentality and embracing diversity all advance.  It will take a combination like that to make a dent in the world\'s leadership deficiency.\n\nThanks again for joining in.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9028, 243),
(9030, 5645, 'Santu Mahapatra', 'santumahapatra@gmail.com', 'http://khojy.com', '59.177.230.35', '2011-10-14 14:42:55', '2011-10-14 19:42:55', 'The post is great and the comments are awesome.\n\nThe growing social media will have a great impact on Leadership. Tomorrows leaders will be more transparent and authentic. Walking the talk will become more and more crucial in the interconnected world.\n\nAs you rightly said, the feedback loop is getting faster. The results will be quite fast.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9031, 5645, '6 Future Trends of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group | Leading Schools | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leading-schools/p/546895952/6-future-trends-of-leadership-development-lead-change-group', '89.30.105.121', '2011-10-14 15:00:15', '2011-10-14 20:00:15', '[...]  6 Future Trends of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group           Whether you&#039;re developing yourself or others, three new trends and three not-so-new trends dominate the future of leadership development. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9032, 5645, '6 Future Trends of Leadership Development | Accounting and Small Business /Beverly Shares', '', 'http://bjconquest.com/2011/10/14/6-future-trends-of-leadership-development/', '74.200.247.196', '2011-10-14 19:13:11', '2011-10-15 00:13:11', '[...] full article&#8230;&#8230;via 6 Future Trends of Leadership Development &#8211; Lead Change Group. Share OptionsPrintTwitterEmailMoreFacebookLinkedInStumbleUponRedditDiggLike this:LikeBe the first [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9033, 5645, 'Liane Davey', 'Ldavey@knightsbridge.ca', '', '174.113.251.107', '2011-10-15 11:08:38', '2011-10-15 16:08:38', 'I think another trend is less \"in vitro\" and more \"in vivo\" leadership development. Our practice is growing quickly I believe because we\'re developing leaders \"in the business\" not only in formal learning sessions but in large scale leader forums and in teams. I think businesses will spend less on big academic programs that take leaders out of the business and out of context The real issues that emerge are more engaging than case studies.  And instead of leadersip development being seen as time away it can be seen as dedicated time on the problems at hand.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9034, 5645, 'Jim Kouzes', 'jim@kouzes.com', 'http://www.leadershipchallenge.com', '76.126.21.113', '2011-10-15 11:16:59', '2011-10-15 16:16:59', 'Mike,\n\nYou had asked me if I saw the market shrinking for organization-sponsored leadership development shrinking. My answer is \"Yes,\" the survey data show that compared to 2009 there has been a decrease in participation in leadership and executive development programs at all levels. Most attribute the decline to the economy, and there\'s an expectation that it will increase as the economy improves, not only because of available resources but also because there\'s a new generation of leaders who are in need of development. And given the fact that they haven\'t been getting as much opportunity over the past couple years, we may see a significant increase in participation as we look ahead 3 to 5 years. At the same time, there will be increased demand to demonstrate that leadership development efforts bring improved results. Participation won\'t be the measure; results will.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9035, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-15 11:25:36', '2011-10-15 16:25:36', 'Santu, thanks for the comment.  I agree that social media, combined with our growing distrust of leaders will cause a rise in authenticity and transparency, but it will also cause a corresponding rise in counterfeit authenticity and transparency.  Everything has a price.\n\nThanks again.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9030, 243),
(9036, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-15 11:29:37', '2011-10-15 16:29:37', 'Liane, I agree wholeheartedly.  In fact, I think communities like Lead Change are on the rise because medium sized organizations have drastically curtailed the in vivo leadership development.  There are fewer mentors and fewer opportunities for that rapid trial-and-error I mentioned above.  And I think in the long run, some traditional training dollars will be replaced with more cross-functional leadership development.  I\'m working on a post that will kick around ideas for embracing the future and your thoughts about \"in vivo\" leadership development got my mind spinning.  Please plan to chip in on that post in a few days too.\n\nThanks again.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9033, 243),
(9037, 5645, 'Seth Millican', 'Smillican@brockclay.com', 'http://Www.emergentguys.com', '71.23.63.114', '2011-10-15 12:13:35', '2011-10-15 17:13:35', 'Mike, Thanks for sharing these concepts. I\'ve been studying leadership concepts for a couple of years. I just recently felt the calling to begin sharing them specifically as they relate to leadership development for younger guys. To that end, I\'ve launched a blog. The past few months have been a blur of trying to learn and digest information relative to online learning, and so the continuing trends you mentioned are pretty familiar for me.  However, the emerging trends you outlined are fascinating to me.\n\nI think those emerging trends are also encouraging, though, because they all point to an increase in personal drive and responsibility relative to leadership. A leadership development becomes more relational (the guy mentioned earlier the importance of mentoring) and individually driven, it will naturally become more solid and sustainable. Someone mentioned the organic nature of this emerging trend, and I believe that is what will make leadership development in the future healthier and more infectious.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9038, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-15 20:30:44', '2011-10-16 01:30:44', 'Seth, thanks for the great comment.  One of the great things about these discussions is how each person adds to the overall result.  Thanks for taking part. Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9037, 243),
(9039, 5645, 'Tom Strawn', 'tomms@comcast.net', '', '98.216.216.202', '2011-10-16 18:55:27', '2011-10-16 23:55:27', 'Excellent article. And very much on target. I found your reference to \"leadership development becoming more internal and becoming more about who you are\" as a Changing Trend very interesting.\n\nInteresting in that CCL has always maintained as one of its core principles - \"You cannot effectively lead others until you first know who you are\". As an alumnus of its Executive Leadership program where finding out who you are is one of the program\'s primary goals - I can attest to the validity of this principle.\n\nPerhaps it is a changing trend in that there is a greater embrace of the value of \"knowing who you are\" in leading others based on experience and evidence of its validity.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9040, 5645, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2011-10-17 06:44:29', '2011-10-17 11:44:29', 'I am encouraged by the future of leadership, because I believe it is becoming more personal. People are taking more responsibility in their skills and how they are being applied in the workplace. People are mixing their social and business leadership abilities and creating organizations like TOMS and others. People are trying to enhance their workplaces and the good their organizations do.\n\nWe get stuck in the economic mess all around us, yet their are several encouraging trends for the next generation of leaders.\n\nGreat post! Enjoyed it!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9041, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-17 08:49:54', '2011-10-17 13:49:54', 'Jim, thanks for following up.  I\'m most challenged by what you state at the end.  We will experience increased demand to demonstrate that leadership development efforts bring improved results.  Results will be the measure of success.  Thanks for joining the conversation.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9034, 243),
(9042, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-17 08:57:06', '2011-10-17 13:57:06', 'Tom, thanks for the comment.  I think a number of leadership development professionals and schools of thought have asserted that leadership is about character (who you are) rather than behavior (how you act).  However much of the training I received over the years was packaged (or received by me) as how to behave.  At the same time, leaders in both political and business realms are respected less and less.  We continue to hear about the bad ones and little about the good ones.  Part of what I attribute to the Internet is opening up media so that character-based leaders can have greater exposure to the rest of the world.  We subconscously get the idea that leaders can be good people, and that we can, in fact, lead.  I hope growth in those two ideas continues.\n\nThanks again for the great comment.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9039, 243),
(9043, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-17 09:01:21', '2011-10-17 14:01:21', 'Thanks for the great comment Jon.  People are bringing their best energy to make a positive difference and companies like TOMS (if you\'re talking about the shoe company that donates a pair of shoes for every one purchased) are springing up because someone took the initiative. Rather than looking at the mess around us and letting it cause us to withdraw, it should insprire us to act. Thanks for sharing the comment.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9040, 243),
(9044, 5645, '6 Future Trends of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group | new organisations | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/new-organisations/p/558393567/6-future-trends-of-leadership-development-lead-change-group', '89.30.105.121', '2011-10-17 21:35:20', '2011-10-18 02:35:20', '[...]  6 Future Trends of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group           Whether you&#039;re developing yourself or others, three new trends and three not-so-new trends dominate the future of leadership development.     Source: leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9045, 5645, 'Martine Potvin', 'mpotvin-conseil@sympatico.ca', '', '67.68.65.77', '2011-10-31 15:59:33', '2011-10-31 20:59:33', 'Dear Mike,\nRegarding to changing trends:\n\nI would find it very sad to leave programs on leadership grow randomly according to individual needs without long-term perspective for the company, without assessment of their impacts and their results on the overall performance of the organization.\n\nI remain convinced that as consultants and coaches, it is to our advantage to embrace our practice of leadership development in a comprehensive and integrated approach to business.\n\na) It is essential to link our actions to the strategic objectives the company and tailor our content and our methods for this purpose. The environments are changing so fast that it is wrong to believe that \"one fit for all\" and \"all fit for one\" will continue to give the desired results. However, it is clear that to succeed, we must be able to access the CEO level in order to tailor our interventions to the real business needs. For example, strategic objectives focus on developing the sales force does not require the same leadership development strategies than those focusing on reducing costs and improving process efficiency.\n\nb) Despite the many retirements, very few companies still put forward a structured succession planning approach linked to organizational strategy to prepare the arrival of new leaders. And even fewer companies identify in advance the skills required in each management position based on challenges and outcomes. We have here a unique opportunity to be helpful by helping to identify the set of skills required in each managing position and further coaching managers to develop themselves by and individual plan of leadership development.\n\nc) It is true that managers have much less time to spend long hours in workshops. The Leadership development programs must be tailored in such a way that the learning can be done in the action immediately after knowledge is acquired. We also have here opportunities to coach on an individual basis by a schedule of sharings online or face to face.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9046, 5645, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '12.172.12.3', '2011-10-31 16:22:01', '2011-10-31 21:22:01', 'Martine, thank you for the detailed reply.  I don\'t disagree with you and I\'m not suggesting a disjointed or un-integrated approach to leadership development.  In fact, I put up a post yesterday that began the discussion of how to respond to these changing trends.  I don\'t think for a minute that we should abandon our beliefs, but I do think there are some things we can do to make it easier for organizations impacted by these trends.\n\nThanks again for the comprehensive response.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9045, 243),
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(9049, 5655, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/', '71.232.17.117', '2011-10-13 15:02:36', '2011-10-13 20:02:36', 'Thank you Mike! Thank you LC Community Friends/Colleagues.\n\nI appreciate your continued feedback and this wonderful community of people.\n\nMy Best,\n\nMeghan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9050, 5638, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2011-10-17 08:25:28', '2011-10-17 13:25:28', 'Chery,\n\nYou\'re so sweet and thoughtful to even mention me! I, too, was inspired by that post - and thank goodness for Facebook for proliferating that message (who says social media doesn\'t have benefits?!?!)\n\nYour message is such an important one, because leadership must start with us.  We each are needed, and we each matter in order to make the difference we were created to make.\n\nThank you for the encouragement to start the week off truly leading.  Let\'s not let the week take us; instead, let\'s lead through it!!\n\nHugs,\nErin', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9051, 5638, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '66.193.171.129', '2011-10-17 10:44:46', '2011-10-17 15:44:46', 'I love this, Chery!\n\nThanks for painting a beautiful portrait of Madeline\'s life, as an example for us all. It\'s very inspiring to know that, no matter how much has gone on or gone wrong, there is always more we can do and become.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 253),
(9052, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-17 11:18:31', '2011-10-17 16:18:31', 'Erin, Thank you for your leadership and your comments!\n\nThe visual of the chest being opened and the treasure radiating from inside makes me think of all the people that have strengths that are locked within.  And of those that share their gifts, but don\'t realize the difference they make in the lives of those they touch.\n\nLeaders...  What are you doing to discover, unlock, release and celebrate the gifts inside of those you meet?', 0, '1', '', '', 9050, 270),
(9053, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-17 11:23:40', '2011-10-17 16:23:40', 'Tristan thank you for leading from who YOU are.  You have a gift for encouragement that resonates with so many!\n\nI agree that the beautiful thing about Madeline\'s example is that life circumstances and age don\'t matter, we ALL have something of great value to share with others...', 0, '1', '', '', 9051, 270),
(9054, 5638, 'Denise Barreto', 'mdwilmer@att.net', 'http://www.relationshipsmatternow.com', '198.203.224.222', '2011-10-17 13:00:45', '2011-10-17 18:00:45', 'Love this and will be spreading it with my tribe.\n\nFurther, I\'ll add that you lead BECAUSE of who you are. All that happens to us build us to do one of two things - push on or give up. Every day that you don\'t give up  - you are doing it. And then there are some of us who push to extraordinary feats because of the pain of our journey! Pain has never been wasted on me. I am thisclose to doing my life\'s work because of a painful year in 2008 and I wouldn\'t change it. Anyone that I can help but sharing my experiences remind me of a saying I read during my rough time - the tears you cry are watering seeds of the plant that will give hope to someone else in the future.\n\nThanks again!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9055, 5638, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '69.254.17.65', '2011-10-17 13:15:56', '2011-10-17 18:15:56', 'Thanks for sharing such a  beautiful and inspiring story Chery..', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9056, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-18 08:15:15', '2011-10-18 13:15:15', 'Denise, Thank you for your comments.\n\nI love that you referenced a difficult time in your life and how the lessons you learned are moving you closer to your dream.\n\nA WWII Prison Camp Survivor shared this wisdom with my Grandfather, \"You can\'t have an omelet without first breaking the eggs.\"  ...The lesson for me is that brokenness is always a catalyst for something new and something whole.\n\nHave a wonderful day!\n\nChery', 0, '1', '', '', 9054, 270),
(9057, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-18 08:18:32', '2011-10-18 13:18:32', 'Susan - Thank you for your comments!  Madeline is an AMAZING woman!', 0, '1', '', '', 9055, 270),
(9058, 5638, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2011-10-18 11:58:58', '2011-10-18 16:58:58', 'I love this message and want it trumpeted from every hilltop.  What we do matters.  We each can make a difference in someone\'s life, today, tomorrow, and every day.  Nothing matters but your own will.  Thank you for sharing this!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9059, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-18 12:19:55', '2011-10-18 17:19:55', 'Thank you Deborah!\n\nI was just thinking that the way this resonated with you, speaks loudly of your passion and commitment to discover and unleash the strengths of your students.  They are very blessed to have you!', 0, '1', '', '', 9058, 270),
(9060, 5638, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '184.186.82.130', '2011-10-18 22:27:58', '2011-10-19 03:27:58', 'Wow... Blew me away... Thanks Chery, I\'ve never been slapped up beside my head so sweetly in my entire life!  You &amp; Madeline have reminded the rest of us what true servant leadership is.  More than that, you\'ve inspired us, &amp; I believe the fruit of Thayer inspiration will be spectacular!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9061, 5638, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '184.186.82.130', '2011-10-18 22:29:44', '2011-10-19 03:29:44', 'That,not Thayer... ;-)', 0, '1', '', '', 9060, 282),
(9062, 5638, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2011-10-19 07:31:23', '2011-10-19 12:31:23', 'Hey Chery,\n\nGreat post! I turn 40 this year...it\'s nice to be reminded that just because I\'ll never be a 21 year old $40 billion Silicon Valley Wonder that my my opportunities for effective leadership haven\'t passed me by! Great reminder and great post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 265),
(9063, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-19 08:06:21', '2011-10-19 13:06:21', 'Page - Thank you for your comments.  \"Slapped sweetly\" made me laugh, then smile - as thought of Madeline and tried to imagine that action!\n\nI looked up the meaning of her name this morning and found \"strong tower\" - In spite of her small stature, it fits.  ...She continues to offer strength and vision to every life she touches.', 0, '1', '', '', 9061, 270),
(9064, 5638, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-10-19 08:20:20', '2011-10-19 13:20:20', 'Chad - Thank you for your comments.  I relate!  The older I get the more I appreciate examples of people that are retiring and living lives of purpose.\n\nYesterday I visited with a man that just retired as a Dean from a Community College, a position that he loved.  Almost immediately he went on an overseas mission trip.  His heart was over-flowing with thankfulness and joy as he stories and lessons from that trip.  Sensing that this transition time for him is bitter-sweet, it was inspiring to see him find another way to share his gifts with others.', 0, '1', '', '', 9062, 270),
(9065, 5638, 'Sonja Harrington', 'sawn@rangeweb.net', '', '72.36.57.209', '2011-10-19 11:35:56', '2011-10-19 16:35:56', 'That was a beautiful description of Madelyn, Chery!  What a great example of her wisdom and contentment and mission within her circumstances!  Love it!  Thankyou for sharing your observations of her wonderful lead role!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9066, 5663, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-18 09:24:04', '2011-10-18 14:24:04', 'I commented about this over on Facebook too.  The phrase is only a method of denying responsibility if I walk away.  If someone, even my boss, says that phrase to me, it\'s like the first half of the sentence.  I\'m not moving until they say \"but...\" and finish the sentence.  If the comment is fully stated, \"I\'m sorry you feel that way, but that\'s your problem, I\'m not going to do anything about it\"; then it becomes my responsibility to do the very same thing.  \"OK, I\'m sorry you feel that way but I\'m not going to let this end right here.  If you\'re not going to do anything about it, I certainly will.\"\n\nThere are less disrespectful ways to say this but I\'m making a point.  It\'s a statement of fact.  You may leave the company, or simply wallow in misery until you screw up the guts to get another job.  The single best thing you can do for the relationship is to let it be known that without better explanation, you have no choice but to keep pursuing the issue.  In the interest of a great working relationship, if you\'re willing to be open and work to a resolution, then you should continue to push until you understand how either you\'re wrong, or it\'s unreasonable to expect resolution at this time.  If the other person is unwilling to help resolve the issue, then you must do it on your own.  You\'ll either leave or die a little every time the issue comes up again.\n\nAll of that is to say, don\'t let someone in a position of responsibility deny that very responsibility using this phrase.  Problems don\'t require denial, they require solutions.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9067, 5663, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '66.193.171.129', '2011-10-18 09:33:21', '2011-10-18 14:33:21', 'Awesome. Absolutely awesome.\n\nThis applies in all areas, just as you\'ve shown. For brands to show genuine empathy, they must empower leaders who possess it and proclaim it.  Then, sincere interest in customers will naturally flow from the employees.\n\nTerrific post.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 253),
(9068, 5663, 'Pamela Bellaver', 'pjbellaver@gmail.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-10-18 13:35:06', '2011-10-18 18:35:06', 'I\'m so glad you wrote about this topic, it hits a nerve with a lot of people and although often \"meant\" as an uncomfortable apology, this statement says \"I\'m not changing and have no part in this disagreement or discussion\".  It can be very invalidating.  As difficult as it can be, and we\'ve all been there, it is important to truly listen to what others are saying and validate their feelings, especially when we know we bear some responsibility for the current strain in the relationship.  Most of the time, we know if we\'ve done something that can be hurtful, that\'s why it\'s so hard to hear how someone else is feeling.  The value in taking responsibility and showing care and concern for the other person can truly change relationships and lives.  It ultimately pays itself forward and others take the lead in doing the same if you take the time to do this with them.\n\nAnother excellent post...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9069, 5663, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-10-19 12:48:42', '2011-10-19 17:48:42', 'Mike,\nI like the proactive stance that you are taking here - it\'s an interesting angle that I hadn\'t thought of while writing this article. I\'d love to hear more about this \"pursue the issue or move on\" idea - I think it would be a very insightful blog post!\n\nThank you, you\'ve given me more to think about!\n\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 9066, 262),
(9070, 5663, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-10-19 12:52:10', '2011-10-19 17:52:10', 'Tristan,\nThe empowerment is so incredibly important and directly impacts the genuine interest of the employees. I think that\'s key - interest in people must be genuine in order for customer service to be excellent. It starts at the top.\n\nHeather :)', 0, '1', '', '', 9067, 262),
(9071, 5663, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-10-19 13:02:16', '2011-10-19 18:02:16', 'Pam,\nThank you for taking the time to write this post! You are correct, truly listening to others *particularly* if we may bear some of the responsibility is so important for successful relationships. I like what you wrote here:\n\n\"The value in taking responsibility and showing care and concern for the other person can truly change relationships and lives. It ultimately pays itself forward and others take the lead in doing the same if you take the time to do this with them.\"\n\nThanks for your insights!\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 9068, 262),
(9072, 5663, 'Glenn Twiddle', 'glenn@glenntwiddle.com.au', 'http://www.glenntwiddle.com.au/blog', '58.169.189.131', '2011-10-20 17:38:22', '2011-10-20 22:38:22', 'Awesome. HEard Robbins talking about something like this once, and yeah, choosing our words carefully is definitely worth the little bit of time it takes to avoid the \'autopilot\' things we just come up with.\n\nEven asking, \'how are you\' when really we don\'t mean that at all, we mean \'hi\'\n\nGreat article.\n\nGlenn Twiddle\n', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9073, 5665, 'Nel', 'nel.rivero@skyladdercoaching.com', 'http://www.skyladdercoaching.com', '188.223.85.204', '2011-10-20 07:14:07', '2011-10-20 12:14:07', 'It is so true! I suppose the bottom line is: listen, take your time to learn who is who and turn the to influencers into your supporters and have empathy.\nYou will only get the right number if people trust you, will only get support if they trust you and will only get the ugly truth if they trust you.\n\nHave a great day!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9074, 5665, 'Stephan De Villiers', 'stephan@incrementalsuccess.org', 'http://www.leadershipconnexion.com', '196.210.167.120', '2011-10-28 05:24:39', '2011-10-28 10:24:39', 'What really stood out to in your post was the \"Bull in the China Shop\" action. This is closely related to Leadership Based on Assumption (http://www.leadershipconnexion.com/how-to-avoid-leading-by-assumption/) where the leader make certain assumptions based on his/her one sided perception and on previous experience, without taking new information into account.  This is a very dangerous way of leading, because it impacts your decision making ability negatively.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9075, 5682, 'Duncan - Vetter', 'duncan@getvetter.com', 'http://www.getvetter.com', '61.62.148.149', '2011-10-20 22:38:27', '2011-10-21 03:38:27', 'Visibility is something I\'ve overlooked in my career. If you perform excellently on a project that nobody really knows about its a lot less valuable than performing well on a high visibility project. It took me 10 years of working to realize this. I wish I had known earlier.\n\nD.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9076, 5682, 'joel garfinkle', 'joel@garfinkleexecutivecoaching.com', '', '174.67.197.142', '2011-10-21 18:27:59', '2011-10-21 23:27:59', 'People who have influence in your company need to know the value of your work. If you don\'t let anyone know what you do and how much it benefits your company, you will undermine how people perceive you.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 368),
(9077, 5682, 'Duncan - Vetter', 'duncan@getvetter.com', 'http://www.getvetter.com', '61.62.204.5', '2011-10-28 00:01:08', '2011-10-28 05:01:08', 'Thanks Joel.\n\nQ. Do you think buying one of those \'Genius at work\' mugs would help me get noticed ?!\n\n\nhttp://www.cafepress.com/+genius_at_work_mug,340062521', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9078, 5714, 'Patricia.riesenkampff@gmx.net', 'patricia.riesenkampff@gmx.net', '', '84.177.69.118', '2011-10-27 05:46:23', '2011-10-27 10:46:23', 'Bravo Christina,\nWhat a simple yet excellent coaching lesson of self assessment in just a few paragraphs!\nAt present, I am without the parameters of a company and therefore the systematically working structure thereof. Still I believe that this ACE approach is so concise, pertinent to team effectiveness and simple to implement that I would suggest its use also on the personal side of life within our family and partnership relationships.\nA mother knows that her mood will have a direct impact upon the teachings and promptings she utters to her children. As a partner, a woman can be thankful to be able to have such a clear approach toward positive behavioral change which once implemented and upheld will have its successful\" mirroring\" effects upon her partner.\nThis was an enjoyable read and I don\'t need to be brave to post my personal commitment to be personally responsible and open toward change and self betterment and to await, with hopeful expectation and curiosity, the positive results of using your ACE approach.\nThanks for sharing.\nSincerely, your American in Germany LinkedIn fan,\nPatricia Riesenkampff', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9079, 5714, 'Patricia Lee Riesenkampff', 'patricia.riesenkampff@gmx.net', '', '84.177.69.118', '2011-10-27 06:04:17', '2011-10-27 11:04:17', 'Bravo Christina,\nthis was a simple yet excellent lesson in self assessment in just a few paragraphs!\nAt present, I am without the structural and systematic parameters of a company but find your ACE approach so concise, simple and easy to implement that I think it could also be used successfully within the private sector of life toward the betterment of our family and partnership relationships.\nA mother knows that her mood will have a direct result upon her teachings and promptings which she utters to her children. As a partner, a woman can be appreciative to have such an uncomplicated , simple approach toward personal behavioral change which when implemented and upheld, will have its encouraging \"mirroring\" effects upon her partner.\nBravery is not needed for me to make a public commitment here to be open and personally responsible for my moods and actions and to take the simple steps of this ACE approach toward effective self development and personal harmony.\nThanks for sharing.\nSincerely,\nPatricia Lee Riesenkampff', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9080, 5714, 'Leaders: Your emotions are contagious - Lead Change Group | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/633871961/leaders-your-emotions-are-contagious-lead-change-group', '89.30.105.121', '2011-11-06 23:39:45', '2011-11-07 05:39:45', '[...]  Leaders: Your emotions are contagious - Lead Change Group          Feel free to consider using the ACE approach to change:1. Awareness: Notice your mood. Notice the mood of others. Label the feeling (without judgement is the key).2. Choice: How do you like what you see in the mirror? If it&rsquo;s what you want, keep going. If it&rsquo;s not what you want, what choices do you have in the moment?3. Execution: What is one small action you are willing to take in that moment? You don&rsquo;t have to effect change on anything, just take action to make it different.4. Repeat #1 What information did you gather? What choice do you want to make now? What action will you take next? Just like directions on shampoo, rinse, lather and repeat.Accountability: What are you willing to do in the next 24 hours to recognize and change the effect you have on the people in your company? If you have the courage, feel free to post your commitment in the Comment box below. (If you are not quite that brave, feel free to email me directly. All responses are strictly confidential!).     Source: leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9081, 5714, 'Top Leadership Blog Posts - Michael Lee Stallard', '', 'http://www.michaelleestallard.com/top-leadership-blog-posts', '72.249.167.69', '2014-11-30 15:43:25', '2014-11-30 20:43:25', '[&#8230;] Henry Sr. submitted Leaders: Your emotions are contagious &#8211; Lead Change Group posted at Lead Change Group Blog, saying, &#8220;AuthorChristina Haxton makes a great case for how [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9082, 5718, 'Christina Haxton, MA', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2011-10-27 21:26:25', '2011-10-28 02:26:25', 'Kristin,\n\nAs a Board Member of our Chamber\'s Economic Development Council, I was involved in our annual strategic planning session.  Yesterday, we were discussing the timing and theme of our Economic Summit, an educational conference held for the past 20 years for our local business owners.  It was all too familiar ... \"Hurry up and get the planning committee going, figure out what workshops and keynote speakers we need to get on board because we only have a few months and we have get this done ASAP as we put it on in May.\"  HURRY!!!!  The theme is the unknown, planning without knowing, driving full steam ahead, but not staring in the rear view mirror as we are going forward.  Why are we having this conference in May?  (Yes, you guessed the response ... Because that\'s the way we\'ve done it last year, the year before, the year before that ...\"  Well, how about WE WALK OUR TALK??  Let\'s give ourselves a break and have it in October?  Let\'s not GUESS what we THINK the local business owners want, LETS ASK THEM.\n\nTo quote my reining horse trainer and very wise coach, Lance Shockley, \"Sometimes you just gotta get in there and change things ... mix things up.  Not because changing something will fix it.  Sometimes, changing things just makes it different.  At least it\'s not the same mistake over and over again\".\n\n#5.  For Sure.  I\'m going to share your WEdership Lessons with my fellow Board Members.  What a terrific resource!  Thank you for posting.\nChristina', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9083, 5718, 'Kristin Wolff', 'kwolff@thinkers-and-doers.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/kristinwolff/', '24.21.169.149', '2011-10-27 23:25:09', '2011-10-28 04:25:09', 'Christina:\nThanks so much for your feedback! Really appreciate it. We benefited hugely from the generosity of the 519 people who gave us their time and insight and are pleased that you find it useful too. We penned a Blurb book comprising chapters on all six practices and a couple of inserts -  innovation and social media. If you are interested, it\'s here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2427820. We also working on a lab concept. I\'d be glad to have your feedback on that when it\'s ready. I\'m kwolff@thinkers-and-doers.com. Good luck with the newly rescheduled fall event ;-).\nCheers,\nKristin', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 286),
(9084, 5728, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2011-10-26 06:37:07', '2011-10-26 11:37:07', 'I know that engaging people in things that are particularly repetitive or not that interesting remains my and many others\' challenge.  It\'s been my experience that there is no point in beginning until you actually have everyone\'s attention.  Having them join midstream is not particularly helpful.  Taking that extra 15 seconds to wait until everyone is ready to begin is the first step toward reengagement.  After that you are so right.  Passion, respect, and eenergy are so necessary.\n\nThere\'s a lot to be said for working toward maintaining civility and respect in  our daily interactions.  Sometimes we get so rushed that we forget that this is both necessary and vital in human interactions.\n\nThanks for the reminder!  hope you are well Sonia!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9085, 5728, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '96.23.197.125', '2011-10-26 09:12:06', '2011-10-26 14:12:06', 'Hi Deb!\n\nRushed... yes it seems that we are almost always in a rush... often times forgetting about the people that get in our way.  The event I witnessed was in part caused by the airline culture whose  assumption is that \"passengers are self-centered and rude\".  While some may be, it\'s important to remember that most are not.  The same can be said of the people we lead, work with, and meet on a daily basis.\n\nI practice assuming the best of others until proven otherwise.  I have been greatly rewarded with great interactions (with both strangers and friends).\n\nThanks for commenting!\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 9084, 246),
(9086, 5728, 'Christina Haxton, MA', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2011-10-27 06:58:54', '2011-10-27 11:58:54', 'Hi Sonia,\n\nThank you for posting the re-do.  Step #1 ...Take responsibility.  You can judge the quality of your communication by the response you get ...\n\nI really enjoy your posts!\nChristina', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9087, 5728, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.120.84', '2011-11-01 09:21:34', '2011-11-01 14:21:34', 'Hi Christina!\n\nThrilled that you liked the post and found it helpful.  Paying particular attention to non-verbals can help you assess the quality of your communication... we often do not pay enough attention to non-verbals. They can help you truly understand was is happening and give you an opportunity to clarify (in case of misinterpretation).\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 9086, 246),
(9088, 5728, 'Harvest Performance &raquo; How to Reengage the Disengaged', '', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca/?p=5482', '212.227.127.174', '2011-11-17 16:56:20', '2011-11-17 22:56:20', '[...] Originally posted on Lead Change Group. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9089, 5732, 'Christina Haxton, MA', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2011-10-27 06:53:52', '2011-10-27 11:53:52', 'Deborah,\n\nExcellent reminder about how one decision made by a person of influence (and aren\'t we all that person?) can change multiple lives. It takes 4 positive statements or actions to neutralize a negative or critical one in our brain (so go for 5:1), what if people took action based on character instead of mindlessness (as in, \"Yeah, I didn\'t mean to make you feel bad, I was just having a bad day ...\")?\n\nWow.  Simple, yet mind-blowing.\n\nThank you for posting!\nChristina', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9090, 5732, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2011-10-27 07:30:02', '2011-10-27 12:30:02', 'Thanks Christina for stopping by.  I forget about that 5 to 1 ratio, but it makes sense.  I spend a lot of time mulling over things that go wrong, taking the negativity to heart, but it takes more to overcome that negativity.\n\nI loved your aside...  aren\'t we all a person of influence?  So true, so important, so often overlooked.  I appreciate these good reminders as well!\n\nDeb', 0, '1', '', '', 9089, 258),
(9091, 5732, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-27 09:54:50', '2011-10-27 14:54:50', 'Deb, thanks for the great post and question.  This ties back to some teaching I associate most closely with Steve Keating (@LeadToday).  In the end, our actions demonstrate our true core values.  We do override those core values from time to time in the name of expediency or comfort or other things.  However if we consistently choose comfort or exxpediency, maybe those are truly our core values.\n\nTo me, that\'s the central reason why we need to act from the best of who we are.  When we apply our best to the highest good, we make a significant impact.  Thanks for adding your great content to the blog!\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9092, 5732, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2011-10-27 10:37:15', '2011-10-27 15:37:15', 'Thanks for your insights, Mike.  I take away two important ideas from you comments.  First, our actions are a better indicator of our core vlaues than our words.  In fact, our actions can belie our words and we might understand each other better if we watched at least as much as we listened.  An interesting idea.  The second idea you explain is this phrase, \"leading from the best of who we are.\"  How is it that in a world where everybody knows intuitively what you mean here, we so rarely see this behavior in action.  We know what is morally sound, we know what core values are present in society.  Why don\'t those societal values actually translate into individual values more often?  If our actions reveal our core, then it is clear that even though our leaders have a best self, they do not always use that self as a guide for decisions.\n\nA disheartening idea.  We know what\'s right and choose something else anyway.  Hmm...  I think I need some encouragement here.\n\nThoughts?\n\nDeb', 0, '1', '', '', 9091, 258),
(9093, 5741, 'Simon Cooper', 'share.knowledge@hemscott.net', 'http://brilliant-leader.org', '86.153.245.159', '2011-10-30 11:04:45', '2011-10-30 16:04:45', 'Quite, how do you know?\n\nI found myself agreeing with your article right up until that final question. That is something I will now go away and think about more  deeply. Thank you.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9094, 5741, 'Kristin Wolff', 'kwolff@thinkers-and-doers.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/kristinwolff/', '75.93.46.117', '2011-10-30 15:53:23', '2011-10-30 20:53:23', 'Simon:\nYou made my day, thank you back. I\'m firmly convinced more people asking such questions will lead to many more solutions to our current economic crisis than we can even imagine.\nWarmly,\nKristin', 0, '1', '', '', 9093, 286),
(9095, 5745, 'Wayne McEvilly', 'mcevillymozart@gmail.com', 'http://waynemcevilly.blogspot.com', '76.242.186.141', '2011-11-01 06:17:15', '2011-11-01 11:17:15', 'Individuals within an organization driven by fear and misplaced ambition (need to hold onto job comes first above all else) will neither communicate the truth nor recognize it when it appears, and if it should, they will actively resist its presence. I deal with such disfunctional organizations on an almost daily basis in my attempt to do a seemingly simple thing: bring great music to a wide spectrum of the public, from little children to senior citizens and all in between. Libraries, universities, public school systems, all are corporations not excempt from the laws stated in this post. The assumption that they are otherwise could be costly to anyone who deals with them. Once in a while you come upon the rare exception -\nThe leader always sets the tone - Always - in a school, it is the principal. I am blessed this month with playing in one school where the tone is set in the key of impeccable leadership. Many others are ln the midst of such chaos as this post explores -\n\"Ah life! It exceeded imagination!\" Marguerite Young\nThanks\nWayne', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9096, 5745, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-11-01 07:38:32', '2011-11-01 12:38:32', 'Wayne - Thank you for your comments!  I am glad that you have found a rare exception!\n\nCharacter-Based Leadership is so logical, so powerful, and so vital for success today and for growth tomorrow - In organizations.  In communities.  In our world.  What if...?\n\nIt\'s a vision worth living and sharing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 270),
(9097, 5745, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.lynboyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2011-11-01 07:56:25', '2011-11-01 12:56:25', 'Chery,\nThank you for a very interesting and important perspective. In the course of getting things done, truth is too often forgotten. It is not always in attempts to deceive. Sometimes, it is in an attempt to get things done. Those who trifle with the truth may even believe they are doing the \"right\" thing. When it affects an individual\'s willingness to speak up or to share different perspectives, it is definitely not the right thing to do. I enjoyed reading your article.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9098, 5745, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-11-01 14:03:31', '2011-11-01 19:03:31', 'Lyn, Thank you for the comment.\n\nI agree that often there is no intent to deceive.  Sometimes it may start with poor communication or an omission of a detail or even with a belief that to preserve morale that the truth should not be shared.\n\nThe reality is that words and actions of titled leaders are constantly observed, and quickly define expected and acceptable business practices. Our choices - positive or negative, impact our organizations and the lives of those we touch constantly.\n\nThis weekend Michael Hyatt posted an article in his newsletter by Lisa Whittle titled 5 Truths To Remember When Your Leader Falls.  It is a beautiful article that emphasizes our humanness and our need for compassionate accountability.  http://michaelhyatt.com/5-truths-to-remember-when-your-leader-falls.html', 0, '1', '', '', 9097, 270),
(9099, 5745, 'Let&#039;s Grow Leaders | Real Leaders, Better Business | Leaders Weigh in on Achieving Breakthrough Results &#8211; A Frontline Festival', '', 'http://letsgrowleaders.com/frontline-festival/leaders-weigh-in-on-achieving-breakthrough-results-a-frontline-festival/', '50.87.144.69', '2014-10-17 06:02:08', '2014-10-17 10:02:08', '[&#8230;] Gegleman  of  Simply Understanding asks, &#8220;Are you as a leader stumbling over truths that are limiting your results?&#8221;  Follow [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0);
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(9100, 5757, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2011-11-02 12:24:00', '2011-11-02 17:24:00', 'This is a wonderful example of the power of words.  Not only do we undervalue others with the word JUST, we undervalue ourselves.  Sometimes we truly believe we have no power or influence, sometimes it is misguided humility.  But this is a powerful lesson.  I am not JUST anything.  I am who and what I am and will act in all ways possible to improve myself and the world around me.  That\'s the plan...  no JUST needed.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9101, 5757, 'Stephan De Villiers', 'stephan@incrementalsuccess.org', 'http://www.leadershipconnexion.com', '196.210.167.120', '2011-11-03 07:46:01', '2011-11-03 12:46:01', 'Very insightful post.  It reminds one of how careful you should be about how you talk to and about people. It is amazing that by eliminating one little word in the way you refer to people can have such a far reaching effect in the way you interact with people, but also in the way people perceive your interactions.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9102, 5757, 'Eliminate The Word &#8216;Just&#8217; &raquo; client k', '', 'http://clientk.com/2011/11/13/eliminate-the-word-just/', '184.173.197.26', '2011-11-13 04:05:02', '2011-11-13 10:05:02', '[...] Mike Figliuolo&#8217;s view on the word &#8216;just&#8217; is quite a bit stronger. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9103, 5757, 'Friday Leadership Favs | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/leadership-friday-favs-11-4-11/', '184.168.193.20', '2011-11-25 08:06:29', '2011-11-25 14:06:29', '[...] One Word Leaders Should Never Use (Mike Figliuolo, Lead Change Group Guest Post) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9104, 5757, 'Martin Haworth', 'martin@coachtrainlearn.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mphcoach/', '82.33.26.23', '2011-12-06 10:18:54', '2011-12-06 16:18:54', 'That\'s a good one - thanks for the enlightenment!\n\nMay I add a few more? \'But\', \'However\', \'Always\', \'Never\', \'Should\' (&amp; \'Shouldn\'t), \'Can\'t\', \'Then again\' etc. I once came up with 10 - and now I seem to have mislaid the article!\n\nLanguage eh!\n\nMartin', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9105, 5776, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-10-30 17:51:06', '2011-10-30 22:51:06', 'Mike,\nI like the flow of these posts on this topic. I\'d add one more as a twist on #1. We can build or strengthen our credibility by repairing trust when broken. It won\'t do any good for anyone involved or remotely impacted if broken trust is left alone. Rebuilding trust can be as valuable, if not more, in developing leaders. It teaches how to navigate complicated, confrontational interactions. It teaches humility. It teaches the importance of rising above destructive or dysfunctional behavior in ways that support the business\'s success and people\'s too.\n\nNice list.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9106, 5776, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-10-31 05:14:34', '2011-10-31 10:14:34', 'Thanks Shawn.\nI agree there is probably a post series on restoring credibility too.  Nothing beats being believable and trustworthy over time.  We\'ve got to be actively trustworthy even when misunderstood.  We can\'t let people begin to doubt us and fail to work to restore that trust.\n\nThanks for the great addition.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9107, 5776, '7 Responses to the Future of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group | Leadership Building | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-building/p/605862163/7-responses-to-the-future-of-leadership-development-lead-change-group', '89.30.105.121', '2011-10-31 07:17:39', '2011-10-31 12:17:39', '[...]  7 Responses to the Future of Leadership Development - Lead Change Group           Future trends in leadership development include a move to more personal and individual methods. How should leaders respond to these trends?     Source: leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9108, 5776, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '69.254.17.65', '2011-10-31 07:55:41', '2011-10-31 12:55:41', 'Along the lines of being oractical - be pragmatic rather than theoretical.  I love theory and abstraction, but it is those of us who can help people to quickly translate the theory and context of leadership into action that is successful and satisfying that will be in demand.\n\nI\'ll add that I see technology, specifically tablet technology, as a real game changer in how we deliver great content that connects people to us and facilitates their engagement with what we share and teach.  It goes beyond social to a connection far more personal.  The iPad was a game changer and I think we have only just scratched the surface on just how much of a game changer it will be for those in our profession.  That\'s why I am now part of Polymash - this is exactly the kind of thing we are now doing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 244),
(9109, 5776, 'Marianela Michelena', 'mlmc058@yahoo.com', '', '201.208.230.167', '2011-10-31 12:43:55', '2011-10-31 17:43:55', '\"The article is great!  I thank Shawn Murphy for his comment. Being humble is a key attitude in a leader, especially because it shows that one can make a mistake and it does not diminish its leadership.\n I would like to emphasize the need to build credibility in every environment we are involved; that leaders must try to be coherent in what they feel, think and do, everywhere they are: family, communities, organizations... In this interconnected world leaders are visible and their actions are observed by many; when one is a leader, the responsability to model behavior is very important in every environment and to many people.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9110, 5776, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '12.172.12.3', '2011-10-31 16:05:55', '2011-10-31 21:05:55', 'Thanks for the great addition.  I too, think the tablet technologies are going to be big enablers in making content individual and personal and in shortening the DEAR loop.  Thanks.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9108, 243),
(9111, 5776, 'Martine Potvin', 'mpotvin-conseil@sympatico.ca', '', '67.68.65.77', '2011-10-31 18:06:02', '2011-10-31 23:06:02', 'Internet already offers a lot of content. As a professional, It is appropriate for us to bring  concise summary of contents and opinions on certain issues. I may be old school, but I remain confident that the contacts face to face with the people we support can not really be replaced by online exchanges on blogs, twitter, or groups on linkedin in terms of impact and effectiveness. In this line of thought, targeting an audience from our respective local communities is an excellent strategy.\n\nTo establish our credibility online, I sincerely believe that \"quality\" rather than \"quantity\" is a guarantee of success. However, the content must be sufficiently concrete and address specific problems to receive a proper level of audience.\n\nOne way I am thinking in the creation of my own blog is the following. What would you think about the idea to write case studies on real problem situations faced by our customers. These would be short, describing the problems faced by a manager-type and would include some background of the environment and would be grouped by theme. They would have the advantage of being very concrete.\n\nFrom these, we would first share together on our common understanding of problems and proposed solutions.Subsequently, we could transfer our learning and our sharings within each of our virtual communities.\n\nThis obviously requires time and engagement from us.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9112, 5750, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '108.35.168.142', '2011-11-10 22:32:55', '2011-11-11 04:32:55', 'Hi Angie,\n\nCongratulations!!!!  I think we grow best when we operate outside of our comfort zone.  The tough part is pushing ourselves to constantly challenging ourselves.  You\'ve been a role model to a lot of us.  What you\'ve done as a leader, instructor and consultant, inspire others to push themselves to be a better person and a leader.\n\nRegards,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9113, 5750, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '173.23.60.141', '2011-11-11 06:58:54', '2011-11-11 12:58:54', 'Thank you, Will! It\'s a pleasure to know you as a leaderfriend. I appreciate your kind words, and I know you impact many lives through the ways you live, love, learn and lead. Thanks again!', 0, '1', '', '', 9112, 279),
(9114, 5753, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-03 13:01:19', '2011-11-03 18:01:19', 'Sonia,\nThis is a great example defining authenticity. Words fall short of explaining what it is. It\'s truly the actions that illustrate it best. I want to see more companies like Porter. It\'s they who can make a difference in helping employees make meaning from the work they do.\n\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9115, 5753, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.120.84', '2011-11-03 19:05:21', '2011-11-04 00:05:21', 'Shawn,\n\nI agree.  There is a great opportunity for companies to stand apart and create work environments that allow employees to thrive, which in turn creates loyal customers.  Organizations win, employees win, customers win. Simple, yet effective.\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 9114, 246),
(9116, 5753, 'Cindy', 'cmount433@hotmail.com', '', '76.75.118.104', '2011-11-04 09:08:50', '2011-11-04 14:08:50', 'I agree 100% with your comments about Porter airlines.  If your destination is on their flightpath - take Porter.  They have a strong resemblance to the old \"Ward Air\" days, when customers were people first not $$$.  Love the way they treat you.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9117, 5753, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.120.84', '2011-11-04 18:06:56', '2011-11-04 23:06:56', 'Hi Cindy,\n\nThanks for sharing!  My first choice is usually Porter... :) they treat me right and the service is always consistent.  Their service has strategy.\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 9116, 246),
(9118, 5764, 'Post Titles: Making a List &raquo; Wally Bock&#039;s Zero Draft', '', 'http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabusinessblog/post-titles-making-a-list/', '184.168.152.203', '2011-11-28 14:16:54', '2011-11-28 20:16:54', '[...] &#8220;10 Tips to Create Engaging Presentations&#8221; [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9119, 5784, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-11-07 09:55:06', '2011-11-07 15:55:06', 'Shawn, Excellent points! It is definitely time for leaders across various industries and our government to take this to heart and make the leadership choice that lifts people up and moves the greater good forward. There is an undercurrent bringing this mindset to the forefront, and you are one of them leading the charge. It is not about being self-centered, but mission-centered, people-centered, and meaning-centered. Thanks! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9120, 5784, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-07 16:34:27', '2011-11-07 22:34:27', 'Jon,\nIt\'s encouraging to see more and more people talking about what\'s important for the good of all rather making one\'s pie larger. We\'re seeing it in proposed new economic measures. We\'re seeing it in the proliferation of passion in our work. We\'re seeing it in communities like Lead Change. I\'m happy to be a voice in that chorus. You, too, are one that echoes this message quite eloquently.\n\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 9119, 0),
(9121, 5784, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '65.8.186.28', '2011-11-07 18:33:45', '2011-11-08 00:33:45', 'Absolutely!\n\nOne challenge to this that I see in organizations is that too many people rose through the ranks without being expected to lead.  At some point up the ladder someone declared \"you are a leader\".   In other cases they had the position long before leadership because an expectation of the job.  There are also a lot of people who end up in positions requiring leadership today who got there based on their technical competence and knowledge alone.  Promotion is still often the only way to increase income and prestige in so many organizations.. It is a challenge to compel the reluctant leader to choose to lead.  I wonder, is this a generational thing that will be \"corrected\" as the next generation rises through the ranks or will this phenomena continue to persist until we figure out better ways to design organizations?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9122, 5784, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-07 19:27:23', '2011-11-08 01:27:23', 'Susan,\nWe can always count on you to pose thought provoking questions. The reluctant leader could be generational. I think high degree of ambiguity and need to \"show your value\" causes reluctance, too. This would be interesting to explore further.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9123, 5784, 'James', 'leadershipvibe@gmail.com', 'http://www.leadershipvibe.net', '207.14.59.254', '2011-11-08 17:31:50', '2011-11-08 23:31:50', 'Great post.  I agree a lot of leaders do not treat leadership as a profession, rather a right or title.  Those that treat it as a profession, understand that it takes hard work and a constant stream of learning are those that make the most impact on those they lead.  Good stuff, I followed you from Twitter to your blog.\n\n-James', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9124, 5784, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-08 17:58:31', '2011-11-08 23:58:31', 'James,\nThere is a shift underway where more managers are recognizing leadership as a right doesn\'t yield the needed results for the company, team, and individuals. I\'d like to see the shift happen a little faster. But then I\'ve not always been as patient as may be needed.\n\nGlad to connect with you here. This community is made up of phenomenal people who are dedicated to helping leaders lead in the 21st century.\n\nBe well,\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 9123, 248),
(9125, 5784, 'James', 'leadershipvibe@gmail.com', 'http://www.leadershipvibe.net', '76.28.196.147', '2011-11-08 20:54:01', '2011-11-09 02:54:01', 'I agree it needs to happen at a much faster pace.  But you guys here are starting that.  I am glad I came across the site.  I am bookmarking it.\n\nJames', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9126, 5784, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-08 21:13:12', '2011-11-09 03:13:12', ' We\'ll see you soon, James.', 0, '1', '', '', 9125, 248),
(9127, 5797, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-11-04 10:35:06', '2011-11-04 15:35:06', 'Great point, Monica, about not just throwing this out, but passing it on... sharing it. Sharing any of the items you outline is an act of generosity. Sharing exemplifies our role as character based leaders. Thank for sharing! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9128, 5797, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.120.84', '2011-11-04 13:17:20', '2011-11-04 18:17:20', 'Monica!\n\nLove your post and the actionable suggestions you presented.  My take-away... sharing is simple and effective, let\'s all do more of it... we will be pleasantly surprised at what we learn about others and ourselves.\n\nThanks, Monica!\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 246),
(9129, 5797, 'Simon Cooper', 'share.knowledge@hemscott.net', 'http://brilliant-leader.org', '86.153.245.159', '2011-11-06 05:37:09', '2011-11-06 11:37:09', 'What a great way of putting it - sharing is important and we should all do more of it, starting with leaders setting an example.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9130, 5797, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.228.16.105', '2011-11-06 06:20:16', '2011-11-06 12:20:16', 'Generosity is such a noticeable character-trait! When it is present, it spreads like wildfire and leaders who exhibit it are as attractive as can be for people to follow. Thanks for your comment', 0, '1', '', '', 9127, 0),
(9131, 5797, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.228.16.105', '2011-11-06 06:21:15', '2011-11-06 12:21:15', 'Couldn\'t wish for a better take-away for readers! Thank you so much, Sonia.', 0, '1', '', '', 9128, 0),
(9132, 5797, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.228.16.105', '2011-11-06 06:22:19', '2011-11-06 12:22:19', 'True, Simon. And a strong example that is!', 0, '1', '', '', 9129, 0),
(9133, 5797, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '184.32.36.156', '2011-11-07 12:42:14', '2011-11-07 18:42:14', 'I have a song based on Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten running through my head.  Sharing is truly underutilized and underrated!  I especially love Share the Sharing - storytelling fortunately continues to gain more and more traction as an approach to fueling positive change.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9134, 5797, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.189.9.245', '2011-11-07 13:32:09', '2011-11-07 19:32:09', 'I would love to hear that song someday! And I agree, storytelling is so powerful. Just this morning I was watching a TED TALK on the subject: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction.html', 0, '1', '', '', 9133, 0),
(9135, 5797, 'home', 'gyutbucssbk@gmail.com', 'http://www.theflashboard.com', '110.7.8.91', '2016-12-20 02:43:16', '2016-12-20 07:43:16', 'keuzigbwhctjxrkuiolkgkjqhybntlwpsvcdugmcxllotxptvidklk', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9136, 5802, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.189.9.245', '2011-11-15 09:00:29', '2011-11-15 15:00:29', 'Jane: nothing of the sort applies to chocolate! :)\n\nOn the other hand, thanks for this reminder. It\'s really interesting the unawareness many leaders, this one included, sometimes exhibit about the ways we keep others from participating. It\'s an ongoing necessity to make sure that the workplace is open to everyone\'s contribution.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9137, 5802, 'JMG | Leadership And Bananas: A Day In The Life Sunday', '', 'http://jamesmanagementgroup.com.previewdns.com/hello-world/', '184.168.46.100', '2011-12-04 04:01:09', '2011-12-04 10:01:09', '[...] Change Group recently posted an article, &#8220;Leadership Style: Blinders, Beacon, or Both?&#8221; In it, the author asks leaders a number of thought-provoking questions that [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9138, 5815, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '184.32.33.121', '2011-11-17 07:50:55', '2011-11-17 13:50:55', 'Yes we are Cheryl!\n\nThat sounds like a fantastic experience.  I have always loved bringing different collections of people together.  So much is possible when we choose to be inspired by our differences and approach each other with curiosity.\n\nLove your questions too!.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9139, 5815, 'Tara Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://alewebsocial.com', '24.151.76.104', '2011-11-17 08:35:46', '2011-11-17 14:35:46', 'Hi, Chery.\n\nGreat post! I found that it can be very insightful too when we\'re in settings that turn our \"normal\" perceptions upside-down. Living in rural, northeastern America as I do, I regularly interact with Caucasian Americans, and rarely have the opportunity to interact with \"minorities.\" However, during my time spent in Tanzania, I\'m always amazed by the sensation when suddenly *I\'m* the minority. The stares of people in the marketplace. The fascination children have with the color of my eyes and the texture of my skin and hair. The different values they grant to things...\n\nI remember on my last trip there in 2009, a young teacher I met greeted me with a broad smile, a hearty handshake and the LOUD declaration \"My! Are you FAT! Can you teach me how to be fat like you?\" I quickly tried to explain to my new friend that in America, it\'s not nice to let people know they\'re fat. But he saw the whole thing from the perspective of his culture where malnutrition is the #1 killer, even beating out AIDS and malaria. I don\'t know that he even heard my statement because to him, being overweight symbolized being rich and never knowing want. Understanding his perspective enabled me to laugh at the whole encounter, instead of being hurt or put off by it.\n\nWhile we may not encounter such extremes of diversity in our everyday lives, I think it\'s always important to remember that each person we encounter comes with their own set of life experiences that mold and fashion their perception and reaction to things. And when we take time out to understand how they\'re influenced (what makes them tick, so to speak), we stand a much better chance of being the kind of leader, friend, teacher or acquaintance we\'re supposed to be in that given situation.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9140, 5815, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-11-17 10:05:53', '2011-11-17 16:05:53', 'Susan\n\nThank you for your comments - The evening was AMAZING!\n\nYou are right, so much is possible when we are inspired by our differences and approach with curiosity...  Imagining what is possible - gives me Goosebumps!', 0, '1', '', '', 9138, 270),
(9141, 5815, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-11-17 10:11:59', '2011-11-17 16:11:59', 'Tara,\n\nThank you for your comments!  I love your personal examples of how others perceived you were the \"minority\".\n\nAnd want to highlight and emphasize what you said, \"...When we take time out to understand...\"\nThat really is the secret to learning and enjoying each other instead fearing or judging isn\'t it?', 0, '1', '', '', 9139, 270),
(9142, 5815, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '24.151.76.104', '2011-11-17 13:26:11', '2011-11-17 19:26:11', 'It most certainly is! :-)', 0, '1', '', '', 9141, 259),
(9143, 5815, 'December 4th Leadership Development Carnival', '', 'http://blog.kevineikenberry.com/leadership/december-4th-leadership-development-carnival/', '74.205.61.228', '2011-12-09 04:46:10', '2011-12-09 10:46:10', '[...] another post celebrating the value of cultural diversity, Chery Gegelman shares why &#8220;We are Stronger, Wiser, and More Beautiful Together,&#8221; in her post at the Lead Change Group [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9144, 5832, 'Dave Phillips', 'Davephillips82@gmail.com', '', '72.70.143.55', '2011-11-18 06:39:27', '2011-11-18 12:39:27', 'Good stuff. Thanks. I suggest you read a book that has a good message, but the title is too blunt. It is literally entitled The No Asshole Rule and is very related to this post. I listened to it and the reader did not feel comfortable using the word a-hole so much so he substituted \"jerk\" instead. The point is, these jerks, even if they are productive, ruin the organization and you need to get rid of them. I have adopted this rule and will say it really works. Sorry, I can\'t remember the author.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9145, 5832, 'David Burns', 'dburns@ptd.net', 'http://www.davidbburns.com', '50.29.174.202', '2011-11-18 08:55:30', '2011-11-18 14:55:30', 'I agree.  Blunt title and great book.  The author is Robert I. Sutton, PhD', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9146, 5832, 'Weberies d&#8217;une conseillère en gestion des talents | Nathalie Bertrand', '', 'http://nbertrand.ca/weberies-dune-conseillere-en-gestion-des-talents-2/', '67.205.112.140', '2011-11-18 12:53:11', '2011-11-18 18:53:11', '[...] for talent, fire for attitude&nbsp;&raquo;; pistes éclairantes pour certains employés. - What your attitude needs is a swift kick in the butt.      Tweet           [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9147, 5832, 'Tranches de web | Nathalie Bertrand', '', '', '67.205.112.140', '2011-11-18 13:00:02', '2011-11-18 19:00:02', '[...] for talent, fire for attitude&nbsp;&raquo;; pistes éclairantes pour certains employés. - What your attitude needs is a swift kick in the butt.      Tweet           [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9148, 5832, 'The gold digger', 'anitamke@hotmail.com', 'http://diaryofagolddigger.blogspot.com/', '69.81.113.109', '2011-11-18 13:25:00', '2011-11-18 19:25:00', 'Toxic, negative people are bad to have anywhere in your life. I am on a strong \"Get rid of the jerks\" kick right now. Which is why my husband is going to his mom and dad\'s for Thanksgiving and I am not. Hint. My husband is not the jerk.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9149, 5832, 'Steve', 't2businessmarketing@gmail.com', 'http://www.t2managementtraining.co.uk', '88.96.241.30', '2011-11-21 06:19:00', '2011-11-21 12:19:00', 'Great advice.\n\nYou\'ll always find that the \"downers\" are the ones who are likely to stay with the company, while the real talent leaves in search for something less demotivating and more a pleasant work environment. It\'s pathetic.\n\nBut that said, it\'s also up to the leader to identify the troublemakers and try and rectify the situation - not just bury their head in the sand and hope it\'ll all go away. The problem might even stem from the leaders, if they\'re the reason (via poor leadership) that the downers became downers in the first place! Ultimately, it is up to the person in charge to deal with the situation in the best way possible, with the fewest upsets and negative consequences involved...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9150, 5841, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2011-11-14 10:12:07', '2011-11-14 16:12:07', 'In the world of small business where the \"bottom line\" seems to loom over my head all of the time, this is a challenging thought.  It seems sometimes that the more I reach out to others to give, the more they take advantage of that attitude.\n\nJust curious, any suggestions to deal with this situation, whether it\'s a failure on my part to do it right, or on theirs for not responding better?  Any suggestions would be great!\n\nMike, I appreciate the encouragement to keep trying, and to keep trying to develop those positive attitudes in my staff, not only from you but from everyone in the Lead Change Group!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9151, 5841, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-11-14 11:34:40', '2011-11-14 17:34:40', 'I think we all struggle with the balance you discuss.  For me, the challenge has been \"who\" rather than \"how\" when it comes to my effort.  Everything is force ranked by the leader\'s time and priorities.\n\nIn a business, I feel the leaders top priority should be their people.  To me the best effort is in equipping others to understand the change mentioned above.  The boss is \"for\" the team and the team is \"for\" the customer.  But what\'s best \"for\" the customer is a profitable company with healthy employees who are energized to serve them again because they are energized to produce a quality service or product at a reasonable profit.\n\nThose are just some initial thoughts.  I hope that helps a bit.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9150, 243),
(9152, 5841, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2011-11-16 12:12:58', '2011-11-16 18:12:58', 'I read your post and this article from the NY Times in the same hour and I feel like they\'re related.\n\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/whos-the-decider.html?smid=fb-nytimes&amp;WT.mc_id=OP-E-FB-SM-LIN-WTD-111611-NYT-NA&amp;WT.mc_ev=click\n\nAt some point as leaders we have to actually lead, to step outside of projected results or poll results or anything else and actually take a risk.  It is the risking that reaps the rewards and sometimes the failures.  And it is the one taking the risk that IS the leader.  The rest are actually followers.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9153, 5841, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-11-16 14:33:18', '2011-11-16 20:33:18', 'Thanks Deb for the comment.  It is the ones actually in the arena that are doing the leading.  We can talk about and want to lead, but until we take the risk, we don\'t stand a chance.  After a while, if the \"opportunities\" seem to be less-than-right all the time, maybe we\'re not willing to initiate leadership in the first place.  Interesting perspective and especially applicable in the government context.  Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 9152, 243),
(9154, 5844, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-22 00:17:19', '2011-11-22 06:17:19', 'Guy,\nNicely positioned. Curiosity can be infectious when its used to understand situations and people better. The unifying aspect of curiosity in questions is important for all of us to demonstrate.  BTW...Tom Peters and Jesse Lyn Stoner had a nice conversation about your post in Twitter.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 248),
(9155, 5852, 'Jane Anderson', 'jane@insiteskill.com', '', '71.82.88.227', '2011-11-22 19:35:21', '2011-11-23 01:35:21', 'Thank you for this meaningful reminder of why one of the basic reasons we follow is because we admire.  When we admire, we want to please, we want to do all the right things. We trust whom we admire. As parents, grandparents, children, siblings, there is an overriding sense of belonging  when there is mutual respect and admiration in the relationship. When we get to the role of employee, I think there is still that search for a place to belong where leaders are respected and admired.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9156, 5852, 'Peter', 'peterrondeau@gmail.com', '', '75.136.108.117', '2011-11-22 21:08:02', '2011-11-23 03:08:02', 'I love the last part the most, I\'m glad you recognize that leadership is not always titled. We are all leading/influencing someone whether a title confirms it or not', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9157, 5852, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://people-equation.com', '76.236.182.182', '2011-11-23 15:03:21', '2011-11-23 21:03:21', '@Jane- I appreciate how you\'ve connected the two of the facets of our humanity-- family and meaningful work relationships.\n\n@Peter  - I agree that leadership comes in many forms.\n\nThanks to both of you for joining the conversation on Lead Change.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9158, 5856, 'Denise Barreto', 'mdwilmer@att.net', 'http://www.relationshipsmatternow.com', '108.68.188.178', '2011-11-29 22:21:20', '2011-11-30 04:21:20', 'This post rocks - sending it to my tribe. Will also give it to folks I\'m running a lunch &amp; learn for at my company this Thursday .\n\nThanks a ton!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9159, 5856, 'Josh Allan Dykstra', 'josh@strengthsdoctors.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/joshallan/', '76.167.139.234', '2011-11-30 12:12:02', '2011-11-30 18:12:02', 'Sounds great, Denise! I hope they find it helpful. If you get any good questions from the group, please come on back and post them here -- could start a good discussion.', 0, '1', '', '', 9158, 289),
(9160, 5857, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '69.247.228.15', '2011-11-20 07:42:26', '2011-11-20 13:42:26', 'Great article Deb.  I agree that not all is lost.  I am a Penn Stater and still very proud of my University.  The transgressions of a few don\'t negate everything else.  I do think Paterno will be remembered for all the great things he did.  And I do not think he was treated unfairly at all.  The University took a zero tolerance stand that I am fully behind.\n\nIn this instance Joe Paterno failed and in a big way.  He was not singled out.  He was held accountable.  Just as this one thing won\'t undo all the great things he did, all the great things he did is not a justification for letting him slide.  One of the things that made Paterno a great leader is that he never chose winning over doing the right thing.  He is now being held to his own high standards.  It is an unfortunate end to an illustrious career.  But it is a small price to pay considering the cost on those boys who he failed to protect.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 244),
(9161, 5857, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '74.162.66.75', '2011-11-20 19:46:31', '2011-11-21 01:46:31', 'Thank you for you comment Susan.  I know that not all Penn Staters feel as you do.  I think we all feel a significant sorrow when someone we admire errs publicly.  As I said, I think that there is an amazing opportunity to do the right thing here.  I remain hopeful.  He is not the only adult in this scenario, but he has the chance to step up and lead, just has he has done for thousands of fans over the years.\n\nEveryone makes mistakes.  What we do next says everything about us.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9162, 5857, 'Good take on the Penn State thing IMHO &laquo; Motivation, Leadership and learning tango', '', 'http://tangoleadership.com/2011/11/23/good-take-on-the-penn-state-thing-imho/', '74.200.245.246', '2011-11-23 02:14:17', '2011-11-23 08:14:17', '[...] by Patrick Stahl in Leadership    [On Penn State and Leadership November 17, 2011] http://leadchangegroup.com/on-penn-state-and-leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9163, 5867, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2011-11-23 12:39:22', '2011-11-23 18:39:22', 'Tara,\nGood writing taps into the author\'s personal experiences and offered up as a lesson or insight benefiting the reader. You offer up to all of us a beautiful illustration of what leadership in action is. It often is unassuming, easily missed by the hurried observer. Frank\'s character certainly shows us that giving is a vital part of leadership.\nAnd perhaps my favorite message in your post is the quiet reminder to focus on giving and not how people benefit from it. Frank gave solely to help, or to serve. Because this leadership act is quiet it\'s hard to say how often it happens. I say more please.\n\nThank you for trusting us to share such a personal example. Thank you for pulling out such a beautiful leadership lesson. Frank is honored up there in heaven.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 248),
(9164, 5867, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '24.151.76.104', '2011-11-23 12:52:12', '2011-11-23 18:52:12', 'Thank you, Shawn. The Lead Change Group has been right here with me as I\'ve gone through this time of grief. I\'ve had friends calling, writing, sending cards, and more. It\'s not so much a matter of trust to share such a personal example. It\'s a matter of honoring all that this group has done to support me during this time. And partly, it\'s a way of bringing the group and Frank together. I know he\'d have loved to have gotten to know this wonderful bunch of people! He certainly enjoyed helping with the editing of our book!\n\nMore than that though, I\'ve been struck by how leadership is characterized differently by each person that demonstrates and perceives it. Do you have to be at the front of the group to lead? Do you have to collect followers en masse? Frank\'s leadership was different. He connected with one person at a time, and forged lasting relationships. By the time he was done, he had quite a following! But it was done quietly, by touching people\'s lives individually. It\'s been amazing to me to find out how many people I\'ve known for quite a while, who also knew Frank. We just hadn\'t discovered it earlier... The ripple effect of his life will continue outwards for a long time to come. And that\'s exactly what leaders should hope to accomplish!', 0, '1', '', '', 9163, 259),
(9165, 5877, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-11-24 09:00:42', '2011-11-24 15:00:42', 'Thanks for the great post Don.  We do start with a choice.  In acting on that choice, we can (or we may fail to) kill all the other options.  To me, sometimes success isn\'t related to the choice, but to the degree of effort and commitment we make to it.  For example, there are certainly more than one method for gaining financial success.  But we\'re generally more successful when we commit to a single (or primary) one.  Therefore, I think it\'s hard to over-estimate the value of a decision in that context.\n\nIn either context, the first action is, just as you said above, that we choose.  The ability to choose is what makes us human.  It brings us together.  We shouldn\'t let the choices themselves separate us.\n\nHappy Thanksgiving!  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9166, 5877, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2011-11-25 05:59:44', '2011-11-25 11:59:44', 'It is amazing to know that there are articles like this on web which actually takes the meaning of leadership to new aspect.” Leadership starts with a choice…a choice to lead.”\nThanks once again!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9167, 5877, 'Ken Milloy', 'ken@kenmilloy.com', 'http://kenmilloy.wordpress.com/', '50.98.246.160', '2011-11-28 19:57:00', '2011-11-29 01:57:00', 'Don...thanks for this - the timing couldn\'t be better as I was discussing this very subject with a client this morning.  He has recently moved into the senior leadership role of his company, a mid sized utility.  He has been a \"manager\" all his life and knows that he has to become a leader (something he is not all that comfortable with because of how he perceives a leader should be.  Now he has worked out what being a leader could me to him...but as we talked I began to sense that his biggest challenge was one of \"making the decision\".\n\nI\'ve sent him a link to this and look forward to his response.  I\'m sure that it will be of value.\n\nMany, many thanks!  Ken', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9168, 5885, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-11-29 16:07:51', '2011-11-29 22:07:51', 'Wonderful suggestions, Lisa! Your new book sounds fascinating and loaded with solid advice for all leaders. Your points are well-taken, especially the last one. As introverts, we need to make those outside connections. It is using that inner strength and carrying it forward to develop those deeper relationships &amp; partnerships that will power the organization\'s success. Appreciate your work in this area!  Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9169, 5885, 'Lisa Petrilli', 'Lisamariap@comcast.net', 'http://www.LisaPetrilli.com', '98.222.78.7', '2011-11-29 16:42:57', '2011-11-29 22:42:57', 'Thank you, Jon! I appreciate the feedback and knowing that the last section truly resonated. You wouldn\'t expect it at the C-level, but I have seen this particular area prevent execs from reaching the top spot. Thank you again for your insights and for taking the time to comment, I sincerely appreciate it!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9170, 5885, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2011-11-30 04:33:54', '2011-11-30 10:33:54', 'There are certain things you do not realize until you read them, and through your article I have come to realize those few but interesting and effective way to leadership.\nI liked the part” cultivating genuine and deep relationships”.\nThanks once again!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9171, 5886, 'Walethia Aquil', 'waquil006@gmail.com', '', '99.107.192.125', '2011-11-28 09:39:24', '2011-11-28 15:39:24', 'Heather this is a great article and so timely.  Most times all people want is a thank you and recognition for their contributions.  Money is not always a motivator.\n\nBeing apprenticed satisfies  a deep need we all have to feel validated and wanted.\n\nWith Grace and Charm,\nWalethia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9172, 5886, 'Mitch Anderson', 'Robert_Anderson@cable.comcast.com', '', '71.227.14.80', '2011-11-28 23:11:12', '2011-11-29 05:11:12', 'Heather,\n\nTo me this is a common sense thing but many managers don\'t understand thier role.  I have been with the same company for almost 30 years and the main reason is that they depend on me to provide results on engineering projects and I love the challenge... Since my second year in I have been a go to guy.  My management style reflects the need for appreciation that I enjoyed and the sincereness of honest answers regardless of whether it was what I wanted to hear.\n\nNot all people perform at the same level and have totally different skill sets.  If you can recognize this, you can pair up taskers with free thinking project idealists and create small teams that actually mentor each other.  They become very dependant on the others strengths and work together to accomplish so much.  Creating inclusion and telling them the goal, the resources that they have, and expectations, we build a timeline based on thier comfort level and thier skill set... If it doesn\'t meet the timeline we add resources to help them meet the goal.  I never tell them how to complete the goal, they tell me how they are going to achieve their goal.  And yes in the end it is thier goal and achievement.  They get all the credit and recognition.  My recognition is having a great team that everyone sees getting the job done.  I lose people to promotions, but isn\'t that making the company stronger and providing new opps for promising new people?  Recognition is everything...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9173, 5886, 'Deb Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', '', '208.111.7.162', '2011-11-29 07:37:47', '2011-11-29 13:37:47', 'I love this reminder that we all need to not only appreciate others, but actually show them this appreciation through our words and actions.  There is no substitute for a kind word and a sincere thanks and the ratio of good to bad needs to be pretty high.  High performers take criticism to heart far more than praise.  Thank you for the reminder that we need this praise on a regular basis....  it motivates and enriches our lives and work.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9174, 5886, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', 'http://leadswag.com', '69.14.182.16', '2011-11-29 22:54:43', '2011-11-30 04:54:43', 'Walethia,\nI agree with you - much of the time most people do want to feel that the work they put in is appreciated. I think this can be more true for high achievers who are driven by passion and intrinsic rewards.\n\nThank you for your insight!\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 9171, 262),
(9175, 5886, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', 'http://leadswag.com', '69.14.182.16', '2011-11-29 22:58:21', '2011-11-30 04:58:21', 'Mitch,\nThis is a fantastic response worthy of it\'s own blog post! I love your perspective - \"they get all the credit and recognition. My recognition is having a great team...\" I also strongly believe in your philosophy that leaders describe expectations and the team achieves the goal. That\'s showing trust in your team, empowerment and respect for their expertise.\n\nI also love losing people to promotions. :)\n\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 9172, 262),
(9176, 5886, 'Heather Coleman-Voss', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', 'http://leadswag.com', '69.14.182.16', '2011-11-29 23:00:47', '2011-11-30 05:00:47', 'Thank you so much, Deb!\n\nYour comment on high performers taking criticism to heart far more than praise resonated with me - I\'m very much like that myself. I think many people simply want to know that they are making a difference and having a positive impact.\n\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 9173, 262),
(9177, 5904, 'Stephanie Brown', 'brownsb@jbu.edu', 'http://www.soderquist.org', '70.182.111.139', '2011-12-01 10:06:35', '2011-12-01 16:06:35', 'I agree that creativity must be present in effective collaboration. The following link is to a video of Andy Murray, Chairman of Saatchi &amp; Saatchi X, sharing insight on the importance of creativity and how to practice it in your organization. <a href=\"http://www.soderquist.org/videos/creativity-look-outside.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.soderquist.org/videos/creativity-look-outside.html</a>.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9178, 5904, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.182.144', '2011-12-03 08:25:09', '2011-12-03 14:25:09', 'Hi Stephanie!\n\nThanks for sharing that link.  The video shows us that to be creative, we need to be innovative and search for ideas outside our comfort zone.  This can only happen collaboratively if we trust each other not to shut down our seemingly strange ideas that may lead to innovative solutions. At the first sign of mis-trust, great ideas are stifled.\n\nHaving the ability to see the good in all ideas, as stepping stones to THE idea boosts team collaboration.\n\nThank you for sharing this real example.\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 9177, 246),
(9179, 5904, 'Harvest Performance &raquo; How to Drive Team Collaboration: Use Two Pairs of Glasses', '', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca/?p=5832', '212.227.127.174', '2011-12-22 12:04:37', '2011-12-22 18:04:37', '[...] Originally posted on Lead Change Group. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9180, 5914, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2011-12-09 03:05:54', '2011-12-09 09:05:54', 'The article you have presented has riddled out intricate structure of leadership into a simple structure.\nDon’t Let Your To-Do List Override Your Good Sense. Yes if the to do list is all that we want to achieve the real intentions of target is lost. I hope other also understand the effectiveness of this article as well!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9181, 5924, 'Ken Milloy', 'ken@kenmilloy.com', 'http://kenmilloy.wordpress.com/', '50.98.246.160', '2011-12-05 19:23:01', '2011-12-06 01:23:01', 'I completely agree with you regarding the congruence between golfer and leader. I think that linkage between golf and business and life in general I like to think of golf as the dominant gene, but that\'s another story.  Also glad I\'m not the only one who thinks about how the great game offers so much....while giving back even more.\n\nAs I watched the Cup matches I challenged my self to find linkages between golf and leadership, employee engagement and all else. I kept my notes as a blog in the works and just made notes as I watched and things came to mind...as the list grew I found I had to put the note-taking aside every now and then to stay abreast of the great golf being played.  I posted the notes pretty much in raw form on my blog - I am hopeful I can turn at least one of those ideas into a post that offers as much as your post has.  Thanks I loved it - a Birdie on the card for you...\n\nPlay away....Ken', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9182, 5924, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '96.234.75.54', '2011-12-05 21:30:12', '2011-12-06 03:30:12', 'Hi Ken,\n\nWhile it is unfair to compare a leader to a golfer, I thought I’ll try an unconventional approach and try a path that is least taken.   Thanks for your comments and I look forward to your blog post.\n\nRegards,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9183, 5924, 'Najia', 'najia_maqsood@hotmail.com', '', '2.50.27.26', '2011-12-06 09:28:19', '2011-12-06 15:28:19', 'i like how you have picked up the leadership traits practiced in playing golf... for me every sporting activity is an opportunity to bring out and practice our leadership skills, just like in our daily work or personal lives... saying that \" a leader can always be a golfer, but not vice-versa.\" is like saying \"not all managers are leaders and vice versa\"....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9184, 5924, 'PM Hut', 'pmhut@itoctopus.com', 'http://www.pmhut.com', '174.91.230.158', '2011-12-06 13:37:43', '2011-12-06 19:37:43', 'Hi Will,\n\nI don\'t think the integrity part can be compared. Golfers penalize themselves when they\'re wrong for the sole reason that the game won\'t be fun anymore if they did not, not because of their integrity. In any case, it\'s a god post.\n\nBy the way Will, Integrity is a very important thing in project management, we have published an article about it several months ago (you can find it <a href=\"http://www.pmhut.com/integrity-in-project-management\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(9185, 5924, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '96.234.75.54', '2011-12-06 19:54:40', '2011-12-07 01:54:40', 'HI Najia,\n\nI believe that not all managers are leaders.   To be a leader, a person must be willing to sacrifice for others greater good.   A leader is unselfish and put other people’s interest ahead of themselves.   They aim to serve others.  Leader can paint a share vision and encourage everyone to do what they otherwise cannot do themselves.\n\nRegards,\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 9183, 0),
(9186, 5924, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '96.234.75.54', '2011-12-06 20:02:24', '2011-12-07 02:02:24', 'I do agree that integrity is very important, in fact in is important in everything we do.   While a golfer can take a penalty stroke or two if they make a mistake, it still takes a certain conviction and belief that doing the right thing regardless of anyone looking at them.   I took a lift of faith in comparing golfers to leaders as a developmental exercise of trying to stretch outside of my comfort zone and tried the road less traveled.   In the end, I felt that I elicited the conversation that I expected.\n\nRegards,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 9184, 0),
(9187, 5924, 'Denis Mannion (ionnman) | Pearltrees', '', 'http://www.pearltrees.com/ionnman', '93.184.35.43', '2011-12-14 22:24:35', '2011-12-15 04:24:35', '[...] Leaders are like Golfers | Lead Change Group  High standard [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9188, 5927, 'KSmithGeek', 'kdsmithoo7@gmail.com', '', '65.26.122.246', '2011-12-06 08:07:06', '2011-12-06 14:07:06', 'This is a concrete example of what I wrote about in my blog. ( http://theothersidelookingin.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/misinformation-and-misdirection/ )  There is a need to quit arguing numbers for numbers are easy to manipulate.  A need for more critical analysis and civil discourse in this country.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9189, 5927, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-06 08:32:59', '2011-12-06 14:32:59', 'Thanks for the comment.  I wonder if the reason for the lack of civil discourse is because we would rather be right in our own minds than find the truth.  Could this all be linked to our desire to define our own version of the truth for ourselves?  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9188, 243),
(9190, 5927, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '69.247.228.15', '2011-12-07 08:01:06', '2011-12-07 14:01:06', 'Thanks for taking the time to put the spotlight on this one and peeling back the curtain of misleading information.  Yes there is greed in the form of compensation completely out of line with contribution but that is not just at the CEO levels.\n\nWhere the self employed fit into the economic picture is a very also a very good question. Had this thought that we are kind of like the aboriginals in Austratlia - do we count if no one knows how to count us or we don\'t fit into the categories already defined?  If we are choosing to play by our own rules of 100 percent responsibility for ourselves perhaps we don\'t even need to care.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9191, 5927, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-07 10:12:29', '2011-12-07 16:12:29', 'Thanks for the comment.  It concerns me because I know a number of small business people, very few of which make several multiples of their employees, yet they get painted with the same brush.  My previous employer before becoming self-employed lost a lot of money when the company was sold and we only employed a little over 100 people (less than that at the end).  Most \"CEO\'s\" don\'t make hundreds of times what their people make.  They just don\'t.\n\nBut, possibly because of our own desire to support our own version of the truth, we simply look for statistics that seem to line up with what we believe and then we spread that all over the Internet.  It\'s one consequence of relative truth... we all become divided by our opinions rather than seeking to find a unifying truth.\n\nAnd generally the truth is less complex.  There are some crooks.  There are some boards of directors who pay these people because they want the exorbitant income as well.  And many of us are fine with it when our 401k\'s and our IRA\'s are increasing in value.  We\'re only upset with it when it goes down.  Then we want to blame someone.\n\nBut I\'m getting into my next post... Thanks for the great comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 9190, 243),
(9192, 5933, 'The power of your words | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/power-of-your-words/', '184.168.193.23', '2011-12-16 06:37:36', '2011-12-16 12:37:36', '[...] lacking in credibility and integrity. In following the trail of bread crumbs to the root cause of  » Read More     /*        This entry was posted in character, head, heart, leadership and tagged commitment, [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9193, 5933, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2011-12-20 10:58:37', '2011-12-20 16:58:37', 'Great article Jane!  I\'m reminded of Song of Solomon 2:15 that says, \"Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines...  a reminder that it\'s the little problems, the little lapses in integrity that can eat away at our credibility... here\'s a neat post I read on that verse that ties into what you were saying...\n\nhttp://www.crosswalk.com/church/pastors-or-leadership/fight-the-little-foxes-that-spoil-the-vine-1363567.html\n\nHave a blessed holiday!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9194, 5933, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2011-12-20 14:52:03', '2011-12-20 20:52:03', 'Hi, Paige! Thanks so much for your kind words and link that enrich the content!', 0, '1', '', '', 9193, 0),
(9195, 5933, 'Eugene Matthews', 'ledcome@gmail.com', 'http://www.ledcome.com', '173.21.188.226', '2011-12-21 09:15:21', '2011-12-21 15:15:21', 'Excellent article - I know some Barry\'s in my life...and perhaps was one at one time :(\nWhat Barry should consider doing in his journey to regain the trust he\'s lost or character he\'s damaged is to show up for his meetings early AND prepared. Begin his meetings on time and end them on time. But before even going to that level, I would strongly recommend that he assess whether a \'meeting\' is necessary at all.\nA few years ago Cyrus Farivar suggested that if meetings don\'t matter - the don\'t meet (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-51061211/how-to-run-an-effective-meeting/).\n\nThe other suggestion I would make is for Barry to get into the habit of making and keeping small promises in order to restore the trust of his employees. \"I\'ll get back to you on that,\" becomes, \"hold on, let me jot that down so I can shoot you an email as soon as I find out one way or the other.\"\n\nIn business as in life, sometimes it\'s the little things that count the most.\n~', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9196, 5933, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2011-12-23 13:08:14', '2011-12-23 19:08:14', 'Eugene -\n\nThanks for stopping by and adding to the richness of the discussion! Your point about concentrating first on some small wins to begin to restore trust and credibility is spot on. Trust is so easy to lose and so tricky to regain, so starting small is good advice.\n\nTake care,\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9195, 0),
(9197, 5938, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-12 15:33:22', '2011-12-12 21:33:22', 'Leigh, Challenging! Excellent! You offer some tough things that should - and need to - be done at times. Leaders need to stand up to the challenge and understand what the points in your post are saying. The next step is to take them to action. Thanks for your insights. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9198, 5938, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.97.63', '2011-12-13 11:05:07', '2011-12-13 17:05:07', 'Jon, thank you for your support!', 0, '1', '', '', 9197, 268),
(9199, 5938, 'Lorna Donovan', 'lornad14@comcast.net', 'http://www.skyeassociates.net', '67.176.94.153', '2011-12-14 23:49:26', '2011-12-15 05:49:26', 'Leigh, The kinds of chosen actions you\'ve outlined appear in all corners of the work world, too.  From corporate, to government, to non-profit.... It\'s a wonder that anyone\'s inspired by the sounds of things!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9200, 5938, 'Dr. Paul White', 'paul@drpaulwhite.com', 'http://www.appreciationatwork.com', '70.169.112.25', '2011-12-15 07:00:15', '2011-12-15 13:00:15', 'Leigh, I especially agree with point #4 \"Punish failure\".  I believe part of the failure of employee recognition programs to impact employee engagement is their total focus on recognizing performance.  Dr. Chapman &amp; I believe that valued team members need to be supported and appreciated even when they make mistakes -- otherwise the message sent is \"you are only good to us when you are perfect.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9201, 5938, 'Bryan Moore', 'brmoore1@aol.com', 'http://ACalltoLeadership.com', '71.74.91.192', '2011-12-17 14:48:49', '2011-12-17 20:48:49', 'I recently published a blog regarding the incredible number of not engaged and disengaged employees in U.S. companies. To your point, too many companies are managing survival in a difficult economy on the backs and at the detriment of the employees rather than leading a business through by motivating and empowering the employees. Cultivating, influencing and inspiring passion in the people is one of the effective leaders most important duties.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9202, 5938, 'Susan Saldibar', 'Susan_Saldibar@yahoo.com', 'http://www.susansaldibar.com', '76.166.134.169', '2011-12-19 09:19:43', '2011-12-19 15:19:43', 'These are excellent points. What I suggest to businesses who have exuberant new employees is to encourage them to flesh out their ideas and present them to management. It tells the young talent in the company that you believe in them and it helps them articulate their thoughts, weeding out the weaker ideas in the process. I just blogged about this on my Wordpress blog http://www.susansaldibar.wordpress.com. Thanks for a useful article!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9203, 5938, '9 ways to sink employee engagement | Organization Design and Transition | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/organization-design-and-transition/p/819621725/9-ways-to-sink-employee-engagement', '89.30.105.121', '2011-12-20 07:44:18', '2011-12-20 13:44:18', '[...] jQuery(&quot;#errors*&quot;).hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); }        leadchangegroup.com  (via @LadyEleanorA)  - December 14, 7:49 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9204, 5938, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', 'http://www.massingenuity.com', '108.161.30.220', '2012-01-02 07:53:07', '2012-01-02 13:53:07', 'Leigh....loved this! We share a common passion.\n\nI\'ve seen everyone of these sins committed!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 294),
(9205, 5941, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2011-12-14 06:19:50', '2011-12-14 12:19:50', 'Great article, Jon. I like your analogy. The thing people often fail to realize is that everything changes all the time. The two questions we all need to ask are:\n\n1. Will these changes make things better or worse?\n2. How will I be involved in the change? Will I lead it, follow it, or fight against it?\n\nGod bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 265),
(9206, 5941, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2011-12-14 06:36:16', '2011-12-14 12:36:16', 'Chad, I love your two questions! I believe those are very accuarate and essential ones to answer. The first question determines whether things will move backward, stalemate, or forward. The second question determines how we grasp change. Great addition! Thanks! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9205, 290),
(9207, 5941, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-14 06:47:39', '2011-12-14 12:47:39', 'Great post! The other thought I have about change is that we always seem to want someone else to produce it.  We seldom want to be the change, take the action, absorb the pain or expend the effort.  At least for me, I\'m quick to see what change others need to make but I\'m slow to make the change I need to. It\'s convicting.\n\nThanks for the great post!  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9208, 5941, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2011-12-14 07:26:35', '2011-12-14 13:26:35', 'Agree, Mike! It is always easier to see the change needed in others.... we need to be more self-reflective and better listeners in what we need to change. What a great community of leaders who are committed to driving change you are facilitating and building! Thank you! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9207, 290),
(9209, 5941, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-12-14 09:33:19', '2011-12-14 15:33:19', 'Jon,\n\nThank you for your post.  It spoke truth in both the analogy and the literal.  In our current economic climate I continue to hear executives dismissing the value of \"low hanging fruit\" or \"small change\".  The reality is that many of those small change solutions are worth millions in tangible revenue not to mention employee retention, customer loyalty etc.\n\nI heard a great analogy years ago about a truck that got stuck on a mountain road trying to go through a tunnel.  It was blocking the road so there was no way for anyone else to pass.  A small child finally asked, \"Why don\'t they take the air out of the tires?\"  That suggestion worked.\n\nSmall change solutions are a way to take the air out of our own tires and change our current reality.  Love it!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 270),
(9210, 5941, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-14 10:41:47', '2011-12-14 16:41:47', 'Chery, Thanks for your comments &amp; insights! They spark two thoughts. First, it is important to get a new, fresh perspective. Second, don\'t ignore the obvious solution. Appreciate it! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9209, 290),
(9211, 5941, 'Simon Harvey', 'simongb@n2peopleskills.com', 'http://n2peopleskills.com', '184.0.116.111', '2011-12-14 21:47:36', '2011-12-15 03:47:36', 'Jon, great post, love change of all types, coins, life and business. As for the type of change leader we are, I go back to your analogy. Use what you need at the time, but use it. If you require a penny then that’s what you use. If you require a large change then bundle it together and use it. Storing it in a pot hidden in a cupboard with no intent of use is just throwing money away, literally, and keeping it in you pocket will wear it out. It is amazing, as you point out how many of us tend to not bother with change (yes I am guilty sometimes), for the only fact I can think of, it is just too much effort.\n\nEven collection change, rolling quarters and dimes is a pain, it requires effort and perseverance. Then you have to go to the bank and wait in line only to be treated with indifference, perhaps even a little ridicule. Finally your bank balance reflect the change and you are treated with respect, and here it is where you have to keep going, what was a change is now your new system and this requires use, and guess what, more change.\n\nChange is not for everyone, but it is a requirement of leadership today. It is not always easy and it requires effort and perseverance, even once you have made that deposit it takes time for change to have an affect on balance.\n\nThanks for the great brain food.\nKind Regards,\nSimon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9212, 5941, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-15 16:06:36', '2011-12-15 22:06:36', 'Thank you, Simon, for your insights! I always enjoy learning from you. I love the way you took the analogy and the concept of change to a whole new level. Your time and added value is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9211, 290),
(9213, 5941, 'Educational Blogs and Magazines by deryckball - Pearltrees', '', 'http://www.pearltrees.com/deryckball/educational-blogs-magazines/id3886435#pearl30762830&amp;show=reveal,6', '93.184.35.43', '2012-01-05 22:32:35', '2012-01-06 04:32:35', '[...] Pocket Change Leadership: How Do You Use Change? | Lead Change Group  In business or government today, the talk of change is lying around everywhere. We just need someone to pick it up and use it, lead the change . It is the same in our personal and career life. We need to pick up the valuable change insights and lessons we receive, and we need to advance the change to make us better people, contributors, and leaders. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9214, 5943, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2011-12-13 09:12:27', '2011-12-13 15:12:27', 'Great article Christina!!!  I would be quick to respond that although I\'ve been a manager or a leader in various contexts for over 20 years, I find myself still making some of these mistakes!  Yikes!  Thanks for the reminders!\n\nAnother mistake I see happen with new leaders is the desire to make sweeping changes quickly, without taking the necessary time to inform, educate, enlist and inspire their team members.  New leaders have been \"chomping at the bit\" for so long for their chance to make a difference that they may lack the patience or maturity it takes to affect change in a purposeful but timely manner.\n\nI know there are lots of other mistakes I\'ve made too, but that\'s all I\'m willing to confess at this point!  Thanks again for the reminders!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9215, 5943, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-13 09:58:21', '2011-12-13 15:58:21', 'Great points, Christina! I think an important point is to be yourself, too. It is not about being over-confident or stalling your learning process. It is about being comfortable with your leadership abilities while always learning and growing. Thanks for some great advice. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9216, 5943, 'Stephanie Brown', 'brownsb@jbu.edu', 'http://www.soderquist.org', '70.182.111.139', '2011-12-13 10:17:10', '2011-12-13 16:17:10', 'Thank you for these insights Chrsitina! I believe they are all essential in the success of a leader. I especially relate to mistake number two.  I see a lack of emotional intelligence becoming the derailing factor for many leaders. All to often leaders fail to recognize the importance of not only controlling their emotions, but using them in an effective way. As you said, emotions are contagious and can have negative implications on the entire team. The following link will lead you to a video speaking to the importance of emotional intelligence.  This video is meant to be humorous, but I feel that it will add value to this discussion.  <a href=\"http://www.soderquist.org/videos/leaderskilz-emotional-intelligence.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Emotional Intelligence Video</a>.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9217, 5943, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.97.63', '2011-12-13 11:31:51', '2011-12-13 17:31:51', 'Christina, thanks for tackling this topic. I\'m amazed at how many people are promoted into management positions with no support or training to help them make the transition. Some of these newly promoted folks, because they have always been rewarded for their individual output, continue to focus on individual project work. Instead, they need to learn how to guide a team in delivering great results. A whole new skill set.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 268),
(9218, 5943, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '192.245.61.104', '2011-12-13 14:52:38', '2011-12-13 20:52:38', 'Great additions to this post!  Let\'s keep it going ... what would you add and what solutions would you share?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9219, 5963, 'Stephanie Brown', 'brownsb@jbu.edu', 'http://www.soderquist.org', '70.182.111.139', '2011-12-15 10:00:20', '2011-12-15 16:00:20', 'Mike, thank you for these inspiring words. Often leaders are too concerned with looking good than their actual message. Not only do people miss the message, but they loose faith and trust in the leader. The following link will lead you to a humourous video titled Charisma.  It highlights the importance of being authentic rather than charismatic. <a href=\"http://www.soderquist.org/videos/leaderskilz-charisma.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">LeaderSkilz Video</a>.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9220, 5963, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2011-12-15 12:46:09', '2011-12-15 18:46:09', 'Such a beautiful post, Mike.  Thank you!!\n\nI can think of several charismatic leaders that I would not describe as having great character.  Charisma will only get you so far.  It\'s shallow; not as deep, nor as sustaining as character.\n\nThanks for writing this post to help us all think about this more.  What an important reminder!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9221, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-15 14:31:04', '2011-12-15 20:31:04', 'Stephanie, thanks for the comment and the link.  There is a whole different perspective to take about attempting to develop charisma rather than developing character. Faking either can be humorous unless you\'re the victim.  Thanks again for commenting and sharing the link.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9219, 243),
(9222, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-15 14:35:18', '2011-12-15 20:35:18', 'Thanks for the comment Erin.  I just couldn\'t get the quote out of my head.  I think we can all spend more time acting like the people we always hoped we would be.  To me that\'s character.  Charisma makes it easier to try to mask the weaknesses in character.  In the end, if our character is bad, charisma won\'t fix it.\n\nThanks again.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9220, 243),
(9223, 5963, 'Dr. Paul Schempp', 'dr.schempp@performancemattersinc.com', 'http://www.PerformanceMattersInc.com', '99.158.141.19', '2011-12-15 15:46:04', '2011-12-15 21:46:04', 'Mike:  Very thoughtful blog.  Certainly one we can all profit from.  The Christmas reference is particularly timely. Thank you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9224, 5963, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-15 16:02:19', '2011-12-15 22:02:19', 'Mike, This is a call to action! And, it is the right one to make. Taking that step as a leader to act the changes desired is crucial. I am in, and I had started to think through the things I want to differently next year. Your post galvanizes my actions more. Thank you! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9225, 5963, 'Claire Axelrad', 'caxelrad@alumni.princeton.edu', 'http://clairification.blogspot.com', '67.121.113.161', '2011-12-15 21:35:59', '2011-12-16 03:35:59', 'Thought provoking.  Makes me a bit sad that the world seems to care so much more about charisma than character.  But to be an effective (not just popular) leader probably requires both. Thanks for the food for thought.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9226, 5963, 'Character vs. Charisma in Leadership | Business Psychology | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/business-psychology/p/831712176/character-vs-charisma-in-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2011-12-16 10:58:38', '2011-12-16 16:58:38', '[...]  Character vs. Charisma in Leadership           Charisma can be a good thing, but it can also mask true character that creates true leadership influence. Lessons from Scrooged starring Bill Murray (&ldquo;@LeaderChat: Character vs. Charisma in Leadership -- True character creates true influence.     Source: leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9227, 5963, 'Character vs. Charisma in Leadership | Values &amp; Beliefs | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/werte/p/835521548/character-vs-charisma-in-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2011-12-17 02:53:18', '2011-12-17 08:53:18', '[...]  Character vs. Charisma in Leadership           Charisma can be a good thing, but it can also mask true character that creates true leadership influence.     Source: leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9228, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-18 14:10:08', '2011-12-18 20:10:08', 'Belated thanks Jon. I hope to mobilize not just myself.  Every winter I think about that quote from Scrooged and I\'m challenged.  May we both look back next year having spent many more hours as the person we always hoped we would be.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9224, 243),
(9229, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-18 14:11:42', '2011-12-18 20:11:42', 'You\'\'re welcome Paul and thanks for the comment.  I appreciate you taking the time to read and reply.  Have a great Christmas holiday.', 0, '1', '', '', 9223, 243),
(9230, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-18 14:16:32', '2011-12-18 20:16:32', 'You\'re welcome Claire.  I actually think \"the world\" cares more about character, but we each have to work harder to develop, see and reward character. So the volume of what we \"see\" is that which is easy, both to see and to produce.  Does that make sense?  We have to actively pursue and seek out character.  Charisma is the defaul substitute when we don\'t have the time, energy or resources to develop and purse character.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9225, 243),
(9231, 5963, 'Dave Ungar', 'dave.ungar@gmail.com', 'http://daveungar.com', '76.181.91.238', '2011-12-19 18:58:56', '2011-12-20 00:58:56', 'Great, grounding post.  I have known many charismatic leaders with no substance.  They\'re good at delivering a message, good at sounding professional - but I\'ve never seen them put their reputations on the line to make a real difference.  They want to be liked and they want to keep their positions secure.  Nice people, nice to be around (OK, some are evil, but they\'re the exceptions) - but I can\'t trust that they\'ll take a stand when it\'s needed.  Thanks for the reminder that character is rewarded with respect and influence &amp; charisma carries only a fleeting following.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9232, 5963, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-19 19:36:09', '2011-12-20 01:36:09', 'Thanks Dave for the comment.  The more I think about character-based leadership, the more things I find that seem to serve to counterfeit character.  We may give our best energy to a leader who substitutes charisma for character, but we\'ll be more cautious the next time.  Thanks again.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9231, 243),
(9233, 5963, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2011-12-20 10:54:50', '2011-12-20 16:54:50', 'Thanks for the reminder to do the RIGHT thing by making Character the focus... I think many times leaders become very good at \"winging it\", not only when it comes to details, but when it comes to Character.  They \"wing it\" by coasting on personal Charisma rather than being a person whose actions are dictated by Character.\n\nI was reminded of this in Seth Godin\'s recent blog about keeping our promises... you can check it out at \"Seth\'s Blog: The simple first rule of branding and marketing anything (even yourself)\" http://bit.ly/rznIj1 ...\n\nOne simple facet of the truth you just pointed out about Character...A simple concept... make promises, then keep them... character.  Thanks for the reminder Mike!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9234, 5968, 'Virginia', 'ygenchik@gmail.com', '', '75.83.207.154', '2011-12-25 11:52:22', '2011-12-25 17:52:22', 'I like the article. I am not sure, however, that allowing oneself to fail is viewed positively by management. This change in culture unless coming from the very above will never take hold. I have seen times and times again that management promotes failing individuals that are likable ( because they never take risks) versus achieving individuals that do not \"sell\" themselves but simply achieve results, including by taking risks and sometimes failing. As a matter of fact, my entire career I see examples of the promotion by \"likability\" which might not be a bad thing at all in the eyes of immediate managers... Just visit a seminar at UC irvine, this is their pitch: \"likable\" get ahead... Also, when you get reciprocal, which is mainly a female trait, a lot of times this is taken for granted by males across the border. There is a study that states that young managing males are more likely to go into war instead of trying to negotiate. And wars are expensive for organizations... reciprocation, however, rarely happens... And the desire to help others is taken as \"teaching\"...In the sense,\nhow come she talks to me like that and teaches me what I already know?\" There is also a common viewpoint  that organizations have to be hierarchical in order make sure things happen, and hierarchies prevents change. Because hierarchy by definition is \"the upper is always right\". And boy, no management really likes to look \"stupid\"... there is an opinion that mistakes undermine your manager\'s authority, and as a matter of fact they do... by human nature... we as humans often assume subconsciously that since one made a mistake one did not have information, thus one lacked enough power cause information IS power... management has to constantly encourage making new things happen, and not necessarily people will be mistaken the first time, it depends n how much preparation time is given to investigate... sometimes there is enough information to do new things RIGHT... it is not about new, it is about complete understanding of consequences /risks...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9235, 5968, '8 Reasons High Achievers Flounder | Leaders And Entrepreneurs', '', 'http://www.leadershipdad.com/8-reasons-high-achievers-flounder/', '66.147.244.179', '2011-12-26 09:45:43', '2011-12-26 15:45:43', '[...] post by Cynthia Kivland (@WCICoach) Smarter Workplaces: Why High Achievers Flounder via @leadchangegroup describes the potential reasons high achievers may fail.  These 8 winning [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9236, 5973, 'Dan Rockwell', 'dan@leadershipfreak.com', 'http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com', '98.235.182.69', '2011-12-20 10:54:38', '2011-12-20 16:54:38', 'Becky and all,\n\nYour kind words and compassion are a great joy to me.\n\nIt\'s humbling to be on the receiving end of generosity. Thank you!\n\nPeople ask how the accident and subsequent recovery have changed me. It took a few days to be able to say what I\'m about to say. I love being loved. It lifts me.\n\nMy preference is being on the giving rather than the receiving side. However, being close to death and dependent on others makes me appreciate everyone who cares for me. I choose to reject bitterness over the accident and embrace gratitude for all the love that comes my way.\n\nMy Best to you all,\n\nDan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9237, 5973, 'Al Smith', 'al@thecaremovement.com', 'http://www.thecaremovement.com', '108.93.144.156', '2011-12-20 13:46:07', '2011-12-20 19:46:07', 'Wishing you a speedy recovery Dan.  Thanks for all you do for others, now it is time to receive.  Thoughts and prayers for you, my friend.\n\nTake CARE and feel better soon.\n\nAl', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9238, 5973, 'Five Ways to Fill Others with Courage &laquo; Leadership Freak', '', 'http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/five-ways-to-fill-others-with-courage/', '72.232.7.99', '2011-12-21 04:52:48', '2011-12-21 10:52:48', '[...] and Jesse Lyn Stoner are pouring into my cup. They wanted to encourage and decided to help meet the financial need that exceeds our insurance coverage. They give us [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9239, 5973, 'John Richard Bell', 'john.bell@houwelings.com', 'http://www.ceoafterlife.com/', '50.68.4.183', '2011-12-21 11:09:00', '2011-12-21 17:09:00', 'I tried to make a donation today but I think the billing you\'ve set up doesn\'t allow for non-USA donations. Please make an adjustment so I can help Dan.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9240, 5973, 'Becky Robinson', 'becky@kevineikenberry.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/beckyrbnsn/', '72.241.131.58', '2011-12-21 11:29:41', '2011-12-21 17:29:41', 'John, Thanks for your desire to help Dan. We\'ll do what we can, as soon as we can, to open this up for international gifts. We appreciate your generosity!', 0, '1', '', '', 9239, 0),
(9241, 5973, 'Simon Harvey', 'simongb@n2peopleskills.com', 'http://n2peopleskills.com', '184.0.116.111', '2011-12-21 13:54:39', '2011-12-21 19:54:39', 'Dan,\n\nAlthough we have never met, I feel that I have got to know you somewhat over the last year or so, tweeting, reading your blogs and interacting over the internet. I have always enjoyed your blogs, FB and tweets, and learned much from your perspective, leadership and knowledge over this time.\n\nDan, giving back something is not only an honor but a pleasure, I just wish I could write you the whole dam cheque. Hang tough (as I know you will), and I look forward to your continued recovery and sharing of knowledge in 2012.\n\nBest to you and yours,\n\nWill be thinking of you,\n\nWarmest\n\nSimon - ( @Simon_gb )', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9242, 5973, 'Dean Clevett (@DinoDinosaur1)', 'dean@clevett.net', 'http://dinodinosaur1.wordpress.com', '24.57.199.0', '2011-12-21 22:57:04', '2011-12-22 04:57:04', 'John, not sure where you\'re from, but donations are working from Canada at this time.From what I could see, it should work using a credit card from most countries.\n\nBecky, I have no qualms about helping out Dan.  He\'s a ray of light in this world and I know that the money will go to what it\'s needed for.  Thanks for letting the community know of Dan\'s need.', 0, '1', '', '', 9239, 0),
(9243, 5973, 'Becky Robinson', 'becky@kevineikenberry.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/beckyrbnsn/', '72.241.131.58', '2011-12-22 05:19:50', '2011-12-22 11:19:50', 'Dean,\nThank you for getting involved in this effort! I appreciate your generosity in giving and sharing about Dan\'s needs with others.\n\nMerry Christmas!\nBecky', 0, '1', '', '', 9242, 0),
(9244, 5973, 'Becky Robinson', 'becky@kevineikenberry.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/beckyrbnsn/', '72.241.131.58', '2011-12-22 05:20:18', '2011-12-22 11:20:18', 'Simon, thank you for your kind words to Dan and for  your support of this effort!\n\nBecky', 0, '1', '', '', 9241, 0),
(9245, 5973, 'Time to give back | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/the-leadershipgift-of-character-and-compassion/', '184.168.193.21', '2011-12-22 08:29:09', '2011-12-22 14:29:09', '[...] they&#8217;re going it again&#8230;this time in a fund-raising effort for Dan Rockwell, aka the LeadershipFreak, and giving many people — through the glorious reach of social media — [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9246, 5973, 'Heather Coleman-Voss (@HeatherEColeman)', 'heathercolemanvoss@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '216.11.69.5', '2011-12-22 08:41:06', '2011-12-22 14:41:06', 'Dan,\nYou are a mentor, coach and friend to so many people. We are all thinking of you and sending you positive vibes from all over the world.\n\nBecky,\nThank you for posting this - I\'ve shared it across my networks!\n\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9247, 5973, 'The Gift of Character and Compassion &laquo; Get Your Leadership BIG On!', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/the-leadershipgift-of-character-and-compassion/', '72.233.44.23', '2011-12-22 08:55:03', '2011-12-22 14:55:03', '[...] they&#8217;re going it again&#8230;this time in a fund-raising effort for Dan Rockwell, aka the LeadershipFreak, and giving many people — through the glorious reach of social media — [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9248, 5973, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2011-12-22 09:18:32', '2011-12-22 15:18:32', 'Becky, Mike and Lead Change Group community - you are the BEST!!!  It\'s an honor to be part of this group - to learn, share life and to help one another.  I\'m grateful for this opportunity for your efforts!!\n\nDan, I have shared this post and am happy to help!!  Your leadership content is some of the best there is, and I know I (and my followers too) have learned from what you share!!  Your heart is big, your mind is brilliant and I hope your soul is nourished by this effort.\n\nMuch love and healing to you, my friend!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9249, 5973, 'Flavia (@fla_rossi)', 'v.a.consultingincompany@gmail.com', 'http://vaconsultingincompany@gmail.com', '92.103.156.162', '2011-12-23 05:01:58', '2011-12-23 11:01:58', 'Dan we hope you can recovery fast!!!\nI tweeted for my followers and I am sure that we are find more and more good hearts to help you!!! God bless you and your family!!! We want you well, with health and happy!!! I\'m sure you will return your activities soon ;)\nMerry Christmas,\nFlavia!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9250, 5973, 'How to Stop Gift Giving at Work &laquo; Leadership Freak', '', 'http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/how-to-stop-gift-giving-at-work/', '72.233.2.7', '2011-12-23 07:16:27', '2011-12-23 13:16:27', '[...] many of you are reaching out to help me during these difficult days, since my nearly fatal accident. As of last night over $5,000.00 has [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9251, 5973, 'Be the One Who Says Yes to Help Dan Rockwell', '', 'http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/be-the-one-who-says-yes-to-help-dan-rockwell/', '174.120.169.162', '2011-12-23 07:30:25', '2011-12-23 13:30:25', '[...] donate through Mike Henry Sr.’s Lead Change Group site. Here’s the [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9252, 5973, 'MIchael Jones', 'michaelsjones@aol.com', 'http://thrivefarmers.com', '72.148.209.80', '2011-12-23 07:34:23', '2011-12-23 13:34:23', 'Becky...the note seemed to indicate that any gifts would be directed through a 501c3 - if so, do you have an address? If that is the case, I have a giving account where I can actually do more but need an address, phone number and contact person to submit the request. If not, no problem, please just clarify and I\'ll go back through the PayPal site.\n\nthanks so much.\nMichael', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9253, 5973, 'Becky Robinson', 'becky@kevineikenberry.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/beckyrbnsn/', '72.241.131.58', '2011-12-23 07:41:17', '2011-12-23 13:41:17', 'Michael,\n\nThe Lead Change Group is a 501c3. Mike Henry directs it. I don\'t have an address but I\'ll see what I can do. I hope you\'ll have a response from Mike Henry soon. Thank you for your generosity and willingness to help!\n\nBecky', 0, '1', '', '', 9252, 0),
(9254, 5973, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-12-23 14:25:07', '2011-12-23 20:25:07', 'Michael, I sent you a separate email.  If anyone else has questions, you can ask here or on the <a href=\"/contact-2/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Contact Us</a> page too.\n\nThanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9253, 243),
(9255, 5973, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2011-12-24 11:40:27', '2011-12-24 17:40:27', 'Dan,\nI know I speak for many of us when I say we\'ll continue to pray for a speedy recovery, physically and emotionally. And we\'ll continue to pray for strength for your family.\n\nPhysical interaction is no longer is necessary to build friendships. Though you and I have had only phone an online conversations, I consider you to be a friend. I know many others feel the same way.\n\nWe are grateful that you are here, fully alive, sharing your friendship, love, wisdom, and gratitude.\n\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 9236, 248),
(9256, 5973, 'David Greer', 'david@davidgreer.ca', 'http://www.davidgreer.ca', '207.6.208.156', '2011-12-26 15:35:36', '2011-12-26 21:35:36', 'Hi Becky,\n\nI am catching up on tasks left over from the Christmas rush and this was on the top of my list. Thanks for your leadership, compassion, and leadership.\n\nDan, we wish for a speedy recovery and hope that these donations can ease the financial burden of your recovery so that you can focus on yourself and what you need to do to become healthy and whole as much as is possible. All the best to both of you.\n\nCheers,\n\nDavid', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9257, 5973, 'Being Led to Give Back &laquo; Meagan Frank- Choosing to Grow', '', 'http://meaganfrank.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/being-led-to-give-back/', '76.74.254.104', '2011-12-27 15:44:05', '2011-12-27 21:44:05', '[...] If you head to his blog and you read about who he is, you&#8217;ll be glad you took a few minutes to let his words pore over you and into you.  And then, if you feel a pull to donate and contribute to his healing, the donation page to help with Dan&#8217;s medical expenses can be found here: http://leadchangegroup.com/time-to-give-back/ [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9258, 5973, 'Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, had an auto accident and needs our help. | George Levy &#8211; Breakthrough Digital Marketing Blog', '', 'http://BreakthroughDigitalMarketing.com/2011/12/28/dan-rockwell-leadership-freak-had-an-auto-accident-and-needs-our-help/', '184.173.215.169', '2011-12-28 05:10:41', '2011-12-28 11:10:41', '[...] a way of standing by and showing support for Dan, the Lead Change Group (a non-profit leadership development community promoting character-based leadership) has started a [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9259, 5980, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-01-04 11:49:22', '2012-01-04 17:49:22', 'Shawn, I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated this post.  Thanks.  It\'s challenging.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9260, 5980, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2012-01-04 12:39:20', '2012-01-04 18:39:20', 'Mike,\nIf I can get people to think through how they can make a difference in this world, then I\'m happy - no matter how challenging it might be.\n\nI appreciate your support, Mike.\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 248),
(9261, 5996, 'Sharon Trumbore', 'sharontreckin@yahoo.com', '', '75.160.203.204', '2012-01-05 13:57:26', '2012-01-05 19:57:26', 'True and interesting!!!!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9262, 5996, 'Lorna Donovan', 'lornad14@comcast.net', 'http://www.skyeassociates.net', '67.176.94.153', '2012-01-06 16:18:10', '2012-01-06 22:18:10', 'Leigh, This line, \"What if your top talent feels nickel-and-dimed and an employee exodus begins?\" is precisely what we discussed in facilitating a sr. leader strategic planning session this week.  Overall, we have become so adept at down-sizing and cost-cutting that we have failed in creating fertile ground for our hi po\'s in short-sighted companies. The future bench strength is non-existent...  Glad to read your afirming blog, my friend.  Lorna', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9263, 5996, 'Bill', 'Jstfly21@mac.com', 'http://m100group.wordpress.com/', '86.184.94.156', '2012-01-07 03:53:43', '2012-01-07 09:53:43', 'Great post Leigh: some big lessons for the military as well....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9264, 6004, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2011-12-29 09:37:45', '2011-12-29 15:37:45', 'Chery, Excellent points! In sharing your vision, a \"visual\" came into play to help with the focus and keep the work grounded. Visualize your vision - a key step to take! Thanks. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9265, 6004, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2011-12-29 10:20:15', '2011-12-29 16:20:15', 'Thanks Jon!\n\nVisuals spark connections between the head and the heart so much faster than just words.  Once both are engaged the sky is the limit!', 0, '1', '', '', 9264, 270),
(9266, 6004, 'Maximize Your Purpose with an Altered Path', '', 'http://consultgiana.com/maximize-your-purpose-with-an-altered-path/', '192.185.4.58', '2015-10-26 10:09:08', '2015-10-26 14:09:08', '[&#8230;] Before:  Have you shared your vision with your team? [&#8230;]', 0, '0', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9267, 6013, 'Khalid', 'Khalid.a.y@gmail.com', '', '109.161.205.104', '2012-01-03 13:01:42', '2012-01-03 19:01:42', 'Christina,\n\nBravo Christina :)\n\nWhen you first asked about the relation between frogs and leadership I thought you were receding to eating frogs earlier in the morning :)\n\nBut that\'s entirely new topic! Excellent relation to leadership and very smooth preparation of the readers mind to the topic!\n\nThank you very much.\n\nRegards,\nKhalid', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9268, 6019, 'Ifeanyi O Asonye', 'ifeanyiao@globrocks.com', 'http://www.globrocks.com/ourglobalconsultants/ifeanyioasonye.html', '217.5.180.114', '2012-01-04 11:56:56', '2012-01-04 17:56:56', 'Would highly appreciate True-Life based \'EXPERIENTIAL\' perspectives and/or discussions in the mix. Not to get me wrong, in that... not that this this no good or anything like it though. Experiential, True-Life-Story and/or Experience-Based advise/coaching/input will make a connection with those of us out the field on a daily basis COMMUNICATING, just like many others are doing so as well.... in the trenches, facing these things on a daily bases with individuals in levels of leadership. Sometimes, I find that saying, writing  and or teaching something can be different than \'Leadership by through experience\'. Many react or will act differently from what is said.... Put another way, maybe it makes more sense at this point to say- Thoughts, Words and ACTIONS Aligned, is the the best coach\'.\n\nIfeanyi', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9269, 6026, 'Britany Wallace', 'katrinablackwolf@hotmail.com', 'http://www.lifelongstudentofbusiness.wordpress.com', '72.237.78.77', '2012-01-11 11:53:24', '2012-01-11 17:53:24', 'This is inspirational and helpful! Thanks so much for posting it.\n\nThese tips are simple, but foundational. They will be helpful as I grow into what I am supposed to be doing with my life.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9270, 6026, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2012-01-11 12:34:26', '2012-01-11 18:34:26', 'Thanks so much for your comment, Britany!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 252),
(9271, 6026, 'Mike Friesen', 'Mike@LeadingStrategies.net', 'http://www.LeadingStrategies.net', '174.24.222.87', '2012-01-11 14:21:28', '2012-01-11 20:21:28', 'Reminds me of the words of a mentor ... \"involve them.\" He had an uncanny ability to facilitate/lead to an inspiring vision but make us all think we were right in the middle of creating it as well. It really is amazing how people really do begin owning the vision the more they talk about it. A wise boss will consistently facilitate this discussion to refine the picture of the desired future state and, in a sense, provide some security for all who are agreeing to set out on the journey.\n\nThanks for the article, Mary.\n\nBest,\nMike', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9272, 6026, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.224.4.26', '2012-01-11 19:24:22', '2012-01-12 01:24:22', 'Thanks Mike for the comment. \"It really is amazing how people really do begin owning the vision the more they talk about it.\"  It IS amazing!  Mary', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 252),
(9273, 6026, '3 Things Great Leaders Know About Managing Change | the Change Samurai | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-change-samurai/p/972584605/3-things-great-leaders-know-about-managing-change', '89.30.105.121', '2012-01-11 20:29:29', '2012-01-12 02:29:29', '[...] jQuery(&quot;#errors*&quot;).hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); }        leadchangegroup.com  (via @ChristinaHaxton)  - Today, 2:26 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9274, 6026, 'Christian Paulsen', 'paulsen-christian@att.net', 'http://christianpaulsen62.wordpress.com/', '68.91.145.185', '2012-01-17 13:42:02', '2012-01-17 19:42:02', 'You are right, most people are not just trying to be difficult when resisting change.  They may very well be raising legitimate concerns and have real obstacles.  These need to be addressed and the team must feel some ownership if the change is going to really take root and be fully effective.  Here\'s a post looking at the steps of change: http://wp.me/pZiRD-t  Thanks for sharing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9275, 6026, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.224.4.26', '2012-01-17 17:54:14', '2012-01-17 23:54:14', 'Thanks Christian for your comments and your link!', 0, '1', '', '', 9274, 252);
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(9276, 6037, 'Peter Borner', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com', '212.49.201.206', '2012-01-10 06:44:04', '2012-01-10 12:44:04', 'Jane,\n\nI agree... honesty and transparency lead to trust... gain the trust of your employees and you gain the trust of your customers. It reminds me of Rotary\'s 4-Way test...\n\n\"Of the things we think, say or do:\n1. Is it the truth?\n2. Is it fair to all concerned?\n3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?\n4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?\"\n\nIf only everyone lived by this rule!\n\nPeter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9277, 6037, '5 ways for leaders to build trust | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/5-not-quite-rocket-science-ways-to-build-leadership-trust/', '184.168.193.21', '2012-01-10 08:27:56', '2012-01-10 14:27:56', '[...]  January 10, 2012Posted by  Jane Perdue     /*  */ We&#8217;re guest posting over at the terrific Lead Change Group blog today, talking about five fairly simple ways leaders can build [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9278, 6037, 'Randy Conley', 'randy.conley@kenblanchard.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/randyconley/', '12.175.64.145', '2012-01-10 14:04:07', '2012-01-10 20:04:07', 'Excellent thoughts Jane. All those behaviors you listed are key to building and sustaining trust in relationships. I\'m a proponent of the ABCD TrustWorks! Model to help leaders understand a basic framework for building trust. Leaders build trust by being Able (good at what you do, knowledgeable, expertise, performance results), Believable (honest, integrity, values-based, walk the talk), Connected (show care and concern, build rapport, good communication skills) and Dependable (being reliable, following through on commitments, organized).\n\nOnce people understand that trust is built (or eroded) through specific behaviors, the concept of trust becomes much more tangible rather than something that \"just happens\" in relationships.\n\nBest regards,\n\nRandy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 334),
(9279, 6037, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-01-10 14:45:32', '2012-01-10 20:45:32', 'Hi, Peter --\n\nThanks for sharing the Rotary 4-Way test! It could be a great tool for everyday use, regardless of belonging to the Rotary or not.  How can one go wrong by telling the truth, serving the greater good and thinking more about me and less about me?!\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9276, 0),
(9280, 6037, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-01-10 14:48:40', '2012-01-10 20:48:40', 'Hi, Randy -\n\nThanks for stopping by and sharing! Ken Blanchard has created some gems throughout is career, and the ABCD Trustworks! is one of them. Helping leaders internalize these practices, as you suggest, is foundational for building trust.\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9278, 0),
(9281, 6037, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', 'http://www.massingenuity.com', '12.158.247.130', '2012-01-10 20:21:18', '2012-01-11 02:21:18', 'Jane...\n\nWell, no one said common sense was common.\n\nWe\'ve all made mistakes and done dumb things, but it is rare the boss who will sit us down and just tell us the honest truth.  That\'s one of many reasons my only boss any more is my customer. Customers are far more rationale than bosses.\n\nLove you writings.\n\nJohn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 294),
(9282, 6037, '5 Not-Quite-Rocket-Science Ways to Build Leadership Trust | Dynamic School Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/dynamic-school-leadership/p/968373103/5-not-quite-rocket-science-ways-to-build-leadership-trust', '89.30.105.121', '2012-01-11 07:38:50', '2012-01-11 13:38:50', '[...] jQuery(&quot;#errors*&quot;).hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); }        leadchangegroup.com  (via @hannbro)  - Today, 1:38 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9283, 6037, 'Dominique O\'Rourke', 'dtorourke@rogers.com', 'http://accoladecommunications.wordpress.com', '99.224.240.145', '2012-01-11 07:42:38', '2012-01-11 13:42:38', 'Hello Jane,\nIn inter-organizational trust research, tangible investments like training, product specialization, special systems, special pos displays, etc. have consistently been shown to build trust because they signal a long-term commitment and an investment in the other (i.e., a sign of benevolence). This can apply within an organization too so beyond being credible, fair, signalling benevolent intentions (so important), investing in others pays off when it comes to trust.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9284, 6037, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-01-11 09:17:49', '2012-01-11 15:17:49', 'John -\n\nThanks for starting my day with chuckle, one prompted by your wry yet true observation about common sense.\n\nBeing an effective character-based leader takes hard work and dedication. As you so accurately point out, not all leaders are willing to make that kind of investment in themselves and in others. Too bad.\n\nSo appreciate your kind words about the writing.\n\nWith a smile,\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9281, 0),
(9285, 6037, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-01-11 09:23:40', '2012-01-11 15:23:40', 'Dominique -\n\nYou hit the nail on the head in using the word \"investment\" - great point! Investing - be it time, development, attention, materials, etc. - is something one chooses to do. It\'s that conscious decision to do right while doing well that differentiates trusted and effective leaders from the rest of the pack. Thanks for enriching the discussion!\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9283, 0),
(9286, 6037, '5 Not-Quite-Rocket-Science Ways to Build Leadership Trust | Leadership Online | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-online/p/968373139/5-not-quite-rocket-science-ways-to-build-leadership-trust', '89.30.105.121', '2012-01-11 12:40:26', '2012-01-11 18:40:26', '[...] jQuery(&quot;#errors*&quot;).hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); }        leadchangegroup.com  (via @hannbro)  - Today, 6:40 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9287, 6044, 'Jon M', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-01-06 08:08:48', '2012-01-06 14:08:48', 'Cynthia, I really enjoyed reading your post. Making that emotional connection is essential, carrying a potentially big impact. We often miss this. As you outline, connecting your values will assist in making this connection and making it a fun, creative, and successful organization. Thanks! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9288, 6044, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-01-06 23:44:26', '2012-01-07 05:44:26', 'Love the statistics! Yes, emotions are contagious ... which emotions are you spreading around is the question.  Thank you for a terrific post, Cynthia.  I look forward to your next article.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9289, 6044, 'Katherine', 'katryan@deloitte.com', '', '69.251.25.3', '2012-01-07 15:43:22', '2012-01-07 21:43:22', 'Cynthia, could you post the bibliographic information for the research you referenced (\"Research indicates that a ten percent increase in a perception of a leader who creates a positive emotional work climate results in a three-fold increase in performance output and customer satisfaction\") .I\'d really like to go read more from that publication/author/source! Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9290, 6047, 'Randy Conley', 'randy.conley@kenblanchard.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/randyconley/', '68.8.218.245', '2012-01-19 10:04:10', '2012-01-19 16:04:10', 'Excellent insights Max. Consistency of behavior is also a key factor in building trust with people. When others see that we act in a \"consistently credible\" way, it increases their confidence and trustworthiness in our leadership abilities.\n\nTake care,\n\nRandy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 334),
(9291, 6047, 'Chris Young', 'cyoung@teamrainmaker.com', 'http://www.therainmakergroupinc.com', '63.224.235.89', '2012-01-20 09:47:56', '2012-01-20 15:47:56', 'Yes! Great post! Credibility is crucial in both a person\'s work life as well as their personal life. A person who lacks in credibility is generally hard to trust. Once the trust is gone, the relationship falls apart. Thanks for sharing!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9292, 6065, 'Five Great Management and Leadership Blogs | Tim Schuler', '', 'http://www.tschuler.co.uk/five-great-management-and-leadership-blogs/', '91.208.99.13', '2017-04-01 08:23:15', '2017-04-01 12:23:15', '[&#8230;] The Joy of Leadership by Jon Mertz [&#8230;]', 0, '0', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9293, 6065, 'Amira Maleken', '50530772@students.latrobe.edu.au', '', '58.162.200.220', '2017-05-03 22:34:11', '2017-05-04 02:34:11', 'I concur with you that leadership is a set of principles and is the ability  to lead for a change or drive for a change, and a change in today\'s complex world is not only complex but it requires passion and joy among other things such as commitment and strong values.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9294, 6082, 'Adi Gaskell', 'admin@adigaskell.org', 'http://www.processexcellencenetwork.com', '109.231.199.254', '2012-01-19 06:49:34', '2012-01-19 12:49:34', 'You might find the book \'The Progress Principle\' interesting as well.  It talks about the importance we place on making progress in our work, and argue that this is in fact the key to our professional happiness.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9295, 6089, 'Randy Conley', 'randy.conley@kenblanchard.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/randyconley/', '68.8.218.245', '2012-01-16 12:37:17', '2012-01-16 18:37:17', 'Hi Chery. Those are three great questions to ponder. I think our core values and our leadership point of view are critical factors that influence how we\'ll respond to defining moments. I wrote a blog article about this very topic a few months ago that you may find interesting.\n\nhttp://leadingwithtrust.com/2011/08/21/defining-moments/\n\nTake care,\n\nRandy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 334),
(9296, 6089, 'Leaders STAND for something ~ When do YOU STAND?', '', 'http://consultgiana.com/leaders-stand-for-something-when-do-you-stand/', '192.185.4.58', '2016-02-09 06:58:47', '2016-02-09 11:58:47', '[&#8230;] Below are two questions from Max Lucado that I’ve shared before: [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9297, 6096, 'cuan mulligan', 'cuan.mulligan@gmail.com', 'http://www.cuanmulligan.com', '93.97.215.55', '2012-01-22 04:33:06', '2012-01-22 10:33:06', 'Like the post...\n\none point on your comment regarding the role moving in-house...i feel there is huge value in maintaing an external point of view. There is a different circle of influence one has when your external to the company, one that I feel offers different value then an in-house.\n\nThen again, an in-house coach does remove the \"your in your ivory tower\" issues....so perhaps its not one way or the other, but some form of marriage between the two.\n\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9298, 6096, 'Robyn Rickenbach', 'robyn@springboardintl.com', 'http://www.springboardintl.com', '70.174.158.201', '2012-01-22 18:20:11', '2012-01-23 00:20:11', 'Very interesting observations.   I too affiliate myself with coaching, although most of my work is with organizational teams.   I believe there will be a huge demand for coaches as they become more \"mainstream.\"  Remember when we wouldn\'t pay $1.00 for bottled water?  Or when we wouldn\'t dream of paying for a gym membership?  Or when we bought houses for cash?\n\nThe bottom line from my perspective is that as the people side of business gets more emphasis, leaders will continue recognize the value of coaches for their external perspective, ability to serve as independent advocates, say what needs saying (and it\'s not coming from a boss), and drive people to improved performance.\n\nYour comments about WHY coaching is becoming popular are spot on.  I don\'t think they will go completely internal, though, for the reasons I express above.\n\nThanks for the insights -- good stuff.\n\nRobyn Rickenbach\nSpringboard International Inc', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9299, 6096, 'Josh Allan Dykstra', 'josh@strengthsdoctors.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/joshallan/', '76.167.139.234', '2012-01-23 09:13:44', '2012-01-23 15:13:44', 'Thanks for the thoughts, Cuan. I definitely agree on the value of an external point of view (it\'s how I make most of my revenue, after all). This is where I\'d start to distinguish between \"coaches\" and \"consultants,\" however.\n\nI\'ve noticed that it\'s become increasingly difficult for my friends who are coaches ONLY to maintain a sustainable external practice -- and I don\'t think this is simply due to the economy. I want to also reiterate that this isn\'t about coaching being not valuable; it\'s due to the different KIND of strengths/talents/value that a coach brings.\n\nThe unique value a coach creates is one that managers SHOULD have been doing all along -- listening to their direct reports, helping to liberate employee\'s unique gifts, cultivating an engaging work environment, etc. As more leaders begin to recognize (and more importantly, execute) the competitive advantage that lies in these \"coach-like\" behaviors, the location where the demand happens will shift, bringing the supply of coaches \"inside.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 9297, 289),
(9300, 6096, 'Josh Allan Dykstra', 'josh@strengthsdoctors.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/joshallan/', '76.167.139.234', '2012-01-23 09:25:51', '2012-01-23 15:25:51', 'Hey Robyn, thanks for the comment! What I\'m suggesting is actually that coaching has already been as \"mainstream\" as it\'s ever going to get. (The bell curve has peaked and we\'re on the way down.) The opportunity of the next decade is to reinvent the way organizations are organized at a fundamental level, and with this re-creation, the talent profile of a typical \"coach\" will be utilized on the \"inside\" of a company. (Maybe my comment above will help explain, as well?)\n\nThe other forces we\'ve got to contend with are the currently-shifting nature of what it means to be an employee at all. Currently we\'ve got two basic ways to get paid from an org (W2 or 1099) and you\'re either \"internal\" or \"external.\" It wouldn\'t surprise me at all if these lines get more blurry (or a third category gets added) at some point.', 0, '1', '', '', 9298, 289),
(9301, 6096, 'cuan mulligan', 'cuan.mulligan@gmail.com', 'http://www.cuanmulligan.com', '80.169.194.205', '2012-01-24 05:08:11', '2012-01-24 11:08:11', 'good point...it\'s similar to a thought i have around project mangers.....in an ideal world, they would not be needed, if people did what they were capable of doing, in a predictable manner, then the role of the PM would diminish over time, and eventually the value offered would not be worth the cost...\n\nsaying that, they are here, they need to be, and will be for a good old chunk of time to come...we are human by nature, and that makes things very unpredictable...', 0, '1', '', '', 9299, 0),
(9302, 6096, 'Thabo Hermanus', 'thaboh@fitrecruitment.co.za', 'http://fit4thabo.blogspot.com/', '41.243.145.234', '2012-01-25 08:25:57', '2012-01-25 14:25:57', 'It is an interesting circle though. \"We still treat people as though they are doing one-dimensional work (like moving something along an assembly line), when for most of us work is complex, ever-changing, and multi-dimensional.\"\n\nThat is the danger in bringing coaching in-house as well, in that by default with the mind-set of \"let\'s scale it\", management\'s approach is \"standardise it\"! Internal Coaches would therefore be in the same risk of being put on the hamster wheel (as you rightly point out that is why they are not likely to go for the opportunity).', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9303, 6096, 'Josh Allan Dykstra', 'josh@strengthsdoctors.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/joshallan/', '76.167.139.234', '2012-01-25 12:10:42', '2012-01-25 18:10:42', 'Absolutely, Thabo! You\'re right on, and that\'s why the opportunity here isn\'t in a rotation of deck-chairs, but in a fundamental restructuring of how we work together. Without the reinvention of the institutional design, a company won\'t be able to thrive in the new economy.', 0, '1', '', '', 9302, 289),
(9304, 6076, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-01-30 21:01:05', '2012-01-31 03:01:05', 'It\'s true ... we can\'t talk and really deeply listen at the same time, it\'s impossible. It\'s also true that when we are thinking inside of our head (to come up with the defense, comeback or smart response) while the other person is talking, we\'ve also stopped listening then, too.  Thank you for the excellent post, Brent!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9305, 6076, 'Brent Sprinkle', 'brent@eoscarolinas.com', 'http://www.eoscarolinas.com/blog', '99.46.158.199', '2012-01-31 07:52:51', '2012-01-31 13:52:51', 'Great point Christine, trying to \'think ahead\' is too often the standard approach. Listen, Pause (ie think), and then Respond - will give both people a little reflection time... Thanks for the comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 293),
(9306, 6076, 'Marguerite Granat', 'marguerite.granat@q.com', 'http://www.peakhistory.com', '63.230.75.165', '2012-02-01 23:27:35', '2012-02-02 05:27:35', 'Brent, what a great story you share! I\'m in recruiting and have been coaching hiring managers for years to listen 80% and speak less than 20% of the time. When a hiring manager makes a hiring decision based on listening to his own voice rather than listening to the candidate-this is a recipe for disaster. Thanks for the great reminder to listen intently and focus more on others rather than to our own voice. Fantastic post!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9307, 6076, 'You Can&rsquo;t Learn Anything with Your Mouth Open | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1218256332/you-can-t-learn-anything-with-your-mouth-open', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-16 08:44:43', '2012-02-16 14:44:43', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:44 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9308, 6086, 'Nancy', 'Nancybranton@gmail.com', 'http://Www.peoplepotentialgroup.com', '24.118.64.79', '2012-01-23 22:28:15', '2012-01-24 04:28:15', 'Gear article, Will!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9309, 6102, 'Adi Gaskell', 'admin@adigaskell.org', 'http://www.processexcellencenetwork.com', '109.231.199.254', '2012-01-24 09:03:57', '2012-01-24 15:03:57', 'It\'s classic theory X &amp; Y isn\'t it?  For much of the last century we\'ve been firmly in theory X territory imo.  Hopefully the times they are a changing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9310, 6102, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', 'http://www.massingenuity.com', '108.161.30.220', '2012-01-24 09:34:23', '2012-01-24 15:34:23', 'Funny how some things never change. Maybe, finally, the economic reality of our world will drive us to a place we should have gone to 30 years ago.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 294),
(9311, 6102, 'Barnie Rossum', 'barnie.ros.sum@gmail.com', 'http://iprojectmanage.blogspot.com', '173.171.84.27', '2012-01-28 12:05:55', '2012-01-28 18:05:55', 'Why bother with petty things like removing obstacles or creating a pleasant work environment when exhortation can whip the people up into a such a frenzy of activity that they\'re bound to get SOMETHING right?  Still, words of encouragement aren\'t isn\'t as bad as the classic Theory X method of motivation http://www.project-management-course.info/theory-x-manager-eeek/', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9312, 6108, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-01-26 08:16:17', '2012-01-26 14:16:17', 'Jennifer,\n\nGood thoughts in this post. If trust and power are related (and, I believe they are), then CEOs may not have the power. According to the latest Trust Barometer, CEO trust took a dive. Power is based on mutual respect and trust, and focus needs to return to these principles.\n\nThanks!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9313, 6108, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/', '76.236.182.182', '2012-01-26 11:26:36', '2012-01-26 17:26:36', 'Jon,\n\nI agree that trust and power (or, some prefer the word \"influence\") are related. Time and time again, people equate a powerful title with a powerful person. While this may be true-- as you point out, when the titled person has earned the trust and respect of his or her community, it is by no means an assured state.', 0, '1', '', '', 9312, 245),
(9314, 6108, 'Casey Domnick', 'cdomnick@drury.edu', '', '64.22.249.253', '2012-01-26 22:18:21', '2012-01-27 04:18:21', 'Jennifer,\nThis was a great blog to get people’s brains start thinking about power.  Growing up and seeing how avenues like television and the media portray companies, it has always appeared to me that whoever was on top and in charge, held all of the power.  Over the past few years having been involved with a number of different organizations and in different circles with people, I have found that it is not always the “Chief” or “C” that has power.  Sometimes these people just surround themselves with great people who put them in power and they are really the ones who put the ideas in that chiefs head to accomplish something.  They also may be the ones that can influence not only the chief but those that work for that company to do things.  They I believe have the true power.  To me it really depends on the rhetoric that is used.  David Zarefsky came up with 3 points that he said were the responsibilities of rhetoric and they were: It permits reasoning together about matters that are not certain but about which decisions nevertheless are required, it binds individuals into communities and publics by establishing common bonds among people, and it inspires people to work toward goals by presenting visions of what might be.  So if a person in power can use all of these things correctly and follow the responsibilities of rhetoric, then yes they do have the power.  However, it may just be people who surround that individual that has the real power.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9315, 6108, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', '', '76.236.182.182', '2012-01-27 07:02:09', '2012-01-27 13:02:09', 'Casey,\n\nThank you for your thoughtful commentary on what makes a person powerful.Your observation about how the media portrays people with powerful titles is very astute; those images are pervasive and certainly influence how we think the work world \"should\" be.\n\nWithin the Lead Change community many of us see a different \"should be\" for the use of leadership power. I\'m grateful for people like you who help us think about power and leadership in a different way.', 0, '1', '', '', 9314, 0),
(9316, 6124, 'Brent Sprinkle', 'brent@eoscarolinas.com', 'http://www.eoscarolinas.com/blog', '99.46.158.199', '2012-01-24 08:30:27', '2012-01-24 14:30:27', 'Well said Angela - another approach I like (ala Scrooge), take some time to think about, what will people say about you at your funeral.....then wake up and do something about it!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 293),
(9317, 6124, 'Angela Bisignano', 'drangelab@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angelabisignano/', '70.181.74.88', '2012-01-24 09:41:49', '2012-01-24 15:41:49', 'Thank you Brent. I think that is an excellent exercise. It is a great way to give you perspective on what\'s really important.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 295),
(9318, 6124, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-01-24 13:48:35', '2012-01-24 19:48:35', 'When we read these questions, it is so obvious the importance of them and how we answer each. Time then continues to click by, and we don\'t act differently. Whether it is the need to make a living or just over-working in a haze of what may be important, we lose our bearings and ignore taking action on these three elements.\n\nIt comes down to recognizing the importance of our acting on the answers to these questions and carving out time each day to do something meaningfully.\n\nThanks, Angela!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9319, 6124, 'Angela Bisignano', 'drangelab@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angelabisignano/', '70.181.74.88', '2012-01-24 15:15:59', '2012-01-24 21:15:59', 'Thanks for your comments Jon. It seems there are always things competing for our time, energy and focus in life. I agree with you, it comes down to recognizing the importance of answering and acting on the questions. That\'s probably where adding the \"reflection\" component becomes really valuable.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 295),
(9320, 6124, 'Daniel Milstein', 'danielmilsteinabc@gmail.com', 'http://amzn.to/ABCPower150', '117.197.224.104', '2012-01-25 02:38:49', '2012-01-25 08:38:49', 'That is true,Angela. As an author and business man, I can relate to how you said, \"he results of the study continue to influence my life to this day\". I hope more people discover your blog because you really know what you\'re talking about.  Can\'t wait to read more from you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9321, 6124, 'Bari Bair', 'baribair@hotmail.com', '', '75.183.86.115', '2012-01-25 09:56:24', '2012-01-25 15:56:24', 'I was called to write a book and I answered that call through the guidance of God\'s Holy Spirit. I will leave behind me; hope for the future and a salvation message for the lost. The book is a book on Revelation viewed through a woman\'s perspective. It is a book to guide people into the loving arms of a loving Savior. It is called \"The Book of Revelation Through a Woman\'s Eyes\". God gave me the vision, the words and the title. I was His pen, He was the author. How blessed I am to be His vessel. If I write nothing else, may many find peace through the pages of His book and find that God is in total control of ALL things. We serve a wonderful and loving Creator, and may we all complete the tasks which lay ahead, by a God who takes delight in His people. I know I am being blessed beyond anything this earthly mind could have conceived by being obedient to a calling that was only completed through the hand of God Almighty. Take that first step in your task, and walk out in faith. Know in your heart, if God called you, He will equip you, and bring it to fruition. It is ALL about HIM! God Bless!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9322, 6124, 'Angela Bisignano', 'drangelab@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angelabisignano/', '70.181.74.88', '2012-01-25 17:33:39', '2012-01-25 23:33:39', 'Thank you Daniel; kind of you to say.', 0, '1', '', '', 9320, 295),
(9323, 6124, 'Angela Bisignano', 'drangelab@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angelabisignano/', '70.181.74.88', '2012-01-25 17:36:39', '2012-01-25 23:36:39', 'Thank you Bari, I appreciate you taking your time to read the post. God bless you, too!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 295),
(9324, 6124, 'Leaders and Legacy | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1057738735/leaders-and-legacy', '89.30.105.121', '2012-01-26 08:31:46', '2012-01-26 14:31:46', '[...] leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 2:31 PM [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9325, 6146, 'Joseph Mullin', 'josephveemullin@evolutioncbl.com', 'http://www.evolutioncbl.com', '98.229.17.225', '2012-01-26 13:13:58', '2012-01-26 19:13:58', 'Shawn,\nTotally agree with you. It has been my experience that the most overlooked Knowledge Expert is the lowly employee who is doing the job every day. They have great ideas on how to make their life easier and more productive and isn\'t that what the company wants better productivity?\n\nI always tell my clients it is your employees who make the company what it is not you. IF you want a great company then treat your employees as humans not slaves or machines.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9326, 6146, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '166.250.46.132', '2012-01-26 13:53:59', '2012-01-26 19:53:59', 'I\'m encouraged by emerging work about the Human Age or Human Value. We\'ll always have companies that design themselves to focus on profit over people. It\'s a natural evolution, however, in organizational history to view employees as partners or collaborators and not a replaceable cog or a number folded into financial statements.\n\nThanks, Joseph, for stopping by and commenting.\n\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9327, 6146, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-01-26 20:50:46', '2012-01-27 02:50:46', 'Shawn,\n\nHaving a conversation seems like such a simple thing, yet many just walk by or don\'t take the effort to engage and listen. Having conversations and treating people with a \"golden rule\" approach will light up any organization. Simple actions lead to big changes. Shifting our mindset to see and talk with real people is vital.\n\nThanks!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9328, 6146, 'Jamie Notter', 'jnotter@mgmtsol.com', 'http://www.humanizebook.com', '173.167.204.113', '2012-01-27 10:37:57', '2012-01-27 16:37:57', 'Amen! And it\'s not just how we work with and talk about individual people. It\'s the whole organizational model. The mechanical model of leading and managing organizations has been in place for well over a century and it still amazes me how little of it has seen innovation. The world is changing by leaps and bounds...but we run organizations mostly like we did in the 1950s. Our book Humanize talks about a new way of doing things, and we very specifically talk about the need to have new conversations internally about it, so I think you\'re spot on there.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9329, 6146, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2012-01-28 14:52:24', '2012-01-28 20:52:24', 'Jamie,\nAlways great to meet like-minded people. Keep spreading your message. And thank you for stopping and commenting.\n\nBe well,\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 9328, 248),
(9330, 6146, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '99.17.7.206', '2012-01-28 14:54:12', '2012-01-28 20:54:12', 'Simple is usually the most difficult to see. The walking by and thinking someone else has or will do something is too prevalent in our world. I wonder what it\'s costing us.', 0, '1', '', '', 9327, 248),
(9331, 6158, 'Ian Spendlove', 'Mainville@freemail.com', '', '77.34.240.196', '2012-02-19 12:29:47', '2012-02-19 18:29:47', 'Great reason. I enjoy read it <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441326/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marcy Lu</a>', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9332, 6179, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '69.247.228.15', '2012-02-07 08:34:27', '2012-02-07 14:34:27', 'What a great analogy Michelle and applied so aptly to leadership!\n\nI had a similar experience when I first moved in with my husband in the town he grew up in.  I would get lost and call him to guide me home (I nicknamed him FredSTAR - my personal navigation system).  When I heard myself saying to him \"I have been lost here before\" I realized it was time to learn to find my own way!\n\nOthers may see and feel the costs of our particular autopilot modes before we do (if we even recognize it at all sometimes) so I might add to your list to invite the people who you depend on (and who depend on you) to call you on it when your autopilot is getting in the way.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9333, 6179, 'Michelle', 'michelle@msbcoach.com', 'http://www.msbcoach.com', '71.63.6.120', '2012-02-07 14:16:49', '2012-02-07 20:16:49', 'Hi Susan,\n\nThank you for adding the insight on accountability.  We can all benefit from that.  When something is a blind spot we do not see it; however, others do.', 0, '1', '', '', 9332, 0),
(9334, 6179, 'Leadership Autopilot | MSBCoach Blog', '', 'http://blog.msbcoach.com/leadership-autopilot/', '173.201.196.29', '2012-02-21 03:05:59', '2012-02-21 09:05:59', '[...] the full blog post at http://leadchangegroup.com/leadership-autopilot/      Posted in Coaching, [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9335, 6182, 'Peter Borner', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com', '212.49.201.206', '2012-02-03 06:50:06', '2012-02-03 12:50:06', 'Piera,\n\nInteresting line of thought. I think there is a huge difference between listening and hearing. Frankly, I don\'t really care about someone\'s listening style. I am much more interested in making sure they have heard what I have to say. As a leader, I always try to show that I have heard either through simple paraphrasing or by ensuring my actions match my words. I have found that setting this type of example is contagious and usually results in the team around me reflecting the same behaviour back. I then know that they have heard rather than just listened.\n\nPeter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9336, 6182, 'Andrea Gordon', 'andrea.gordon@riseinteractive.com', 'http://www.dalecarnegie.com', '70.88.79.33', '2012-02-03 10:34:05', '2012-02-03 16:34:05', 'Peter,\n\nGreat point: by nature the best way to get this message across is through leading by example. Showing others that we heard and understood them creates a standard for the communication within the team. Of course every now and then you still run into people who are oblivious to the fact that they are not listening, but instead diverting everything you say to something relevant to their life. (This individual is likely an \"interrupter\" too.) Thanks for reading!', 0, '1', '', '', 9335, 0),
(9337, 6182, '7 Types of Listeners | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1169564104/7-types-of-listeners', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-10 08:23:04', '2012-02-10 14:23:04', '[...] leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 2:22 PM [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9338, 6188, 'Liz Cosline', 'info@ffmtp.com', 'http://fromthefrontmanagement.com', '75.146.250.217', '2012-02-10 19:42:54', '2012-02-11 01:42:54', 'For years employee engagement has been a problem.  Good point that on time trainings don\'t fix it.  And I love Einstein.  There must be training and a plan to maintain.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9339, 6188, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', 'http://www.massingenuity.com', '108.161.30.220', '2012-02-11 16:14:45', '2012-02-11 22:14:45', 'Liz:\n\nIt\'s much more than training. It\'s a whole way of running a business.\n\nJohn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 294),
(9340, 6192, 'Tim Milburn (@timage)', 'timageis@gmail.com', 'http://timmilburn.com', '198.60.208.2', '2012-02-10 12:32:45', '2012-02-10 18:32:45', 'Jane. My favorite line of your post...\"Bringing civility back starts with me.\" Thank you for providing solid advice on handling a difficult situation. We will always get criticism, the question (or opportunity) is in how we handle it.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9341, 6192, 'Zerra Belser-Davis', 'Zerra.davis@yahoo.com', '', '141.0.9.248', '2012-02-10 13:27:27', '2012-02-10 19:27:27', 'I love the tips shared.  I\'ve noticed that women tend to enjoy the public criticism and will privately praise you.  The opposite has often been true when it comes to my mail co-workers and superiors.  I\'ve always taken the high road and will continue to do so!  Honey is an awesome delight that can flow anywhere...  Vinegar is another story.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9342, 6192, 'Jen Borders', 'jenborders@gmail.com', '', '137.254.4.8', '2012-02-10 15:05:49', '2012-02-10 21:05:49', 'It takes a lot to be gracious in the moment, but being aware of that option makes it more likely to happen. That\'s a tip I\'ll take with me. Thanks for sharing!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9343, 6192, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-02-10 15:12:05', '2012-02-10 21:12:05', 'Tim -\n\nThanks much for your kind words and apt observation that we\'re the ones who control our destiny. Kinda funny, isn\'t it, that we learn best the hard way?!\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9340, 0),
(9344, 6192, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-02-11 08:01:48', '2012-02-11 14:01:48', 'Zerra -\n\nThanks much for your kind words, and so glad to hear that you take the high road...awesome!\n\nSusan Shapiro Barash wrote an interesting book about how women treat other women, \"Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry,\" that gives many examples of what you reference...enjoy!\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9341, 0),
(9345, 6192, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-02-11 08:03:42', '2012-02-11 14:03:42', 'Jen -\n\nYou are so right....that controlling ourselves is the first challenge! Clear that hurdle, and we\'re much better positioned for success!\n\nThanks for sharing,\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9342, 0),
(9346, 6192, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sonia@harvestperformance.ca', 'http://www.harvestperformance.ca', '24.202.182.144', '2012-02-11 08:26:05', '2012-02-11 14:26:05', 'Jane,\n\nThank you for sharing this personal event with us.  I have been there myself. I could even feel the power of defensiveness take over and it was awful.  There have also been times where I was able to take the high-road, and it did feel good: a personal victory.\n\nI think it\'s important to understand that (fortunately) we\'re human, and our feelings are natural.  What matters is what you do with the situation after it blows up in your face.  It\'s never too late to take the high-road, for me, you and leaders everywhere!\n\nThanks, Jane. ALWAYS love your writings and wisdom, typos and all!\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9347, 6192, 'Zerra Belser-Davis', 'Zerra.davis@yahoo.com', '', '141.0.9.208', '2012-02-11 13:16:21', '2012-02-11 19:16:21', 'Thank you for replying.  I will continue to take the high road.  Betterment and elevated focus work well together.  Thanks also for recommending the women\'s rivalry book.  I will pick it up this week.  My dad used to always say that guys were team oriented because of sports and that girls were always striving for that Number #1 spot.  He told my 2 sisters and I to look at life and television (Top Model, Trump\'s show, and Lifetime- \'???\') to get his point...  Thanks again for introducing this topic along with solutions.  (P.S.  Mail was transposed with male in my post.  Proofreading... :-))', 0, '1', '', '', 9344, 0),
(9348, 6192, '3 tips for handling public criticism (from someone who wishes she&rsquo;d done it better) | DPG Online | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-dpg-daily/p/1184202392/3-tips-for-handling-public-criticism-from-someone-who-wishes-she-d-done-it-better', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-12 10:37:46', '2012-02-12 16:37:46', '[...] background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 10:37 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9349, 6192, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-02 07:15:55', '2012-03-02 13:15:55', 'Sonia - so love it that we\'ve shared yet another life event in common! Your comment about handling these situations appropriately, recognizing we can\'t always avoid them, gets right to the heart of the matter. And typos seem to follow me around! Thanks for your kind words about my posts...hugs and smiles coming your way!', 0, '1', '', '', 9346, 0),
(9350, 6217, 'Wendy Mason', 'wendymason@confidencecoach.me', 'http://www.confidencecoach.me/', '217.39.9.185', '2012-02-15 04:08:50', '2012-02-15 10:08:50', 'Hi Will\nGreat advice on what can be a frustrating experience.  I think the only thing I would like to add is the advantage of finding a senior mentor who has got there already and is prepared to share their knowledge.  It always surprises me how generous people can be with their time when approached.  That and, of course, the wisdom of working with a coach like yourself.\nBest wishes\nWendy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9351, 6230, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-02-14 07:31:45', '2012-02-14 13:31:45', 'I love this post Mike because it is so true.  So many times we do things ourselves because it is easier than the work it takes to ensure another is held accountable.  I see it all the time in the children I teach.  As parents it is important that we allow our children to be held accountable and to hold them accountable ourselves.  Every action has consequences and nothing is learned until we experience these consequences.  It is hard work and emotionally difficult, but real love often is...\n\nThank you Mike, and have a wonderful, mushy, accountable Valentine\'s Day!\nGive my best to your beautiful Vicki...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9352, 6230, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'tara@alewebsocial.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '24.151.76.104', '2012-02-14 09:05:23', '2012-02-14 15:05:23', 'It\'s funny, Mike, but my kids came to mind, like Deb\'s. Over the past few months, emotional overwhelm has kept me from holding them accountable to do the things they rightfully should be doing. In the absence of my prompting, chores were either not being done or I was doing them to avoid conflict, oversight responsibilities, etc.\n\nA couple of weeks ago, I started requiring certain things to be done again, and was amazed at how easy it was to do. There was no grumbling or resistance. They simply needed to know I still wanted them to do it.\n\nBy doing it for them, they were feeling unnecessary and, as a result, unloved. Holding them accountable and letting them know that, yes, they did still need to put their dishes in the sink when they were done eating, alleviated pressure from me, and let them know they had something worthwhile contributing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 259),
(9353, 6230, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-02-14 09:36:38', '2012-02-14 15:36:38', 'Thanks for the great comment Deb.  We (at least I) have to remember to expend the energy in my most important relationships.  I hold others accountable so that doing their work doesn\'t cut into my personal time or my family\'s time.  And I have to have the courage to say \"No\" sometimes too.  Sounds like another post.  Thanks again for the comment and the wishes.  Have a great Valentine\'s Day.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9351, 243),
(9354, 6230, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-02-14 09:39:19', '2012-02-14 15:39:19', 'I remain amazed (and convicted) at the ease with which I can give myself a pass.  Helping everyone make a valuable contribution, enjoy doing it, and know it was appreciated creates a great deal of energy for any organization or family.  Thanks for the great comment Tara!', 0, '1', '', '', 9352, 243),
(9355, 6230, 'Love, Accountability and Leadership | IBSA Young Leaders | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/ibsa-young-leaders/p/1201849989/love-accountability-and-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-14 13:05:02', '2012-02-14 19:05:02', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  (via @LinkageInc)  - Today, 1:05 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9356, 6230, 'Valencia Ray M.D.', 'blog@valenciaray.com', '', '75.22.129.206', '2012-02-14 13:10:17', '2012-02-14 19:10:17', 'Enjoyed your post Mike and I agree that love is a verb and that much of what we ascribe to love is really what \"fairy tales\" were made of.  I also have found that self love/acceptance/compassion has made it much easier for me to have compassion for others so that I can offer constructive support - love - without judging them.  I also know that in addition perhaps to laziness, that many times we don\'t hold people accountable because we ourselves are afraid of their rejection.  It takes real courage to practice \"love leadership\" - and courage is of the heart.  So, as we treat ourselves with respect, compassion and love we are better equipped to have the confidence and courage to support others - whether our attempts are rejected or not.  Though, I must add that most people, when they feel your authenticity and sense you are coming from their best interest and they\'ve seen you walk the talk, they are much more receptive to being called on their accountability issues.  In other words, relationship is key and we are all growing from our relationships with others.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9357, 6230, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-02-14 15:24:27', '2012-02-14 21:24:27', 'I agree with your perceptive comment.  I have learned for me to turn the fear into a curiosity.  So I thought they were supposed to do X and they did Z.  Now I go and ask, authentically trying to discover why they did whatever they did.  That authenticity that you mention is key.  Maybe I wasn\'t clear?  Maybe someone else told them to do Z and they thought it could replace X.  Most people don\'t fail to meet expectations for any malicious reasons.  That\'s why it\'s easier (at least for me) to ask.\n\nThanks for the great comment.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9356, 243),
(9358, 6230, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-02-14 18:32:50', '2012-02-15 00:32:50', 'Great post, Mike! I never thought about love the way you highlighted it, but it makes sense. Following through on tough feedback or reaching out to a team member are both actions that put them ahead of us. It is in these actions we all improve and enhance our capabilities. More importantly, we both a little more about ourselves, which is the ultimate gift. Thank you. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9359, 6230, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '65.8.50.43', '2012-02-17 16:01:58', '2012-02-17 22:01:58', 'You make many great points Mike especially that love is a verb!\n\nThere seems to be a prevalent belief that holding someone to account is somehow shaming them or doing them harm, perhaps because as you point out it can be painful to have to face where you did not deliver on your promises.  .For the person holding someone to account it can be painful too - being on the other end of someones negative emotions/reactions can be hard.  Yet when we hold someone accountable for being and doing their best then we strengthen them.  it is as you point out an act of love.  Iff you are blaming or shaming someone in the name of accountability you are not holding them accountable but rather attacking them.  No one wins or grows and harm is done to the people involved and the relationship in those situations.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9360, 6230, '15 Ways to Be Nice at Work — The People Equation', '', 'http://people-equation.com/15-ways-to-be-nice-at-work/', '69.163.239.244', '2012-02-24 06:18:14', '2012-02-24 12:18:14', '[...] Hold somebody accountable. Yes, this is a form of kindness. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9361, 17913, 'Tim Milburn (@timage)', 'timageis@gmail.com', 'http://timmilburn.com', '75.174.108.134', '2012-02-15 22:16:45', '2012-02-16 04:16:45', 'I think this post is a great discussion starter. I attend a variety of meetings and the use of electronic devices is sometimes helpful, necessary, and beneficial. For me, the issue is one of being \"fully present.\" In my work with students, the cell phone has become an appendage and creates an immediate distraction from what is going on right in front of them.\n\nI like the idea of setting ground rules at the start of a meeting. If the idea of \"rules\" seems autocratic, then stating clear expectations at the start of the meeting helps to set the tone for the importance of everyone\'s time together.\n\nOf all the devices, I think a tablet is the least intrusive and most helpful in a meeting. Cell phones are too easy to text from and laptops put a monitor in between the person and the group. I use my iPad during meetings to both type and write notes, manage to-do\'s from the meeting, and check calendar items.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9362, 17913, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.255.28.227', '2012-02-15 22:38:59', '2012-02-16 04:38:59', 'Tim,\n\nThanks for your insights! Being fully present is the goal, I believe. Brainstorming expectations of how to make meetings the most productive can help set the ground rules without being autocratic. Part of the approach needs to be the mindset of the people attending; part needs to be common sense; and part needs to be productivity in resolving challenges and/or offering ideas.\n\nAppreciate your additions to the conversation. Thank you!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 9361, 290),
(9363, 17913, 'PM Hut', 'pmhut@itoctopus.com', 'http://www.pmhut.com', '174.93.213.12', '2012-02-16 06:18:03', '2012-02-16 12:18:03', 'Hi Jon,\n\nI do remember having meetings where the owner of the company was using his iPad or Blackberry or whatever other device he might have while someone else was talking - I couldn\'t think of anything ruder. Not only that, we would have to repeat at one point the same thing over and over again because all of a sudden he says: \"Sorry, I wasn\'t following\". Oh, and by the way, most of our meetings were initiated by the owner of the company....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(9364, 17913, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.255.27.238', '2012-02-16 06:41:23', '2012-02-16 12:41:23', 'That\'s tough. This is why we need to lead differently by exhibiting the right actions, and meetings are a great starting point. People may complain about productivity while taking actions that waste time! We can do better... it\'s about eliminating some of the distractions and changing....\n\nThanks for your comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 9363, 290),
(9365, 17913, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2012-02-16 09:15:56', '2012-02-16 15:15:56', 'Jon, I love that you included both \"can do\" and \"can NOT do\" tips!!  Brilliant!!  You have great insights here, and it\'s amazing the negative message someone could be sending without even realizing it.  I think many of these same things apply at home too...because, do we put our cell phones away there?  Most don\'t...including me.  I appreciate this reminder!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9366, 17913, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-02-16 18:41:21', '2012-02-17 00:41:21', 'Thanks, Erin! I agree. We need to go back to being present in our meeting and in our family life... electronic channels provide a lot of value, but it cannot overtake our real presence in meaningful interactions and relationships. Thanks again.  Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9365, 290),
(9367, 17913, 'Step Away from Your Devices During Meetings | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1269592096/step-away-from-your-devices-during-meetings', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-22 09:22:35', '2012-02-22 15:22:35', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 9:22 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9368, 17913, 'Jo Lynn Deal', 'jolynndeal@gmail.com', 'http://www.jolynndeal.com', '71.71.82.126', '2012-03-03 10:13:26', '2012-03-03 16:13:26', 'Great advice.  This is a tremendous problem.  I believe asking the team members to each give a report/update and require others to give input to that member might help facilitate listening.  The meeting leader also needs to lead by example and address the issue at the start of the meeting.  I have yet to attend a meeting where someone had to step out for true emergency.  You brought up a great point saying if it\'s so important, share it with the group.  Success relies on the leadership truly leading.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9369, 17913, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-03-03 15:09:46', '2012-03-03 21:09:46', 'Leading by example is the key, I believe. Thanks for adding to the conversation. Appreciate it!', 0, '1', '', '', 9368, 290),
(9370, 6213, '5 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Workshops Fail | Helping People Grow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/helping-people-grow/p/1218446528/5-reasons-why-emotional-intelligence-workshops-fail', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-16 09:24:47', '2012-02-16 15:24:47', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  (via @ErinSchreyer)  - Today, 9:24 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9371, 6213, 'Peter Watson', 'openingtheheartworkshop@gmail.com', 'https://sites.google.com/site/theopeningtheheartworkshop/', '72.93.251.32', '2012-02-16 19:11:34', '2012-02-17 01:11:34', 'Learning EI is not an intellectual exercise. Changing the way we feel, express and experience emotional states requires that, in a safe and secure environment, we first access the emotions that challenge us and mindfully monitor the experience. The key here is the \'safe and secure environment\'. Most working situations are not suited to providing a place that feels comfortable enough for employees to delve deeply into feelings of anger, shame, grief, resentment, etc. Learning about emotions necessarily involves actually having them and receiving guidance from a skilled facilitator. This type of work needs to be done in situations separate from the work place where privacy and anonymity is guaranteed. Of course, it would be helpful if companies could be persuaded that it is in their interest to fund such training.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9372, 6213, 'Louise Altman @ The Intentional Workplace', 'louise@intentionalcommunication.com', 'http://www.intentionalworkplace.com', '76.176.213.155', '2012-02-16 19:45:07', '2012-02-17 01:45:07', 'Lyn, thanks for this important post.\n\nBecause EI learning programs and coaching are such a large part of our portfolio - and because I am deeply committed to advancing greater emotional awareness and competency in the workplace, I was compelled to comment.\n\nI began to integrate EI into my work soon after Goleman\'s first book was published. Talking about emotions in corporate settings was \"pioneer\" work in \'96 - and in some ways, it still is. There are many reasons why EI is still a \"hard sell\" and perhaps why some programs haven\'t been as successful as they could be.\n\nOne major factor is that the organizational, business mindset still doesn\'t understand emotions - certainly not within the workplace. The prize of high performance is still unrelated to emotions in this mindset. Since the introduction of EI in the late \'90s, neuroscience has added a whole new dimension to our understanding of emotions.\n\nThere is no such thing as a seperation between feelings and behavior. Unfortunately, and perhaps another important factor that contributes to a lack of success in EI programs, is that many senior leaders and HR professionals don\'t really understand what EI is and how emotions function. Only recently, we\'ve had  two senior leaders tell us they want the EI programs without the psychology!\n\nYou\'re right, to do EI correctly, there needs to be a much greater investment of time and money. Behavioral changes are difficult and need repeated practice and reinforcement. Often we see companies spend more time and money implementing technology than developing people. Follow up and coaching is essential for people to \"install\" new thinking and consequently new behavior. It\'s still surprising to me how many professionals still believe you change behavior first.\n\nAnother important aspect is that many workplace cultures don\'t support emotional balance. Many cultures discourage honesty, needlessly trigger stress and place unhealthy demands on their employees. Culture does eat strategy for breakfast.....and it takes a very enlightened employee with a strong emotional foundation to excel in many of today\'s workplaces.\n\nDaniel Goleman\'s work was a valuable contribution and provided an impetus for this important work to flourish. Now\'s it\'s time to take it to the next level.\n\nLooking forward to Part 2!\nBest, Louise', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9373, 6213, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-02-16 21:15:08', '2012-02-17 03:15:08', 'Interesting post, Lyn. I have not read the EI books or attended an EI workshop. It seems that it would be a challenging workshop to facilitate as people may try to hold back or participate fully. It will be interesting to read your next post to learn about the 4 steps. Thanks for a thoughtful article. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9374, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-17 06:44:09', '2012-02-17 12:44:09', 'Peter, You have introduced another component that affects why it is difficult to enhance EI in the workplace. Without a safe and affirming environment people are unwilling or unable to consider topics associated with emotions. They are definitely unable to risk making changes. When they are primarily concerned about protecting themselves, they cannot be open to changing how they interact with other people.\nYou are correct in saying that it would be helpful for companies to see that it is in their interest to fund EI projects that meet the needs of their employees. Thank you for taking the time to respond.', 0, '1', '', '', 9371, 0),
(9375, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-17 06:54:16', '2012-02-17 12:54:16', 'Louise, I can add little to your thoughtful and insightful comments.  You and Peter introduce the resistance many leaders feel toward initiatives they consider \"fluff.\" For those, like you, who see the importance of understanding and practicing Emotional Intelligence, this is very frustrating. Far too many employees suffer and companies are less productive than they could be because they do not make use of the valuable information we now have regarding the significance of emotions to behavior and decision-making.\nThank you.', 0, '1', '', '', 9372, 0),
(9376, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-17 07:01:45', '2012-02-17 13:01:45', 'Jon, I hope you have an opportunity to attend EI workshops, and I would like to think that they would be more than a one-day session. If you would like to learn more, I strongly recommend Daniel Goleman\'s work, particularly Primal Leadership, his discussion of the importance of EI to leaders. Yes, it can be challenging to facilitate sessions in which people hold back, which they can do if they do not trust the facilitator or the environment. However, when everything is working, it is great fun to see people learn how and why emotions work as they do.', 0, '1', '', '', 9373, 0),
(9377, 6213, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '12.130.122.200', '2012-02-17 08:58:36', '2012-02-17 14:58:36', 'Thanks, Lyn. I will check that out. Appreciate it. Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9376, 290),
(9378, 6213, 'Karl Jones', 'karl@orginsightmt.com', 'http://orginsightmt.com', '184.166.75.225', '2012-02-17 10:50:17', '2012-02-17 16:50:17', 'I couldn\'t agree more with your article.  One of the biggest challenges I see in clients trying to modify their behavior is the requirement to get outside their comfort zone repeatedly and deal with the anxiety.  Classroom settings which provide information and the opportunity to practice in a \'safe\' setting are a start in the behavior modification journey.  One of the difficulties in continuing the process in the work setting is the lack of a support system to help cope with the anxiety.  A coach provides the support, feedback and encouragement to help overcome this personal challenge.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9379, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-17 16:09:08', '2012-02-17 22:09:08', 'Karl, Thank you and thanks for your comments.\nYes, as a coach, I fully agree, of course. I also think in the area of emotional intelligence a coach is particularly important. However, as you and others point out, the need for trust and a sense of security are paramount.', 0, '1', '', '', 9378, 0),
(9380, 6213, 'Chris Golis', 'cgolisau@gmail.com', 'http://www.emotionalintellingencecourse.com', '144.132.221.247', '2012-02-19 02:22:59', '2012-02-19 08:22:59', 'I think your blog and the comments are on the wrong track and this is why the take-up of EQ is slow.  While Goleman defined EQ and why it is important, he did not describe how to lift EQ in his seminal book.  The main reason is that he did not have a theory of core emotions.  He has since gone down the competency route which is another wrong track.\n\nI think the major problem stems from a confusion between transient emotions (driven by the amygdala)  and temperament (which is our genetic predisposition to how we emotionally react.)  To really understand emotional intelligence you need a theory of temperament and I have blogged on what I think is the most practical for managers and salespeople.  http://www.emotionalintelligencecourse.com/eq-blog/temperament-is-more-important-than-transient-emotions.html', 0, '1', '', '', 9372, 0),
(9381, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-19 10:40:16', '2012-02-19 16:40:16', 'Chris, I looked at your article and I think you have made some very valid points.  There is a difference between transient emotions and temperament. It may be in the same vein as the nature vs. nurture discussion. As I see it, temperament affects transient emotions. One person is more likely to experience a particular emotion in a given situation based on inherited temperament. Emotions are also learned, however. I may learn to think people are manipulative, or I may learn that people are cooperative. That preconception determines my emotional response. I have explained that idea my fully in my recent book, Connect: Affective Leadership for Effective Results.\nPeople have little control over some emotions (a startle/fear response, for example.) However, they have control over how they respond to those emotions, and that is why EI comes into workplace discourse. If people do not understand the nature of emotions and make no effort to improve their behaviors toward co-workers, clients and others in an organization, they are less productive than they can be. I think for leaders who want to improve the climate of an organization, it is important to consider how to change certain emotion-laden behaviors regardless of cause. My next blog will deal with recommendations Goleman and others made based on research they did. Maybe you will want to read that as well.\nThank you for adding a different view. Lyn', 0, '1', '', '', 9380, 0),
(9382, 6213, 'Mike Lehr', 'omegazadvisors@neo.rr.com', 'http://www.mikelehrblog.com', '107.10.21.98', '2012-02-23 05:26:44', '2012-02-23 11:26:44', 'Great post, Lyn! Thank you for shedding light on the shallowness of EI.\n\nMuch of the problem, Lyn, is in EI itself. Just because I understand that someone is happy doesn\'t mean that I feel that person\'s happiness. As originally defined, EI is just that - an understanding of emotions, being intelligent about them. It\'s not empathy. It\'s not about feeling them, just understanding them. That\'s why psychopaths can often be very personable and friendly, demonstrating relatively high EI, when they need something from someone.\n\nFurthermore, EI isn\'t intuition either. EI is more social; it doesn\'t help a solitary person solve non-relational problems. EI also doesn\'t deal much with the unconscious and the emotional drivers living therein. It doesn\'t give a construct for understanding them and their relationship to our conscious self, our ego. As a result, EI is oversold and under performs because problems are addressed superficially and mainly for communal and social settings. This is all right for simpler problems but not deeper, more complex ones - which most emotional ones tend to be.\n\nI enjoyed your post. I\'m looking forward to more on this topic.\n\nMike', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9383, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-23 10:16:17', '2012-02-23 16:16:17', 'Mike, Thank you for your comments and for including a very important insight about EI and empathy. I was involved in a discussion recently in which a person told me about a conversation in which he used information he knew about another person\'s emotions to manipulate that person to do what he wanted him to do. He felt remorse and wanted to prevent that in the future, but you are right. Understanding emotions is not the same as feeling them. For one to have true EI, he or she must also have empathy, and Goleman includes empathy as part of his definition of EI.\nFor leaders and people in organizations, it is important to consider the emotional climate and work to improve it. I believe it is very important to continue to address EI in organizations in a way that goes beyond the superficial components and changes behavior so that individuals can thrive. I do not believe it is feasible to try to deal with pathological elements of EI in most work settings, but people must recognize how emotions affect them and their actions and how they affect other people. While I do no believe we can teach empathy, I believe we can instill in groups and organizations the understanding that emotions drive behavior and success for the group and individuals in it.\nI look forward to reading more comments from you.', 0, '1', '', '', 9382, 0),
(9384, 6213, 'Mike Lehr', 'omegazadvisors@neo.rr.com', 'http://www.mikelehrblog.com', '107.10.21.98', '2012-02-24 06:30:39', '2012-02-24 12:30:39', 'Thank you for the story, Lyn. It\'s good he felt remorse. It\'s a good example of where rational decisions diverge from our emotions. It\'s also significant that he felt he could not easily control the urge to manipulate even though he was aware of it. It\'s good that he was able to realize that he needed your help.\n\nYes, you\'re right that Goleman includes \"empathy\" in his definition of EI; however, drilling down on his definition of empathy we find it\'s the \"Ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people\" and \"skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.\" Here is my reference link from an article he wrote: http://hbr.org/2004/01/what-makes-a-leader/ar/1\n\nIf you take his definition and contrast it with jut a couple from common dictionaries and not even consider the more involved definitions for it from psychology, we find:\nhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathy\nhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/empathy\n\nThus, we find his definition is narrower and seems to purposely focus on empathy as a rational and conscious quality. Of course, this fits with the idea of \"Emotional Intelligence\" or being intelligent about emotions. Intelligence is a cognitive attribute, not an emotional, intuitive or unconscious one. For example, he didn\'t call his methodology Intelligent Emotions.\n\nStill, the point is this: the foundation of EI is a rational one, not an emotional one. Therefore, as EI is defined it\'s more about \"understanding\" and \"reacting\" (a conscious observation) not about things such as \"feeling\" and \"intuiting.\" Moreover, as this definition shows, EI focuses on \"conscious\" understanding and reactions. EI\'s definition is silent on the unconscious aspects of ourselves. Yet, we pick up much on an unconscious level about a person that flows upward as feelings for which we don\'t have any conscious awareness. EI\'s definition is silent with regard to deeper psychological influences such as our unconscious thoughts and feelings and how they translate into how we interpret others (i.e projections in psychology). Therefore, it\'s very possible for someone to have an high EI and be able to \"understand\" someone\'s happiness and be able to \"skillfully deal with his reactions to happiness\" but not be able to \"feel\" that person\'s happiness. This is the indirect conclusion we can draw from the silence of Goleman\'s definition of EI on these other attributes of empathy as found in even common dictionaries.\n\nI welcome your thoughts on this perspective.\n\nThank you,\nMike', 0, '1', '', '', 9383, 0),
(9385, 6213, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-25 07:46:42', '2012-02-25 13:46:42', 'Mike, It is clear that you have thought about this a great deal, and I agree with what you are saying. I wonder if it is ever possible to make someone feel the emotions of another. That would be an ideal result of EI training. If that is not possible, my goal as a leader would be to create an environment in which people feel safe to interact with others and to take professional (and maybe personal) risks. I believe that by helping people understand how emotions affect actions and interactions, they can consider their behavior in the context of the work environment. I cannot coerce feeling. I hope by supporting understanding of emotions, I can encourage productive action. Thanks again for your very thoughtful comments. I appreciate this perspective.', 0, '1', '', '', 9384, 0),
(9386, 6213, '4 Steps to Building an Emotionally Intelligent Culture | Lead Change Group', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/4-steps-to-building-an-emotionally-intelligent-culture/', '173.193.186.234', '2012-02-28 06:00:30', '2012-02-28 12:00:30', '[...] Leadership Development, Planning&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In an article last week, I discussed Five Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence (EI) Workshops Fail. In that article, I described research on efforts to enhance Emotional Intelligence  in the [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9387, 6213, 'Byron Stock', 'Byron@ByronStock.com', 'http://www.ByronStock.com/', '76.253.106.10', '2012-03-08 13:18:49', '2012-03-08 19:18:49', 'Concerning the five reasons why EI workshops are likely to fail…\n\n1.  I agree that emotions are learned through social encounters and interactions.  But to me that just means that there are many opportunities to become aware of one’s emotions, to identify those situations that trigger negative emotions, and to practice learned EI techniques to get better.\n\n2. The second reason cited, that one must first unlearn old habits before he can learn new ones, I disagree.  My experience in teaching EI skills for 17 years is that by practicing new approaches and positive emotional states you can begin rewiring your brain to respond in positive ways to things that used to trigger negative emotions.  Besides, I don’t know how to “unlearn” something I know.  How do you teach someone not to do something.\n\n3.  Rather than telling people they need to develop or improve their EI skills, the approach that seems to attract people in our EI programs is to have participants focus on what they can improve if they enhance their EI skills and to allow them to seek the specific benefits they want rather than to tell them they have a deficit.  This is an important part of preparation that is cited as the 4th reason EI workshops fail.\n\n5.  I absolutely agree that coaching is an important aspect in developing EI skills, whether it is one-to-one coaching by the instructor or peer coaching.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9388, 6235, 'Martin Haworth', 'martin@coachtrainlearn.com', 'http://www.CoachTrainLearn.com', '82.33.26.23', '2012-02-28 10:35:06', '2012-02-28 16:35:06', 'In my opinion, \'quick fixes\' have no place (and indeed may be damaging) if the foundations of simple easy and consistent relationship building are not in place.\n\nEven this is too formal, Lyn.\n\nLeaders, managers supervisors, whatever, have to be naturally and authentically keen to get to know their people and get close to them for the right reasons. I call it \'getting to know the name of their dog\'.\n\nUnderstanding what\'s important to them in their lives and honoring that (and, BTW, it usually isn\'t work!), is the way to get a team on your side. After that, morale, motivation and capable people usually come anyway.\n\nTeam building day raft-building sure - but only after the spadework has been done - and the away day will simply not do that.\n\nIt requires effort and commitment on the part of a leader and, to be honest, a natural interest in people.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9389, 6235, '4 Steps to Building an Emotionally Intelligent Culture | DPG Online | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-dpg-daily/p/1322178678/4-steps-to-building-an-emotionally-intelligent-culture', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-28 15:28:39', '2012-02-28 21:28:39', '[...] background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 3:28 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9390, 6235, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-02-28 15:59:05', '2012-02-28 21:59:05', 'Thanks Martin,\nI agree. Quick fixes have little benefit and can possibly cause harm. I also agree with your focus on relationship. Without building a strong foundation of relationship, the rest is simply window dressing. I also like the fact that you moved the relationship building out of the realm of \"work\" and mentioned the personal benefits. I hope that leaders see that practice not only as an important part of what they do, but also one of the most enjoyable aspects of the job. If not, they may not be in the right position. They probably cannot lead effectively.\nLyn', 0, '1', '', '', 9388, 0),
(9391, 6235, 'Nadine B Hack', 'nhack@because.net', 'http://blog.beCause.net', '193.36.32.231', '2012-02-29 06:23:40', '2012-02-29 12:23:40', 'I have done extensive work on the strategic importance of engaging stakeholders, which requires both emotional intelligence and practical skills.  If you have interest to see more and/or share about what you have found to be effective and/or challenging in engaging stakeholders post your comments at http://blog.beCause.net', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9392, 6235, 'Lyn Boyer', 'boyerlyn@gmail.com', 'http://www.LynBoyer.net', '108.9.62.162', '2012-03-03 13:05:10', '2012-03-03 19:05:10', 'Nadine, Thank you. Your site has a lot of interesting and helpful information. Thank you for including it and for your comments.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9393, 6235, 'Byron Stock', 'Byron@ByronStock.com', 'http://www.ByronStock.com/', '76.253.106.10', '2012-03-08 13:17:23', '2012-03-08 19:17:23', 'Yes, these are four stand practices that any good training should include.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9394, 6237, 'Rodrigo Leite - Brazil', 'rodrigocleite@yahoo.com.br', 'http://escolacorporativa.blogspot.com/', '201.13.124.157', '2012-02-18 05:55:48', '2012-02-18 11:55:48', 'Great job!\n\nThanks for sharing.\n\nRegards from Brazil\n\nRodrigo', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9395, 6237, '5 ideas for improving how you manage people | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1260252529/5-ideas-for-improving-how-you-manage-people', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-21 09:01:08', '2012-02-21 15:01:08', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }         leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 9:01 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9396, 6237, 'Ginger Udeme', 'udemeedet26@yahoo.com', '', '197.255.61.74', '2016-05-08 00:56:28', '2016-05-08 04:56:28', 'thanks for sharing, I love it. Ginger Udeme from Nigeria', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9397, 6243, 'The Best Leaders Can Manage and the Best Managers Can Lead | Smart Employee Management | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/smart-employee-management/p/1318498681/the-best-leaders-can-manage-and-the-best-managers-can-lead', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-28 02:51:38', '2012-02-28 08:51:38', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 2:51 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9398, 6244, 'Event Management', 'gabriellafuhrmann@yahoo.de', 'http://www.mandystam.nl', '122.226.145.173', '2016-05-08 10:08:55', '2016-05-08 14:08:55', 'The two-day Music - Fest, Friday and Saturday, is free to the\npublic. The following is an impressive list of the business\nsponsors: Coast Capital Savings, West Vancouver Branch,\nThe Millenium Group, The Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier, Kay Meek Theatre,\nSave-On-Foods, The Great Canadian Store, The Market at Molly\'s Lane Vendors\n(six businesses), The Copy Shop, Artworks, Hardbite Potato Chips,\nTriple Tree Nurseries, Maple Ridge Florists, Vantage Stables, Amsterdam\nNursery, North Shore News, Mellon Glass Studios, CBI Consultants, Howe Sound Rehabilitation Services Society, Amber Alert GPS, Vancouver-Canada, and Vantage\nStables. The product can keep clutter from hard-disk by removing unnecessary or temporary Internet files,\ndownloaded program files, such as Microsoft Active - X controls and Java applets, Windows error reports, and unused restore points.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9399, 6247, 'Peter Borner (@PeterBorner)', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com/', '62.49.141.241', '2012-02-23 03:18:06', '2012-02-23 09:18:06', 'Michelle,\n\nThank you for a thought provoking article. I think that truth and honesty are two of the most important characteristics of any leader and they form part of my core values. You often hear the phrase \"choose your words carefully\" and this phrase came to mind reading your article. I think you need to take it a step further and ensure your actions match your words. When I am not doing my day job I am an active Rotarian. Rotary has a simple \"Four Way Test\"\n\n\"Of the things we think, say or do:\n1. Is it the truth?\n2. Is it fair to all concerned?\n3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?\n4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?\"\n\nI would like to think that the words I use and the actions I take reflect the four way test. I never feel it necessary to choose my words carefully because, my values always pick them for me!\n\nI look forward to reading your next article.\n\nPeter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9400, 6247, 'steve lord', 'steve@davincicom.com', 'http://www.davincicom.com', '109.154.87.88', '2012-02-23 08:48:57', '2012-02-23 14:48:57', 'Michelle\nAn interesting article that hit the spot, for me, anyway.\n\n\"Storytelling\" certainly seems to be in vogue at the moment.\n\nAnd long may it last.\n\nI tend to spend my life telling stories (former Daily Express journalist, today creative director of Da Vinci Communications) and I encourage my clients, our clients, to treat their products, services as part of their story.\n\nSome understand. And some don\'t.\n\nOne international client, involved in the buying and selling of a particular commodity, and in competition with hundreds, if not thousands of similar companies, did not understand.\n\nThey are small players, but had some incredible employees achieving service levels beyond the call of duty.\n\nAs we re-branded the company I tried to weave these \"people\" stories into the new corporate brochure. They were all removed at first proof stage.\n\nAnd the brochures became a list of \"we are an international company offering a wide range of..and we do this and this...\" and I lost all interest.\n\nThey have a beautiful brochure. They\'re happy.\n\nWhy aren\'t I? Because I like writing, and telling stories and engaging with people and making my clients interesting.\n\nAnd that\'s what I\'ll continue to do.\n\nSteve Lord\nCreative Director\nDa Vinci Communications', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9401, 6247, 'Michelle Braden', 'michelle@msbcoach.com', 'http://www.msbcoach.com', '184.0.113.67', '2012-02-23 09:45:03', '2012-02-23 15:45:03', 'Hi Peter,\n\nThank you for your excellent feedback.  I was a Rotarian myself for years and I remember stating the \"4 Way Test\" every time we met.  Ken Karr on our team is also a long term Rotarian.\n\nI wanted to share with you and everyone enjoying this excellent blog that it was written by one of our Executive Coaches and Trainers JoAnn Auger.  We are working to get this corrected so she receives the credit.  I have emailed your comment to her so she can respond.\n\nYou can learn more about JoAnn at:  http://msbcoach.com/coaching/joann-auger/.\n\nThank you again for your feedback.', 0, '1', '', '', 9399, 0),
(9402, 6247, 'JoAnn Auger', 'joann@msbcoach.com', 'http://MSBCoach.com', '12.34.246.79', '2012-02-23 20:43:35', '2012-02-24 02:43:35', 'Steve, you certainly understand the power of story. I, too, believe that when people can read the story behind a product, a position, etc, it creates a link that encourages further exploration.\n\nJoAnn Auger\nMSBCoach', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9403, 6247, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2012-02-24 04:50:27', '2012-02-24 10:50:27', 'There are certain things you do not realize until you read them, and through your article I have come to realize those few but interesting .\nI like the part” People already know that you are not perfect and that you do not have all the answers (that should allow you to breathe easier and relax a bit). Do your words reflect the authentic you? Transparency shows your humanity. It builds trust..” Thanks once again!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9404, 6247, 'Six Ways To Make Your Words More Meaningful | Success Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/success-leadership/p/1288869752/six-ways-to-make-your-words-more-meaningful', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-24 05:13:41', '2012-02-24 11:13:41', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 5:13 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9405, 6247, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-02-24 10:12:01', '2012-02-24 16:12:01', 'This comment stream reminded me of a blog post by the phenomenal Erin Schreyer.\nhttp://sagestone.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/its-up-to-us-to-teach-our-kids-to-lead/\n\nAt the end she shares a fabulous acronym:  Before you speak, THINK.\n\nIs it True?\nIs it Helpful?\nIs it Inspiring?\nIs it Necessary?\nIs it Kind?\n\nThis has helped me so much in talking to others nd helping us all talk to each other.\n\nThank you for an insiring post.', 0, '1', '', '', 9401, 258),
(9406, 6247, 'Six Ways To Make Your Words More Meaningful | Keep learning | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/keep-learning/p/1294402660/six-ways-to-make-your-words-more-meaningful', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-24 14:57:22', '2012-02-24 20:57:22', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 2:57 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9407, 6247, 'Six Ways To Make Your Words More Meaningful | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1304786628/six-ways-to-make-your-words-more-meaningful', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 00:52:19', '2012-02-26 06:52:19', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 12:52 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9408, 6247, 'The Invisible Boss? | Peter Borner', '', 'http://www.peterborner.com/2012/02/29/the-invisible-boss/', '80.82.118.57', '2012-02-29 05:30:10', '2012-02-29 11:30:10', '[...] I read an article by Michelle Braden on the Lead Change Group website entitled “Six Ways To Make Your Words More [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9409, 6247, 'Six Ways To Make Your Words More Meaningful | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1372249184/six-ways-to-make-your-words-more-meaningful', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-07 08:09:34', '2012-03-07 14:09:34', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:09 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9410, 6247, 'Six Ways To Make Your Words More Meaningful | MSBCoach Blog', '', 'http://blog.msbcoach.com/six-ways-to-make-your-words-more-meaningful/', '173.201.196.29', '2012-03-09 07:17:07', '2012-03-09 13:17:07', '[...] Published on the LeadChangeGroup blog. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9411, 6255, 'Stop greasing these 3 squeaky wheels | DPG Online | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-dpg-daily/p/1289364234/stop-greasing-these-3-squeaky-wheels', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-24 08:48:23', '2012-02-24 14:48:23', '[...] background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:48 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9412, 6255, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-02-24 10:38:29', '2012-02-24 16:38:29', 'Wow!  It seems like I spend ALL my time dealing with these 3 wheels!  I love the idea of 80/20 in particular, letting people spend 20% of their time on pet projects.  As for the noisy customer (in my case parents) it\'s really hard to turn that off.  I also know that 90% of employee issues are caused by 10% of employees.  It\'s a tricky balancing act, one I continue to work on...\n\nThanks for the thoughtful post.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9413, 6255, 'Peter Borner', 'Peter@peterborner.com', 'http://Www.peterborner.com', '62.49.141.241', '2012-02-24 16:50:47', '2012-02-24 22:50:47', 'You can\'t help but smile. This post rings so true that I doubt anyone could say that they have never experienced any of these issues. We have strategies to deal with each one and they are working for us. Pet projects are straightforward. We allow employees time for their own research and experimentation but we own the IPR if they come up with something cool. We deal with noisy customers by proactively managing projects through agile sprints and pay attention to ensuring we are transparent and communicate thoroughly. We tackle noisy employees through our recruitment process. We spend time making sure potential employees fit our values and culture. We call it \"the four behaviours\" and we work to ensure a good fit. In that way we avoid the noisy employee problem. If we make a mistake we deal with the issue head on but we have found that our culture is self healing so the odd balls are usually squeezed out by the rest of the team.\n\nI look forward to reading your next post.\n\nPeter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9414, 6255, 'Brent Sprinkle', 'brent@eoscarolinas.com', 'http://www.eoscarolinas.com/blog', '99.46.158.199', '2012-02-24 18:00:23', '2012-02-25 00:00:23', 'Great points Leigh.\nThe side projects can be useful/productive, they just need to be managed correctly. I recently read an article from a Google engineer about how their 20% free time works (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/jobs/21pre.html) - seems like a great concept.\n\nAs for noisy customers, we have an EOS client who, every year, develops their dirty dozen list - their bottom twelve customers, and then develops a plan to either turn them into model clients or get rid of them. Typically 80% of revenue is from the top 20% of your customers anyway. Life\'s too short...\n\nAnd I have a quick test for squeaky employees (actually all employees) - ask yourself three questions about them relative to their job/seat - do they Get it? do they Want it? and do they have the Capacity to do it? (aka GWC). If the answer to any of the three questions is no, you got the wrong person in the seat. Sometimes you can overcome the capacity issue, but if they don\'t get it, or don\'t want it - you need to make move.\nThanks again for the insightful post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 293),
(9415, 6255, 'Stop greasing these 3 squeaky wheels | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1304785219/stop-greasing-these-3-squeaky-wheels', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 00:51:34', '2012-02-26 06:51:34', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 12:51 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9416, 6259, 'Choices That Matter | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1304809079/choices-that-matter', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 00:57:58', '2012-02-26 06:57:58', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 12:58 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9417, 6259, 'Steve Evans', 'steve@mygyi.com', 'http://www.mygyi.com', '70.234.191.204', '2012-03-11 09:46:32', '2012-03-11 14:46:32', 'Choice that mattered.\n\nI was asked to accept a transfer from another location to my location I managed to effectively perform a termination. I was told this person was a problem for a variety of reasons and the company feared the outcome of her termination due to her race, religion, and age, she was well protected in the eyes of the law and verbal about it.\n\nNever did I want to bring poison into my team as a leader as I had a very good performing team that got along well. Yet as a company leader the request to accept this person was s much of a order as it was a request. I sat and listened to HR tell me I was selected due to my employment knowledge and the company left I would keep them out of a lawsuit.\n\nYes, I did take her on and planned on being at her location that day to greet observe and make the transition. I quickly saw one of the issues as a customer came into the store with a problem with their product. Her comment back to the customer was \" let\'s pray about this first\". In our location it was standard we greeted consumers and shook hands. I noticed after a greeting and handshake her stating \" just a second let me clean my hands with sanitizer before we continue\". I could only imagine how the customer felt.\n\nMy next observation was she had no idea how our product worked. I reviewed her training file and it was signed off on already yet she was clueless with most all items. I took this opening to begin a non threatening conversation about our products. I was a district subject matter expert so it lead me right into our conversation. Throughout our conversation we discussed products customer service customer experience and how she felt she could provide those.\n\nYes, she got retrained on products yet more important she came up with solutions to keep her religious outburst in check and shake hands. Her sales began to grow as the great team I had helped her as mentors. Meanwhile I fielded calls from HR wanting her action plans for her future termination. I made a stand \" you trusted me my judgement to handle this situation, I will provide these when they are relevant to performance\". HR was not happy with me especially when they received push back from our director to let me handle it.\n\nShe did leave the company about 4 months later. In her letter of resignation she thanked me for allowing her to see the light for her career direction. She had received a new position with her Church. She said without my help helping her understand working with peers and customers she could not have got the position. This was her dream.\n\nI accepted her resignation. My conversation with HR was that the mission given me was complete.HR first comment was let me conference our company attorney and tell me what happened. You can only imaging the reply when I read the letter of resignation to them. Especially the last line, this was the best company I have ever worked for.\n\nMission accomplished, we grew some sales with her not much. She found the better fit for her going forward and we had no court battle cost.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9418, 6269, 'Peter Borner (@PeterBorner)', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com/', '62.49.141.241', '2012-02-23 07:12:28', '2012-02-23 13:12:28', 'M e thinks you need to discover Listly.com', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9419, 6269, 'Adi Gaskell', 'admin@adigaskell.org', 'http://www.processexcellencenetwork.com', '109.231.199.254', '2012-02-23 08:46:15', '2012-02-23 14:46:15', 'They certainly seem to have taken off since blogs became popular.  A good list is a staple piece of content on any blog these days.  I wonder if we\'ll eventually reach a point where their popularity (or overuse) will eventually see their effectiveness wane?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9420, 6269, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://katenasser.com', '151.198.21.240', '2012-02-23 19:18:00', '2012-02-24 01:18:00', 'Yes, I am a list person. Self-employed w/no assistant. Lists are my assistant!\n\nWhat list would I add to your list of lists?  Blog post topics. Actually they are more like bits of paper wherever I get ideas and then I collate them.  Fluid for sure.\n\nGreat post with a bit of humor.  Nice Chad!\n\nKate', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9421, 6269, 'Patty Gardner', 'dgkansascity@sbcglobal.net', 'http://homemakersdaily.com', '69.150.171.14', '2012-02-24 13:17:43', '2012-02-24 19:17:43', 'Oh, yes - I\'m definitely a list person.  I can\'t function without one.  And it has to be with pen and paper.  I\'m one of those people who, if I do something NOT on the list, add it to the list so I can mark it off.  I like to mark off what I\'ve done with a highlighter.  Then you can see at a glance what you\'ve done and what you have left.\n\nHowever, when I worked full-time, I had to keep my list on the computer because it was so long and changed so fast.  But I still frequently got out a pad and paper and made a list of things I was going to work on that day.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9422, 6269, 'Lary Kirchenbauer', 'Lary@Exkalibur.com', 'http://www.Exkalibur.com', '69.181.214.40', '2012-02-24 13:32:22', '2012-02-24 19:32:22', 'Hi Brad,\n\nThere\'s little doubt that checklists can be extremely valuable. You might find this article I published about the Value of Checklists a powerful reminder of the value of the lists you so thoroughly described.\n\nhttp://www.exkalibur.com/the-value-of-checklists/', 0, '1', '', '', 9418, 0),
(9423, 6269, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-02-25 13:00:14', '2012-02-25 19:00:14', 'Chad,\n\nI like your post. I suppose I could list out the reasons why, but i will just say that, in general, I am not always a list person. I create lists when I have too much to do and to much too balance. The lists help me get through the tough times.\n\nHaving said this, your approach to lists is more about values and general philosophy, which is the right thing to do.\n\nThanks!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9424, 6269, 'The Remarkable Power of Lists | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1304812498/the-remarkable-power-of-lists', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 00:59:21', '2012-02-26 06:59:21', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 12:59 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9425, 6269, 'The Remarkable Power of Lists | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1310321280/the-remarkable-power-of-lists', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 23:10:24', '2012-02-27 05:10:24', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 11:10 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9426, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:15:01', '2012-02-28 03:15:01', 'Hey Jon,\n\nI agree. I tend to rely on lists when things are spinning so fast I\'m not sure what to do next. These lists are different from the value lists. Too often people can\'t accurately identify the values that are most important. Lists help us communicate that from top to bottom and back in again within an organization and can even help us market an idea.\n\nThanks, God Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 9423, 265),
(9427, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:19:22', '2012-02-28 03:19:22', 'Hey Patty,\n\nI understand about paper and pen. I get that way about books too. I\'m a gadget guy who owns an usual amount of Apple products, yet I find myself longing for the smell and feel of a good book.\n\nI have a friend who says, \"If I don\'t write it down, it didn\'t happen.\" There\'s another adage that says history is defined by the victors - but it\'s more than that - history is the story of what gets written down.\n\nI did a paper in college on the recreation of Israel as a nation state. It was interesting to dig through the archives - they have on file and for public access some of the most mundane documents: letters to and from minor level diplomats that determined things like seating arrangements at meetings, agenda items, etc...some of it felt like a policy-wonk\'s todo list.\n\nA really good list can live beyond the moment.\n\nThanks, God Bless,\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 9421, 265),
(9428, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:20:46', '2012-02-28 03:20:46', 'Hey Kate,\n\nThanks for the comment - Lists make great assistants. A blog post list is a great idea. I try to write something everyday. Having a list of topics to fall back to when things get a little dry would be helpful!\n\nGod Bless,\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 9420, 265),
(9429, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:26:28', '2012-02-28 03:26:28', 'I don\'t think the effectiveness will go away - not in a society that wants to narrowly define what the meaning of \'is\' is.\n\nOur world swings between two distinctly different ways of thinking - Semitic Thought is story based. Hellenistic Thought is definition (think, list) based. Semitic thought is a narrative where principles and precepts are communicated as part of an incredible picture painted with words. Hellenistic thought is a detail driven exploration of the beauty found in exactness. Interestingly enough, modern Islamic cultures most closely represent Semitic Thought these days while the rest of the world thinks like Hellenists.\n\nThe best blogs - and teachers - I know effectively combine the story with the list. Powerful principles illustrated with compelling stories.\n\nGod Bless,\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 9419, 265);
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(9430, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:27:48', '2012-02-28 03:27:48', 'Thanks for the recommend - I had not seen List.ly - great site.\n\nTHANKS!\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 9418, 265),
(9431, 6269, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-02-27 21:31:02', '2012-02-28 03:31:02', 'Hey Lary,\n\nThanks for pointing us to your article. Checklists are helpful because they allow us to get things right without having to think about them anymore. I don\'t want my surgeon thinking through the steps of washing her hands just before my surgery. I want her focused on getting the surgery right. I also don\'t want her to cut into my body without clean hands.\n\nLists help me get both.\n\nGod Bless,\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 9422, 265),
(9432, 6269, 'MAPping Company Success', '', 'http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2012/03/march-leadership-development-carnival-green-edition/', '184.168.21.21', '2012-03-05 03:17:46', '2012-03-05 09:17:46', '[...] Henry Sr., from Lead Change Group presents a post from Chad Balthrop, The Remarkable Power of Lists.  Chad Balthrop makes a compelling argument for the value and importance of lists, not as a [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9433, 6269, 'The March 2012 Leadership Development Carnival Going Green Edition &laquo; Developing Leadership', '', 'http://developingleadership.com/the-march-2012-leadership-development-carnival-going-green-edition/', '173.201.196.224', '2012-03-12 23:07:18', '2012-03-13 04:07:18', '[...] Henry Sr., from Lead Change Group presents a post from Chad Balthrop, The Remarkable Power of Lists.  Chad Balthrop makes a compelling argument for the value and importance of lists, not as a [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9434, 6274, 'Leading Can be Simple | digitalNow | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/digitalnow/p/1304809682/leading-can-be-simple', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-26 00:58:21', '2012-02-26 06:58:21', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 12:58 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9435, 6274, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-02-29 09:38:47', '2012-02-29 15:38:47', 'I 100% agree Susan (we are often on the same page...  :)  Our friend Jane Perdue (@thehrgoddess) just supported my post on this exact topic yesterday at her WomenBIG blog!\n\nYou can read it here if you like:  http://getyourbigon.com/womenbigblog/just-get-up-and-lead\n\nI love this line in your post, a call to action: \"It’s time we all return to the basics and get focused on the only moment we can make a difference in – NOW!\"\n\nYour motto always rings true:  Speak Up, Step Up, Stand Up... Thank you for this important reminder!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9436, 6291, 'Creativity, Risk, and Innovation | Delivers Results | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/delivers-results/p/1352007446/creativity-risk-and-innovation', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-04 07:03:21', '2012-03-04 13:03:21', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 7:03 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9437, 6303, 'Peter Borner (@PeterBorner)', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com/', '212.49.201.206', '2012-03-01 09:02:19', '2012-03-01 15:02:19', 'Angie, your story touched my heart. Thank you for being so inspirational. Peter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9438, 6303, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '199.27.166.33', '2012-03-01 16:24:19', '2012-03-01 22:24:19', 'Peter,\n\nThank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate the time you took to read and respond to my story.\n\nLead on!', 0, '1', '', '', 9437, 279),
(9439, 6303, 'Tara Alemany', 'tara@alewebsocial.com', 'http://alewebsocial.com', '24.151.76.104', '2012-03-01 17:18:02', '2012-03-01 23:18:02', 'Wow, Angie! Just wow! You and I have flitted on each others\' peripheral vision for a little while now, thanks to Lead Change, but we haven\'t had a chance to really get to know each other yet, even though I know we shall.\n\nWhile I\'ve never been a runner, I am a martial artist in training for my black belt test in April. So, I understand the concept of training and training hard for something significant to you. I had a set-back late last year, and stopped training completely for a couple of months. I\'d almost given up on the dream I\'d spent 4 years working toward. Then came the sudden realization that I couldn\'t give up. I\'d worked too hard, come too far, and had too many people who\'d supported me along the way for me to stop just short of my goal.\n\nI have an \"Aly\" in my life\'; someone I\'m doing this for, even though they\'re no longer here. But, more importantly, you asked who *I* could be an Aly for... Are we ever really aware when we\'re being an Aly? I\'ve had people share with me, years later, who significant something that I\'d done was that, at the time, I had no idea was all that important. I can\'t tell you today who, if anyone, I\'m an Aly for. But you\'ve inspired me to pay closer attention!\n\nThanks for sharing such a personal story! You\'re one impressive woman!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9440, 6303, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '199.27.166.33', '2012-03-01 18:19:23', '2012-03-02 00:19:23', 'Tara,\n\nI can relate to your story that we may not know for whom we\'re an \"Aly\" until after the fact. As a teacher, facilitator, trainer, etc. I receive notes and comments from students years ago who thank me for making a difference. Which humble me, yet makes me reply that *I* didn\'t make the difference, *they* did. Maybe I said or did something that sparked an action or decision on their part, yet they did the real work.\n\nPersonally, I\'m not sure if I need to know when I\'m someone\'s \"Aly.\" On one hand, I appreciate the affirmation, and on the other hand, knowing what I did is not as significant as what the person did as a result. The focus in on THEIR actions.\n\nYou\'ve given me much to ponder, and I appreciate it. You inspire and impress me!\n\nLead on,\nangie', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 279),
(9441, 6303, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '64.134.149.67', '2012-03-02 07:40:23', '2012-03-02 13:40:23', 'Angie,\n\nVery inspirational! It is good to have those moments of inspiration that keep us focused and moving forward. Finding our Aly to keep us going is essential.\n\nThank you.\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9442, 6303, 'Regina Jankowski', 'rpciardiello@hotmail.com', '', '71.187.227.96', '2012-03-02 09:22:17', '2012-03-02 15:22:17', 'Angie, what a beautiful tribute to my dear friend Aly. I remember when you called me in tears of joy and happiness right after you finished the marathon to let me know that Aly gave you the strength fo finish those last 6.2 miles. I will always remember that day, and continue to admire your strength and courage every day!', 0, '1', '', '', 9437, 0),
(9443, 6303, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '173.31.176.236', '2012-03-02 19:30:02', '2012-03-03 01:30:02', 'Thank you, Jon. Your comments keep me motivated and moving forward. =) I believe we all have an Aly, and I believe we all are someone else\'s Aly. It goes both ways, do you think?\n\nThanks again,\nangie', 0, '1', '', '', 9441, 279),
(9444, 6303, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-03 06:18:10', '2012-03-03 12:18:10', 'Angie - what an inspiring story! You and Aly are those angels who touch us, encouraging us to go the distance, to make the positive difference even when it\'s hard or unpopular to do so. Keep shining the BIG light!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9445, 6303, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-03-03 09:58:43', '2012-03-03 15:58:43', 'I agree, Angie. We all have our Aly, and we are one, too... even if we don\'t realize it. Thanks! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9443, 290),
(9446, 6303, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '97.127.157.142', '2012-03-05 08:11:51', '2012-03-05 14:11:51', 'Thank you, Reg. I remember you calling me the night before when I was trying to \" chill out\" with nachos and a beer. =) I have absolutely no doubt that Aly is here with us, everyday, and will be watching over you and the significant (and blessed) changes in your life. Luvya!', 0, '1', '', '', 9442, 279),
(9447, 6303, 'Angie Chaplin', 'angie@angiechaplin.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/angiechaplin/', '97.127.157.142', '2012-03-05 08:13:49', '2012-03-05 14:13:49', 'Thanks, Jane! This experience caused me to increase my level of awareness of those \"divine\" moments that may otherwise go unrecognized. Thank you for taking time to read and reflect on my post!\n\nLead on,\nangie', 0, '1', '', '', 9444, 279),
(9448, 6306, 'Philip Quintas', 'philip@prqproductions.com', 'http://www.prqproductions.com', '76.224.177.97', '2012-03-03 09:18:17', '2012-03-03 15:18:17', 'Christina, I like that you have included announcing and asking others in your excellent plan for making change in our lives.  Too often people act as if what they do does not really affect those around them.  We plan and prepare ourselves for transformation but unless we share that plan, we can easily alienate those who might actually be most helpful to us in reaching our goals.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9449, 6306, 'Shekhar Mehra', 'shekharmehra@hotmail.com', '', '77.102.158.49', '2012-03-04 03:37:34', '2012-03-04 09:37:34', 'Christina,\nWhile I agree with you that \"the key to making lasting behavioral change is taking: small actions over a period of time which result in SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM CHANGE.\",and also that \"You’re not perfect; you are going to slip up. When you do, ACKNOWLEDGE IT OUT LOUD and MOVE FORWARD.\" to build trust.\n\nBut asking \" HOW AM I DOING ? \", though a laudable ideal of humility has not been seen.....\n\nCorporate Leaders view this as a sign of lack of self-confidence = weakness. I have never seen a corporate leader ask \"how am I doing\" except when they are SURE of the adulation and flattering comments that would follow.NEVER to seek a genuine assessment.In most organisations the staff is scared of sticking out their neck and genuine response to such a question --- because none is expected --- and can be fatal to the BRAVE reviewer\'s career !!\n\nIn the real world, the \"How am I doing ?\" feedback is asked only of peers, that too only trusted ones who would not leverage that \"WEAKNESS\" to their own advantage and the detriment of the questioner.\n\nSorry to disappoint Christina, we love Shangri-La, but are very far from it ....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9450, 6306, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-03-15 06:09:29', '2012-03-15 11:09:29', 'Shakar,\n\nThank you for your comment and the opportunity to clarify ...\n\nYes, I agree we aren\'t in Shangri-La, nor should we ignore the often cutthroat corporate culture if one exists.  It\'s a shame that a leader\'s being authentic might be seen as \"weakness\" or lacking in confidence.\n\nAsking \"How am I doing?\" would be done with the trusted few the leader originally asked the \"What can I do better?\" or \"How can I improve?\" question as a follow up and follow through.\n\nBecause of exactly what you point to, many leaders won\'t take on their own \"Leadership 720\" exercise as I refer to it in my program because it goes beyond a traditional 360 Assessment.\n\nMost executives prefer to hire a coach or consultant to interview 5 -10 people of the leader\'s choice and offer who will as the questions I\'ve summarized and offer the leader back the answers keeping the details of the responses confidential.  The leader then chooses to regard (or disregard in some cases) the themes, or overall consensus, his chosen interviewees offer.  I have not had an executive give me the name of a co-worker, friend, family member or boss who he felt would cut his throat given the chance.  So far, the process works very well.\n\nWhat are your thoughts about how this process would work from your perspective?', 0, '1', '', '', 9449, 281),
(9451, 6323, 'Noah Lomax', 'tacklinglife@yahoo.com', 'http://www.noahlomax.com', '71.13.112.50', '2012-03-05 10:45:38', '2012-03-05 16:45:38', 'Page, I love this quote! I was reminded by the release of The Lorax how many of those great \"children\'s stories\" packed such a powerful message. Your post made me laugh, reminisce, and resolve be what I need to be. Excellent!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9452, 6323, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-05 13:32:07', '2012-03-05 19:32:07', 'Thanks Noah!  My favorite of all of the quotes is also the last quote you see on the screen in the new movie \"The Lorax\".\n\n“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”\n\nIt\'s what we need to hear as leaders...\nI\'m not saying we don\'t work as teams... we must.\nI\'m not saying we shouldn\'t enable and empower other... we should.\nI\'m not saying that leadership is a solo endeavor... it\'s not.\n\nBut it has to start somewhere, and at the heart of somewhere, we have to care.\nIf it\'s to be, it\'s up to me!', 0, '1', '', '', 9451, 282),
(9453, 6323, 'Noah Lomax', 'tacklinglife@yahoo.com', 'http://www.noahlomax.com', '71.13.112.50', '2012-03-05 13:50:20', '2012-03-05 19:50:20', 'Well said! Actually I googled to find the quote and couldn\'t so thank you for posting it here. I love that quote and it is so accurate! Again, great post!', 0, '1', '', '', 9452, 0),
(9454, 6323, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-03-05 17:42:21', '2012-03-05 23:42:21', 'Love the post, Page, the rhythm, the rhyme;\nThe stories of Seuss stand strong as a sign.\nHis quotes are quo-quotable, lessons liv-livable, characters love-lovable, his world so memorable.\nThanks for your wisdom, the work and the words;\nI\'ll finish with Seuss\' own lyrical verse.\nThings may happen, and often do;\nto people as brainy and footsy as you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 265),
(9455, 6323, 'Chowtime - 3/10 | Ministry Blackboard', '', 'http://www.ministryblackboard.com/youth-ministry-2/chowtime-39/', '69.89.31.134', '2012-03-10 06:30:18', '2012-03-10 12:30:18', '[...] Page Cole over at the Lead Change Group (a non-youth min site) posts about Leadership Lessons learned from Dr. Seuss [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9456, 6323, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-03-13 00:12:16', '2012-03-13 05:12:16', 'Leadership Lessons from Dr. Seuss make me smile - thank you for writing a terrific post, Page!\nChristina', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9457, 6336, 'Mads Singers', 'singers@madssingers.com', 'http://www.madssingers.com', '81.110.95.71', '2012-03-03 16:11:55', '2012-03-03 22:11:55', 'Community is a great place to start and a place you must always have in your mind when you are a leader! Great post ;)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9458, 6336, 'Luetta Vicenteno', 'Focke@gmail.com', '', '190.73.254.231', '2012-03-10 13:04:07', '2012-03-10 19:04:07', 'Whoever has lost an eye on time when using your personal computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to create dreams come true as well as the tendency to miss lunch.\nInside every working anarchy, there\'s a well used Boy Network.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9459, 17914, 'Ultimate Multi-Tasking: The Art of Managing People from Multiple Generations | Smart Employee Management | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/smart-employee-management/p/1327324879/ultimate-multi-tasking-the-art-of-managing-people-from-multiple-generations', '89.30.105.121', '2012-02-29 07:53:52', '2012-02-29 13:53:52', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 7:54 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9460, 17914, 'Ultimate Multi-Tasking: The Art of Managing People from Multiple Generations | Driving change - Conduite du changement | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/driving-change-conduite-du-changement/p/1358992198/ultimate-multi-tasking-the-art-of-managing-people-from-multiple-generations', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-05 11:00:32', '2012-03-05 17:00:32', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 11:00 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9461, 17916, 'Neka nekabari', 'Kegeeantique@yahoo.com', '', '141.0.8.200', '2012-03-05 09:36:11', '2012-03-05 15:36:11', 'From an African point of view  where  GREEN is our dorminant colour, our flags, our prints and  most of the things we do as people are in GREEN.  As  a colour researcher,  studies shows  that  any product  green-branded  has never last long  and  is never free of corruptions. So  in a  nutshell  GREEN  is  good for nothing as far as business is concern.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9462, 6285, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '98.102.128.109', '2012-03-13 09:25:29', '2012-03-13 14:25:29', 'Great post Kate. I think another pet peeve (more a misconception) for many leaders is viewing innovation and creativity as rebellious/not being a team player/divisive. Too many times I have seen creativity squashed simply because the leader felt threatened by or didn\'t like the delivery of the idea.\n\nA very important topic, Kate. Glad you brought it forward for discussion!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 260),
(9463, 6285, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach™', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://katenasser.com', '151.198.21.240', '2012-03-13 10:26:44', '2012-03-13 15:26:44', 'Hi William,\nFor many leaders, this topic is a sleeper type issue whose results surprise them.  Everything a leader says and does can impact the team and the results.\n\nLove your addition of \"rebellion vs. creativity\".  Especially in orgs. wanting both new ideas and a new culture of innovation, it is essential.\n\nMany thanks.  Your contributions are always on point!\nKate', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9464, 6285, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach™', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/katenasser/', '151.198.21.240', '2012-03-13 10:35:11', '2012-03-13 15:35:11', 'Hi William,\nFor many leaders, this is a sleeper issue whose impact surprises them. Yet everything a leader says and does can impact the team and its results.\n\nYour addition of \"creativity vs. rebellion\" is spot on. I love it. For orgs. looking for both new ideas and a culture of engagement for innovation it is essential.\n\nMany thanks for your contribution to this discussion.  Your substantive additions are always welcome!\n\nKate', 0, '1', '', '', 9462, 299),
(9465, 6285, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-03-13 12:14:10', '2012-03-13 17:14:10', 'This is really an interesting post because it is so true that these pet peeves are often cited as good practices.  I especially see \"If you can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist,\" all the time.  Thank you for reminding me that measurement is not everything.  Sometimes we \"know\" what is right, even if the data does not yet exist to support our intuition.  And \"an ounce or prevention CAN be worth a pound of cure.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9466, 6285, 'Peggy Fitzpatrick', 'peggylynf@gmail.com', 'http://www.pegfitzpatrick.com', '96.254.123.140', '2012-03-13 13:25:21', '2012-03-13 18:25:21', 'Really interesting thoughts Kate, I think that being aware of and owning your pet peeves is something that leaders should think about.\n\nThis is important \"When their hidden power holds sway over an organization’s true values and purpose, they can limit success.\" Sometimes leaders need to put their personal self in the mix and sometimes it is not appropriate.\n\nGreat read!\nPeggy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9467, 6285, 'Dr. Dan Neundorf', 'dan@drneundorf.com', 'http://www.drneundorf.com/', '80.26.102.224', '2012-03-14 07:11:17', '2012-03-14 12:11:17', 'Great post Kate. I have to agree with William on this - definitely worth noting. Unfortunately insecurities and ego can get in the way of creativity or profitable ideas from other members of the team.\n\nReally enjoyed reading.\nThank you,\n\nDan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9468, 6285, 'Steve Riege', 'steve@ovationleadership.com', 'http://www.ovationleadership.com', '65.29.150.136', '2012-03-14 16:29:58', '2012-03-14 21:29:58', 'Very good, and timely message Kate.\n\nI also see \"pet peeves\" generating within our increasingly volatile political environment, both nationally and locally.\n\nBipartisan politics have reached a personal level of attack and defensiveness never seen before, and its taken it\'s new battleground to the workplace.\n\nLeaders need to \"get over it\", that others may not share their personal views, including politics.  Make it about the job, not about perceptions of life away from work.  Stop inhibiting success.\n\nAnxious for more from Kate...\nSteve', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9469, 6285, 'Leaders, Do Your Pet Peeves Disengage Employees? | Strong Business Acumen or Creates Business and Enterprise Value | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/strong-business-acumen/p/1424899251/leaders-do-your-pet-peeves-disengage-employees', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-15 07:59:49', '2012-03-15 12:59:49', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  (via <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/eoscarolinas/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@EOSCarolinas</a>)  - Today, 8:00 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9470, 6285, 'Liz Weber', 'info@wbsllc.com', 'http://wbsllc.com/blog', '174.55.108.6', '2012-03-15 09:40:27', '2012-03-15 14:40:27', 'Ha! Kate another timely topic!  This one could also be entitled, \"Is Your Leadership Philosophy and Culture Killing Creativity?  I see these types of behaviors and their obvious results too often. Employees - trying to please the boss - fall in line with the seemingly logical sentiments, only to lose part of the \"edge\" that allows new ideas to come to life and old habits to be challenged. I have to admit, this one made me sit back and think, \"Wow, what am I doing to stifle my team?....\"\nThanks Kate!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9471, 6285, 'Leaders, Do Your Pet Peeves Disengage Employees? | Success Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/success-leadership/p/1426183204/leaders-do-your-pet-peeves-disengage-employees', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-15 11:05:01', '2012-03-15 16:05:01', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 11:05 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9472, 6285, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-15 12:23:19', '2012-03-15 17:23:19', 'When a preacher is preaching a sermon that hits a little too close to home, people sometimes say, \"Hey, you\'ve left preachin\' &amp; gone to meddlin\'!\"\n\nGood job meddlin\'... we all need it time to time.  Thanks Kate!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9473, 6285, 'April 2012 Carnival of Leadership Development: Earth Day Edition', '', 'http://qaspire.com/2012/04/01/april-2012-carnival-of-leadership-development-earth-day-edition/', '204.93.168.132', '2012-04-01 03:20:24', '2012-04-01 08:20:24', '[...] Lead Change Group, Kate Nasser helps leaders question their values via her post “Leaders, Do Your Pet Peeves Disengage Employees?”. Pet peeves masquerade as values giving them hidden power over your leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9474, 6285, 'MAPping Company Success', '', 'http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2012/04/april-leadership-development-carnival/', '184.168.21.21', '2012-04-02 03:17:25', '2012-04-02 08:17:25', '[...] Lead Change Group, Kate Nasser helps leaders question their values via her post “Leaders, Do Your Pet Peeves Disengage Employees?”. Pet peeves masquerade as values giving them hidden power over your leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9475, 6329, 'Chester Lohman', 'chet.lohman@gmail.com', 'http://www.chesterlohman.com', '98.178.140.89', '2012-03-06 07:09:09', '2012-03-06 13:09:09', 'Happy 29 years Mike!!!   Congratulations!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9476, 6329, 'Natasha Golinsky', 'connect@natashagolinsky.com', 'http://www.natashagolinsky.com', '64.180.13.245', '2012-03-06 07:53:46', '2012-03-06 13:53:46', 'Hi Mike, I love your phrase \"lead same\" and agree that persisting takes more courage than quitting. You can\'t ever be a part of leading change if you\'re not willing to hang on during the tough times.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9477, 6329, 'Persistent Leadership | Lead from the Front! | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-and-mentoring/p/1365770011/persistent-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-06 09:39:26', '2012-03-06 15:39:26', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 9:39 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9478, 6329, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-03-06 21:36:31', '2012-03-07 03:36:31', 'Thanks Chester!', 0, '1', '', '', 9475, 243),
(9479, 6329, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-03-06 21:38:41', '2012-03-07 03:38:41', 'Sometimes I think the single key to success and persistence is simply refusing to compromise or consider quitting.  So many times, we come up short because we simply wouldn\'t refuse to stick it out.\n\nThanks so much for the comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 9476, 243),
(9480, 6329, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-03-07 06:20:59', '2012-03-07 12:20:59', 'Congratulations! A great message to hear and act upon. Thank you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9481, 6329, 'Randy Conley', 'randy.conley@kenblanchard.com', 'http://leadingwithtrust.com', '12.175.64.145', '2012-03-07 11:50:55', '2012-03-07 17:50:55', 'Great post Mike! I\'m working on my 24th year of marriage and my wife and I have always had the agreement that divorce (quitting) is not an option. If you take quitting off the table, then you\'re forced to find alternative solutions to your problems or challenges. Thanks for the great reminder.\n\nRandy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9482, 6329, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-03-09 07:09:33', '2012-03-09 13:09:33', 'Congratulations on both of your persistence!  If you could retrospectively look back at the times you were stuck, frustrated, etc. where was your focus (literally?).  I\'ll bet your eyes were cast downward, right?  When you felt hopeful, optimistic, excited ... where were your eyes cast then?  Probably upward and outward - toward a shared vision.  What do you think I\'m going to suggest next?  Yes, the next time you feel less than hopeful or you feel stuck, GET YOUR EYES UP!  Focus on where you want to go ... everything else could just follow!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9483, 6329, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-03-09 08:18:40', '2012-03-09 14:18:40', 'Congrats to you too Randy.', 0, '1', '', '', 9481, 243),
(9484, 6329, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-03-09 08:19:14', '2012-03-09 14:19:14', 'Sounds like a post... Thanks for the great comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 9482, 243),
(9485, 6349, 'Character, Giving Credit and Leadership Credibility | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/character-credit-and-leadership-credibility/', '184.168.193.23', '2012-03-12 11:52:51', '2012-03-12 16:52:51', '[...] A small group of us had labored for months on a project to improve morale, performance and slowdown turnover in a particular facility. This assignment had been layered on top of already full task lists, yet it was a labor of love for most of the project team. Who can resist the lure of freedom to create whatever is needed to mend something so tattered and broken? Continue reading&#8230; [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9486, 6349, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '75.104.36.16', '2012-03-13 00:01:29', '2012-03-13 05:01:29', 'Jane,\n\nAn excellent reminder for people to be mindful of the language we use ... both written and \"out loud.\"  Once it leaves our mouth, especially with witnesses (and elephant-like memories) to set it in concrete, we may forget, but they never will.  What\'s unforgettable is the \"social pain\" ... the emotional skid mark left by mindless statements as you describe in one team-member\'s email.\n\nI look forward to reading more!\nChristina', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9487, 6349, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/janeperdue/', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-13 06:29:11', '2012-03-13 11:29:11', 'Christina -\n\nYou are so right that the language we choose to use -- and the intent with which we use it -- can create pain or joy for those on the receiving end. Love your phrase \"emotional skid marks\" -- it paints a great picture! Appreciate your kind words.\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 251),
(9488, 6349, 'Don Shapiro', 'donshapiro@firstconcepts.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/donshapiro/', '71.102.69.67', '2012-03-13 13:41:06', '2012-03-13 18:41:06', 'Jane, Great blog. Made the point loud and clear. It\'s all about character...who we are inside.\n\nYour insights bring to the forefront an issue that goes beyond leadership practices in organizations...not giving credit where credit is due. As our world has become more virtual with so many people on social media and blogs, it has lead to a significant amount of written copy being shared without any credit or attribution given. People are lifting statements out of published books, commentary, blogs, Facebook post, TV shows and more without giving any credit to the people who wrote those statements. This has reached epidemic levels. I believe most of this is happening because our school systems do not teach anything about intellectual property, copyright and the more basic concept of just giving people credit for what they have created or done.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 261),
(9489, 6349, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/janeperdue/', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-13 17:18:49', '2012-03-13 22:18:49', 'Don - excellent point that attribution is nearly a lost art! I recently experienced just what you described -- an individual was copying my LeadBIG blog posts and running them on his site as if he had written the content...amazing! Educating people regarding copyright is part of the equation, yet I also see simple ethics and integrity at play, too. Someone doesn\'t need to understand the ins and outs of \"intellectual property\" to know that claiming the work of another is.  just. plain. wrong. Thanks for your kind words about the post!', 0, '1', '', '', 9488, 251),
(9490, 6349, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-15 12:28:46', '2012-03-15 17:28:46', 'I worked for a senior pastor of a church that did this same thing on a regular basis.  He was on staff at the church for over 10 years, and eventually people began to catch on.  Finally he moved on, but not long after the debt on the huge building project was completely paid off.  A big celebration was planned, but no one wanted to invite him back, knowing he would want to take the credit for himself rather than praising the people for being faithful, and God for providing.\n\nKarma is not just a Hindu philosophy... I\'m testimony that I\'ve seen it work in Baptist life too!\n\nPraising others for their contributions is ALWAYS a good idea!  Thanks for the reminder!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9491, 6349, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/janeperdue/', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-17 08:43:44', '2012-03-17 13:43:44', 'Page - what a great story showing us that character knows no gender, ethnicity, faith, etc. limitations...it\'s open to anyone who cares enough to make it happen. Thanks for sharing!', 0, '1', '', '', 9490, 251),
(9492, 6389, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-16 11:45:09', '2012-03-16 16:45:09', 'Just bought the book, looks fantastic!  From your reading of the book, would it be something good for staff to read through with me and discuss, or is it more for the leader of the organization?  Thanks for the heads up!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9493, 6389, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-03-16 14:45:06', '2012-03-16 19:45:06', 'In my opinion, the book is clearly for executive leaders and those that want to be.  It\'s written clearly from the point of view of organizational leadership.  There are particular areas and ideas he shares that will benefit sharing with your team as written and others that need to be processed and implemented from the top down.\n\nAlso, you can connect with John through this site or Twitter or LinkedIn too!', 0, '1', '', '', 9492, 243),
(9494, 6389, 'Seth Resler', 'seth@thepolylogue.com', 'http://thepolylogue.com', '71.202.24.11', '2012-03-16 20:55:21', '2012-03-17 01:55:21', 'Mike,\n\nThanks for the book recommendation - I can\'t wait to check it out. I think transparency is more important than ever because social media has enable people to communicate and organize horizontally across an organization far more easily than ever before. This means that actions are far easier to spread and be seen by all. We saw it just this week with the manager that quit Goldman Sachs and wrote about his reasons in the NY Times, which then spread around the internet. It\'s like the old saying, \"Always tell the truth so you don\'t have to remember what you said.\" I agree that transparency is vitally important, and it\'s one of the issues in leadership development and social media that I write about on my blog: http://thepolylogue.com.\n\nThanks again!\n\nSeth Resler\nFounder\nThe Polylogue', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9495, 6389, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-03-16 21:18:24', '2012-03-17 02:18:24', 'Thanks for the great comment Seth.  Transparency jumped out at me from the pages of the book, like the idea of shared leadership.  Transparency helps build trust and trust lubricates relationships and organizations (and communities).  I think it\'s always been important but the Internet has made it much more urgent since the world can know something faster NOW than ever before.  Waiting for something to get out is the same as trying to hide it.  Neither helps very much.  Thanks again.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9494, 243),
(9496, 6389, 'Transparency and Leadership | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1443235226/transparency-and-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-18 11:31:15', '2012-03-18 16:31:15', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 11:31 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9497, 6389, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', 'http://www.massingenuity.com', '108.161.30.220', '2012-03-20 06:42:38', '2012-03-20 11:42:38', 'Page:\n\nWhile the book is written for executives, it is being read today at all levels of organizations where the concepts are being implemented. Standard fare for us with clients it to have the second-tier of leaders do a 12-week study (one-hour per week) of the book as the leadership team does its work.\n\nStudy groups have become so popular we have created a Study Guide with chapter summaries and questions to guide and stimulate the dialogue.\n\nI was visiting a client yesterday where front-line supervisors are reading the book and presentings its core ideas to all of their employees.\n\nJohn (jbernard@massingenuity.com)', 0, '1', '', '', 9492, 294),
(9498, 6389, 'Four Things We Must Hold Leaders Accountable To Do', '', 'https://www.digitalistmag.com/future-of-work/2017/06/09/4-things-leaders-accountable-to-do-05128121', '104.196.215.137', '2017-06-09 12:01:40', '2017-06-09 16:01:40', '[&#8230;] problems,” says Mike Henry, founder of Lead Change Group. He recommends companies adopt the “7 Rules for Total Transparency” outlined in his colleague John Bernard’s “Business at the Speed of [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9499, 6389, 'Four Things We Must Hold Leaders Accountable To Do - science and technology', '', 'http://newtechnologytips.com/four-things-we-must-hold-leaders-accountable-to-do/', '198.54.126.92', '2017-06-09 12:20:26', '2017-06-09 16:20:26', '[&#8230;] problems,” says Mike Henry, founder of Lead Change Group. He recommends companies adopt the “7 Rules for Total Transparency” outlined in his colleague John Bernard’s “Business at the Speed of [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9500, 6389, 'Four Things We Must Hold Leaders Accountable To Do - My Blog', '', 'http://info.allproduct.org/2017/06/09/four-things-we-must-hold-leaders-accountable-to-do/', '198.54.126.92', '2017-06-09 13:21:03', '2017-06-09 17:21:03', '[&#8230;] problems,” says Mike Henry, founder of Lead Change Group. He recommends companies adopt the “7 Rules for Total Transparency” outlined in his colleague John Bernard’s “Business at the Speed of [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9501, 6400, 'patience', 'patienceolivianamara1@ymail.com', '', '41.210.143.102', '2015-10-26 17:22:56', '2015-10-26 21:22:56', 'Not so bad sofar', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9502, 6417, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '64.134.124.44', '2012-03-20 07:56:31', '2012-03-20 12:56:31', 'Solid lesson, Chery. One I would add is take time to rest, reflect, and renew. Taking the time to take a step back helps us keep taking positive steps forward. Thanks for your insights and lessons!  Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9503, 6417, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-03-20 08:07:04', '2012-03-20 13:07:04', 'Jon,\n\nThanks for sharing your thoughts.  I love yours too.  In our fast-paced world it is so easy to forget that one, and it is so key to finding balance, peace and perspective.  Hope you have a great week!\n\nChery', 0, '1', '', '', 9502, 270),
(9504, 6417, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-21 16:44:29', '2012-03-21 21:44:29', 'Love it love it love it love it... just because something is basic, doesn\'t mean we don\'t need to be reminded of it, and that they aren\'t mission critical for success!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9505, 6417, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-03-21 16:50:40', '2012-03-21 21:50:40', 'Page\n\nThank you for your comment!  You just made me laugh out loud!  Yes I have a simple brain!  ...And am taking great comfort in this quote from Einstein.  \"If you can\'t explain it to a 6 year old, you don\'t understand it yourself.\"\n\nHave a great day my friend!\n\nChery', 0, '1', '', '', 9504, 270),
(9506, 6417, '5 for Leadership | Gary Runn', '', 'http://garyrunn.com/2012/03/22/5-for-leadership-16/', '76.74.248.190', '2012-03-22 18:39:12', '2012-03-22 23:39:12', '[...] 7 Most Powerful Lessons From Life &amp; Leadership  I saw the link for this post on Twitter and really liked the brief, yet significant lessons, that Chery Gegelman portrayed on the Lead Change Group blog.  What are you learning so far in your life and leadership? [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9507, 6417, 'Sunkara Krishna', 'sunkara22@gmail.com', '', '117.200.22.187', '2012-03-22 21:11:56', '2012-03-23 02:11:56', 'Thanks for your views. Lessons are learnt from life only. Wishing you a great week ahead.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9508, 6417, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-03-23 08:28:25', '2012-03-23 13:28:25', 'Thanks for your comments Sunkara.\n\nYes - All of those lessons were learned from a combination of personal experiences and wisdom  from others.  It is amazing how something you have heard, read and even believed on the surface can have much deeper more profound meaning when it is applied to your own experiences.', 0, '1', '', '', 9507, 270),
(9509, 6417, 'Mark_Silet', 'silet01@gmail.com', 'http://www.reddit.com/user/Mark-Silet/', '24.14.73.232', '2012-04-14 10:54:16', '2012-04-14 15:54:16', 'I could not agree with you more when you stated - \"Without a vision people and organizations really do perish.\"\n\nAs Lewis Carol so eloquently put it in Alice in Wonderland - \"If you don\'t know where you are going, any road will get you there.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9510, 6417, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-15 22:49:03', '2012-04-16 03:49:03', 'Mark,\n\nThank you for the comment!  I love the quote from Lewis Carol!\n\nHave a great night!\n\nChery', 0, '1', '', '', 9509, 270),
(9511, 6427, 'discount dentist Saint Joseph Mo', 'meredith_bohr@aol.com', 'http://dentistsinstjosephmissouri.com', '104.129.14.2', '2016-04-27 14:11:58', '2016-04-27 18:11:58', 'Hey, I think your blog might be having browser compatibility issues.\nWhen I look at your website in Chrome, it looks fine but when opening in Internet\nExplorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you\na quick heads up! Other then that, amazing blog!', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9512, 6440, 'Why Leaders Should Offer Frequent Performance Reviews? | Management and leadership... | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/conseil-mentora/p/1515849126/why-leaders-should-offer-frequent-performance-reviews', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-30 20:06:14', '2012-03-31 01:06:14', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  (via @ChristinaHaxton)  - Today, 8:06 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9513, 6440, 'Why Leaders Should Offer Frequent Performance Reviews? | DPG Online | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-dpg-daily/p/1512630945/why-leaders-should-offer-frequent-performance-reviews', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-31 09:59:15', '2012-03-31 14:59:15', '[...] background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 9:57 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9514, 6440, 'Linda', 'linda@small-improvements.com', 'http://www.small-improvements.com', '110.33.133.84', '2012-04-02 01:32:50', '2012-04-02 06:32:50', 'Great summery, Jessica. Continuous communication and timely feedback are invaluable. There is another benefit to frequent performance reviews: When done on a more regular basis, it takes out all the stress and anxiety associated with the annual performance review. As you are reviewing a much shorter time period, you remember better what you have done and the review can be accomplished a lot quicker. It is more like a performance check-in meeting which ideally sums up the continuous feedback and objectives achievements to establish trends and really help improve future performance.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9515, 6440, 'Why Leaders Should Offer Frequent Performance Reviews? | Success Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/success-leadership/p/1534070340/why-leaders-should-offer-frequent-performance-reviews', '89.30.105.121', '2012-04-03 05:16:37', '2012-04-03 10:16:37', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 5:17 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9516, 6440, 'Jessica Sanders', 'jlsander07@gmail.com', '', '4.53.121.74', '2012-04-03 10:42:54', '2012-04-03 15:42:54', 'Linda, Thanks so much that is very true! Every dreads the annual review, but with a  better idea of where you stand it becomes much less stressful. Thanks for that addition, and thank you for reading!', 0, '1', '', '', 9514, 300),
(9517, 6440, 'Elaine Suess', 'elaine@beyondbeingcoach.com', 'http://beyondbeingcoach.com', '71.67.97.79', '2012-04-06 13:17:46', '2012-04-06 18:17:46', 'Another thought here - when employees do not have a strong leader, it\'s their responsibility to make sure they are getting reviews on a regular basis. When they don\'t know where they stand throughout the year, surprises may be in store (and that can go either way!).', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9518, 6440, 'The Benefits of Regular Employee Reviews - SpriggHR Blog', '', 'http://sprigghr.com/blog/the-benefits-of-regular-employee-reviews/', '66.199.144.156', '2015-10-16 09:10:12', '2015-10-16 13:10:12', '[&#8230;] Influence career growth. Take this chance to direct your employees in a direction that will help them grow within the company. Growth from [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9519, 6440, 'the Benefits of Regular Employee Reviews', '', 'http://rc-sandbox.com/shrwp/the-benefits-of-regular-employee-reviews-2/', '50.63.196.201', '2015-11-17 16:43:45', '2015-11-17 21:43:45', '[&#8230;] Influence career growth. Take this chance to direct your employees in a direction that will help them grow within the company. Growth from [&#8230;]', 0, '0', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9520, 6440, 'the Benefits of Regular Employee Reviews', '', 'http://rc-sandbox.com/shrwp/the-benefits-of-regular-employee-reviews/', '50.63.196.202', '2015-11-19 16:30:49', '2015-11-19 21:30:49', '[&#8230;] to an article by Jessica Sanders on &#8220;Why Leaders Should Offer Frequent Performance Reviews?&#8221; providing frequent performance feedback means you can be sure that both you and your employees are [&#8230;]', 0, '0', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9521, 6440, 'credito-prestamos.es', 'mathew_loveless@gmail.com', 'https://creditohipotecario.credito-prestamos.es/', '218.58.52.54', '2017-01-27 15:53:25', '2017-01-27 20:53:25', 'Ѕi queremoѕ eⅼ paгné ahora, es la mejor disyuntiva, porque seguro\nque disponemos de un cajero Halcash cerca.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9522, 6444, 'Elizabeth Basden', 'eli@basdenivie.com', 'http://elizabethbasden.com', '99.48.4.38', '2012-04-03 10:40:52', '2012-04-03 15:40:52', 'I think as we train the people who work for and with us, it becomes necessary for your leadership to change as well.  For instance, small matters of high urgency can\'t wait for me, and as I try to be a better leader, I understand that my staff\'s handling of these matters quickly and decisively grows them as leaders, and allows the firm to run more effectively.  So--as people grow and begin to take on more responsibility, do the quadrants change?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9523, 6444, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-04-03 20:06:49', '2012-04-04 01:06:49', 'Great point, Elizabeth. I believe that as the right hand side is done, more leaders are created. It may or may not create a new matrix, but it does create new leaders who now may fill the role on the left hand side. The number of organizational leaders grow and, accordingly, the responsibility to address those urgent matters are solved in other levels of an organization.\n\nGood point to think about some more...\n\nThanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 9522, 290),
(9524, 6452, '12 Simple Tips to All-Win Negotiations | Makes effective decisions | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/makes-effective-decisions/p/1540937858/12-simple-tips-to-all-win-negotiations', '89.30.105.121', '2012-04-04 08:01:25', '2012-04-04 13:01:25', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:02 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9525, 6452, 'Fousto', 'nwright@lifelinecell.com', '', '38.65.198.250', '2012-04-04 09:53:52', '2012-04-04 14:53:52', 'Awesome article!!! Very well written and put together.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9526, 6452, 'Sam E.', 'sedmon@floridaattorney.com', '', '174.61.98.248', '2012-04-04 15:47:10', '2012-04-04 20:47:10', 'Tip 5 really spoke to me. I hardly ever take the time to assess my own communication skills before negotiating. Great tips!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(9528, 6452, '12 Simple Tips to All-Win Negotiations | Verf&uuml;hrend Verkaufen - Erfolg &amp; Rhetorik 2.0 | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/verfuhrend-verkaufen/p/1693787023/12-simple-tips-to-all-win-negotiations', '89.30.105.121', '2012-04-30 02:12:44', '2012-04-30 07:12:44', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  (via @RevenueDoctor)  - Today, 2:13 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9529, 17917, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-03-08 08:12:13', '2012-03-08 14:12:13', 'Chad,\n\nReally enjoyed this post. This is an essential life practice - PRACTICE! Practice changes habits; practices initiates new habits. Practice moves us forward to achieve meaningful work as well as a purposeful life.\n\nThe Practice Principle is vital. Thanks for promoting this concept and approach.\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9530, 17917, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '72.192.80.181', '2012-03-09 06:40:00', '2012-03-09 12:40:00', 'Hey Jon,\n\nPractice really is a power thing. The uncomfortable truth - we will practice everyday. The question is whether or not we will practice right things, or wrong things. Either way, we are reinforcing the activity that will ultimately become our habits, define our character and determine our legacy. We can\'t afford bad practice.\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 265),
(9531, 17918, 'Peter Borner (@PeterBorner)', 'peter@peterborner.com', 'http://www.peterborner.com/', '212.49.201.206', '2012-03-08 07:12:17', '2012-03-08 13:12:17', 'Jon,\n\nThanks, a very thought provoking post. I have written several times on my blog (www.peterborner.com) about organisational culture and how easy it is to upset the balance. I have even gone as far as to opine that it is better to walk away from a superstar in favour of somebody a little less talented if they are a better fit for the organisations culture. I have also written about a concept that I call \"a self-healing culture\" where the team will assimilate or reject newcomers based on their alignment with the team\'s culture. In my firm, we have adjusted our hiring process to ensure we keep cultural fit as a key requirement for any new hire. We do this by looking for evidence of four key behaviours (Driving for Results, Working Together, Making Great Decisions and Doing it Right.) Clearly we don\'t always make the right hiring decision but the culture is such that it will either adapt positively or reject the newcomer and self-heal.\n\nI particularly liked the final question you suggested: \"How will your presence change this role and our organization?\" I am about to go off and discuss this with the team. I think that it might be the next step in the evolution of our recruitment process!\n\nSince I take recruitment so seriously, I thank you for this insight.\n\nPeter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9532, 17918, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-03-08 08:32:05', '2012-03-08 14:32:05', 'Thanks for your insights, Peter. Your four key behaviours are interesting and seem spot on in things to consider as you hire people. Getting the culture right is so essential, as well as be open to some change as new people join.  Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9531, 290),
(9533, 17918, 'Tufail Shahzad', 'softronixredplanet@gmail.com', 'http://www.redplanet.biz', '119.159.12.213', '2012-03-09 16:34:56', '2012-03-09 22:34:56', 'Wonderful!!! Jon, in my view if any business owner read this line \"How will the presence of this new person change our organization and this role?\" i don\'t think he/she must think about it and will change his/her mind of hiring. Our world is still working on a old myth \"follow the rules and get your job done\". Orgranizations, small businesses and inviduals still looking to hire Cogs/Machines not \"Linchpins\" i believe that this article is going to help and also going to change business owner mind.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9534, 17918, 'Brian Logue', 'blogue@zipcar.com', '', '174.226.68.6', '2012-03-09 17:36:38', '2012-03-09 23:36:38', 'Thank you for this article.  It brings to the forefront what is probably in the back of the mind of many enlightened hiring managers and talent acquisition professionals.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9535, 17918, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '184.164.111.16', '2012-03-12 10:23:59', '2012-03-12 15:23:59', 'Thank you for joining the conversation and for facilitating the changes needed in the workplace. Subtle shifts can make a big difference.', 0, '1', '', '', 9533, 290),
(9536, 17918, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '184.164.111.16', '2012-03-12 10:24:21', '2012-03-12 15:24:21', 'Thanks, Brian!', 0, '1', '', '', 9534, 290),
(9537, 17919, 'Jenifer Olson (@jenajean)', 'jeniferolsonisc@gmail.com', 'http://www.jenifer-olson.com', '72.189.221.21', '2012-03-09 09:00:30', '2012-03-09 15:00:30', 'Leigh,\n\nBeautifully said. I think there is a tendency in each of us to surround ourselves with people who look, think and act just as we do. Unfortunately, I also think this narrow focus can breed a homogenized and mediocre workforce, which in turn, can make our businesses less competitive in this tough global economy.\n\nBut here\'s the rub: even if the Susan Boyles and Paul Potts of the world somehow manage to make it through the HR screening processes, rounds of interviews and actually get hired, they often find themselves isolated on the job by the other employees. When others have informal discussions about work issues, go out to lunch together or meet over the weekend, these \"non-conformists\" are rarely part of the group unless they are in a position of influence. And even then, their inclusion isn\'t always wholehearted, but one of resigned acceptance.\n\nI\'ve seen this happen again and again in my career, both as an employee and a manager, despite my best efforts to thwart it. For real change to take place, I think diversity has to be valued at the very top of an organization and championed as a cultural norm. Do you agree?\n\nA few months back, I wrote a post on workplace diversity, too. I\'d love your thoughts: http://jenajean.tumblr.com/post/12628225453/working-without-limits\n\nThanks, again! Great topic!\nJenifer', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9538, 17919, 'Crystal', 'crysbol@cdw.com', '', '12.32.90.76', '2012-03-09 11:58:13', '2012-03-09 17:58:13', 'I think that this can also fall in line with \"dress for the job you want, not the job you have.\" If your intentions, like Boyle, are to be a professional singer, then you have to dress the part. Being a great singer is a lot more than that these days and it launches you into celebrity status - they are called the \"beautiful people\" for a reason. You are expected to be a certain something and even Boyle herself (while most deem her unattractive) is actually an average looking woman. She simply chooses not to make herself more attractive because that is her gimmick, and hey, it worked!\n\nThe same can be said for office roles. If I am allowed to wear jeans on a daily basis, as is becoming more popular in corporate offices, but choose to dress more formally, chances are, I will be taken more seriously by my peers and supervisors. Even at a job where I could wear jeans daily, I would never dress that way to the interview at that corporation. Put your best foot forward. I take that with me into my job as well, sure the dress code is business casual, but that doesn\'t mean I can\'t wear a great suit that makes me \"appear\" to be a higher level than I am. It might not be fair and it may be biased of people to think this way, but the fact is, it\'s the way it has always been and it is unlikely to change. The next time another Susan Boyle comes around, she\'ll have to prove herself in the same way.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9539, 17919, 'Tim Berry', 'tim@timberry.com', 'http://timberry.com', '75.150.40.166', '2012-03-11 11:01:09', '2012-03-11 16:01:09', 'Leigh, congrats, this is very well done and makes an excellent point. I don\'t think anybody can read this and not see the truth in it. You reminded me of how in the past I caught myself discounting people with certain accents, as if some accents are better (or smarter) than others.\n\nWell, full disclosure: I didn\'t catch myself, actually, a guy with an accent caught me, called me on it, and on reflection, I realized he was right. That was an eye opener for me.\n\nAnd I completely agree with your conclusions: we all lose out.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9540, 17919, 'Gary Dee, Portland, Oregon', 'garydpdx@comcast.net', 'http://www.portlandtribune.com/', '70.50.254.191', '2012-03-11 11:13:54', '2012-03-11 16:13:54', 'We\'re seeing that in spades with the recovery since the end of the Great Recession, officially after June 2009.  Age discrimination and even dismissal of consideration for anybody not already employed.  A lot of talent forced out of the work force permanently, which ultimately frustrates the pace of the recovery which has taken 30 months to finally see job growth beyond (net) break even (with work force growth).', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9541, 17919, '5 Uncomfortable Observations About Workforce Diversity | Intrapreneur | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/intrapreneur/p/1398511958/5-uncomfortable-observations-about-workforce-diversity', '89.30.105.121', '2012-03-11 15:02:15', '2012-03-11 20:02:15', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 3:02 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9542, 17919, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.109.138', '2012-03-11 22:53:29', '2012-03-12 03:53:29', 'Jenifer,\n\nI agree. And I love your distinction of “wholehearted inclusion” versus “resigned acceptance.” How true!\n\nThank you for taking the time to comment and for the link to your post. I hope others will visit your post, too. My favorite paragraph: “Older workers shouldn’t assume younger workers are less capable, but neither should younger workers view those with years of experience as having exceeded their expiration date. When we stereotype each other—by race, gender, age or any other characteristic that ultimately doesn’t matter to doing the job well—we limit what we can achieve as individuals and organizations, and even as a nation.”  Bravo.\n\nLeigh', 0, '1', '', '', 9537, 268),
(9543, 17919, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.109.138', '2012-03-11 23:34:19', '2012-03-12 04:34:19', 'This is sort of a catch-22, isn’t it? You are right—it’s always been this way. But I wonder...who defines how to “dress the part”? The fashion industry? Obviously, “dressing the part” has changed dramatically over the years.\n\nIn 1868, Harpers Bazaar published a photo showing appropriate hemline by age. “The hemline should descend toward the ankle as a girl gets older.” Today, many view a too-long skirt hemline in the workplace as frumpy.\n\nIn the 18th century, important men wore (what we now consider) ridiculous wigs. Today, we see these only in theater and Halloween costumes.\n\nSomehow, somewhere, someone decided tattoos, too many piercings, and pink hair aren’t professional. Hmmm.\n\nHow many great minds do we overlook, because the window dressing rankles something inside us?', 0, '1', '', '', 9538, 268),
(9544, 17919, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.109.138', '2012-03-12 14:05:49', '2012-03-12 19:05:49', 'Thanks, Tim. I appreciate your sharing your story. I think most all of us have a story (or 10 or 100) of discounting a person over a surface issue like accent.\n\nEarlier in my career, I toured the underwriting office of an insurance company. The person leading the tour began, “These folks do not interface with outside customers, so we do not require a strict dress code here.”\n\nThat disclaimer did not prepare me for the bunny slippers, Michael Jackson glove, and curlers I witnessed in those hallways.\n\nI still find myself looking at others’ footwear and jumping to conclusions. I’m sure they’re looking at mine, too.', 0, '1', '', '', 9539, 268),
(9545, 17919, 'Leigh Steere', 'Lsynthesis@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/leighsteere/', '97.118.109.138', '2012-03-12 14:31:57', '2012-03-12 19:31:57', 'I agree, Gary. It frustrates the recovery, and it’s a stale approach.\n\nMany long-term unemployed have used their “time off” to hone new skills. Automatically dismissing them from consideration for a job is short-sighted. So is any other blanket policy regarding a specific demographic group. Some employers still shy away from hiring former military personnel, mothers who are re-entering the workforce after extended absences, etc.\n\nI’m hoping this post will prompt business leaders to identify their own biases and review their recruiting processes.', 0, '1', '', '', 9540, 268),
(9546, 17919, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-03-13 13:08:48', '2012-03-13 18:08:48', 'I don\'t know if you\'ve seen \"The Voice,\" but the initial tryouts attempt to eliminate this bias by blinding the judges and having them choose participants based solely on voice.  Of course once they are chosen, the competition continues with everything in view, but it is an interesting concept, in keeping with your premise that we too make judgments.  Thank you for this important reminder.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9547, 17919, 'Sandra', 'sandra@worldwide101.com', 'http://www.worldwide101.com', '31.29.96.219', '2012-03-17 03:36:22', '2012-03-17 08:36:22', 'Wonderful article. I work with people globally every single day and have learnt to appreciate how much first impressions can often color how I perceive things. When I remember to pause and seek to understand where someone is coming from -- my life is enriched and the work gets done (usually even better than expected!!) Thanks for posting!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9548, 17921, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2012-03-15 10:50:47', '2012-03-15 15:50:47', 'Ooooh, Deb.  Way to put this out there and make people think!!   So many words in our culture are mindlessly used, without regard for how others may receive that message.  What a great reminder to pause before we speak.  Really think about what we want to say, and IF we intend to offend (hopefully not!)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9549, 17921, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-15 11:17:12', '2012-03-15 16:17:12', 'Thought, action and language are the most powerful and impactful tools of humanity... and when any of these is abused, the potential for damage is phenomenal.  Thanks for the article Deb...  a reminder to us that we can build up or tear down with our words...\n\nI\'m reminded of this passage from the Bible, in James 3 (The Message translation)...\n\n 1-2 Don\'t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you\'d have a perfect person, in perfect control of life.\n\n 3-5 A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse. A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything—or destroy it!\n\n 5-6 It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell.\n\n 7-10 This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can\'t tame a tongue—it\'s never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!\n\n 10-12 My friends, this can\'t go on. A spring doesn\'t gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don\'t bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don\'t bear apples, do they? You\'re not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you?\n\nAwesome and thought provoking article.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9550, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-03-15 11:54:54', '2012-03-15 16:54:54', 'Thanks Erin for dropping by...  it is an interesting dilemma, walking that line between free speech and censorship.  Maybe I am more sensitive to the power of words because I deal with young people and issues of bullying are ever on my mind.  I like that you remind me that how our words are received is as important as our intent.  Apologies are necessary at times, but perhaps a little mindfulness before the words are uttered is a more effective plan.', 0, '1', '', '', 9548, 258),
(9551, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-03-15 12:06:20', '2012-03-15 17:06:20', 'I agree Page that we often dismiss the power of words.  And of course I love the reference to teachers in your passage.  :)  A big part of this discussion has to be the idea that something small can have a big impact as in your text, a rudder, a bit, a few words.  More importantly, we often give more weight to the negative than the positive, as in this quote:  \"Tell a girl she’s beautiful and she’ll believe it for a moment. Tell a girl she’s worthless, and she’ll believe it for the rest of her life.\" ~unknown\n\nIn the end you are so right.  We can use our words to tear down or to build up.  It is our choice.', 0, '1', '', '', 9549, 258),
(9552, 17921, 'Lali', 'lalsox@gmail.com', 'http://nerdletestuary.wordpress.com', '208.111.7.162', '2012-03-15 12:56:32', '2012-03-15 17:56:32', 'I am not against offensive speech.  I think it actually serves a very important role in social dialogue.  Much like when children test boundaries and learn limits, we use speech (most often with humor) to flirt with boundaries.  Sometimes we cross over.  And that\'s ok.  Where I have the problem is when people refuse to accept the consequences for their mistakes.  Just like the child who goes to time-out, and hopefully remembers where the line cannot be crossed, so do we have to take our lumps as adults.  There is no bible or manual for acceptable speech.  The human gift of speech (and writing, by extension) is how we come to know each other.  Otherwise, we\'d just be locked in our own heads.  The definitions of offense are fluid and contextual.  Limbaugh\'s recent \"apology\" failed because he didn\'t do the one thing that accompanies all sincere apologies - accept responsibility.  Without that, his apology basically translates to \"I\'m sorry sluts are so sensitive,\" and that\'s not good enough.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9553, 17921, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-16 11:38:47', '2012-03-16 16:38:47', 'I understand that there is some speech that is offensive to some and not to others.  I get that.  I also understand the need for firm, even harsh correction or direction that may come across as offensive.  However, I\'m still convinced that some things are always wrong.  You mentioned the recent episode with Rush.  I am a conservative Republican, and I believe Rush was absolutely wrong in what he said.  It is always wrong to denigrate based on gender, whether male or female.  It has been just as wrong for Bill Maher to do it regarding Sarah Palin, and Ed Schultz in his remarks about Laura Ingraham.  But they argue that their comments are different, because of the public nature of their targets.  That\'s BS.  (there\'s some of that offensive language!).  It is always wrong to denigrate or use offensive gender terminology, period.  It is always wrong to be verbally abusive to children, attacking who they are instead of what they have done.  That same standard should apply in all of our relationships, whether it\'s in the family, workplace or the sale aisle at Wal-Mart.  I know we\'ll all never agree on everything regarding what\'s offensive and what\'s not.  But we ought to all be able to agree on somethings.', 0, '1', '', '', 9552, 282),
(9554, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.133.254', '2012-03-16 16:46:48', '2012-03-16 21:46:48', 'I\'ve been thinking long and hard about the conversation you two have been having and I thought to go find the actual transcripts of all these comments just to be sure I remembered everything correctly.  It\'s not as easy as you think.  You\'d think everything is on the internet, but some things have \"disappeared.\" I\'m sure they are still out there somewhere, but I\'m tired of looking.  As a result I refuse to comment on which of these men offended women the most, which offense was ok in context and which was not.  I was offended as by Limbaugh\'s remarks, as were a lot of women.  I don\'t know if Maher and Schultz offended a lot women or just their intended targets.  People were offended.  Apologies are warranted.\n\nIn the end, I think I come back to Erin\'s comment earlier in the stream in that we have to remember that the receiver in the commentary actually helps determine the offense.  We see that in schools with bullying.  If the receiver is afraid and feels threatened, then it\'s bullying, regardless of intent.\n\nThe same is true with offensive language.  It\'s not always 100% clear what people will find offensive.  I\'ve had an interesting discussion with some younger people on facebook regarding this post in which a young woman has posited that her generation is going to change the meaning of slut so that it is no longer an insult, but rather a term of female empowerment.  I imagine she would feel less offended by the word slut.\n\nAs a result, I think you are both right.  I do think that we cross lines on occasion and although we may not intend to offend (or maybe we do), we have to apologize regardless.  And sincerely.  But I also think you are right Page.  There are some lines we all know we should not cross and if we do so, we should expect to offend and must accept the consequences.\n\nI certainly agree that children must always be protected.  But there is also this belief that adults must be able to defend themselves. I actually reject that premise.  Why do I have to defend myself rather than my position when I disagree with you?  Our discourse has become so toxic that we no longer debate, but attack each other personally rather than on the merits of our position.  And there is no longer any chance for middle ground or the idea that we will agree to disagree, a practice that adults often achieve because they must live and work together.\n\nI want us to get back to the business of leadership in this country, in government, in communities, and in our homes.  One of my students commented that the best she could do is lead by example.  I hope this is happening right here,  This is what is looks like when adults discuss a problem, remain on point, and disagree without denigration.\n\nThank you both for your thoughts.', 0, '1', '', '', 9553, 258),
(9555, 17921, 'John', 'john.purcell1956@gmail.com', '', '69.162.192.111', '2012-03-17 00:34:41', '2012-03-17 05:34:41', 'Tonight I heard a mother scream \"shut the f--- up \" to her 4 year old. Does language matter? Absolutely! Are you going to turn the tide? No! You are going to have to deal with it. What do you claim as your resources?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9556, 17921, 'Jane Perdue', 'janeperdue@comcast.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/janeperdue/', '76.26.194.245', '2012-03-17 09:03:12', '2012-03-17 14:03:12', 'Powerful, Deb! Becoming self-aware of how we perpetuate unconscious bias and stereotypes through labels, perjoratives, etc. is the beginning of change. You just walked the talk for Drew Dudley\'s TED talk about changing one life at a time and how those ripples spread without us even knowing it. You are into some deep and meaningful topics.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 251),
(9557, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.100.37', '2012-03-17 10:07:21', '2012-03-17 15:07:21', 'Hi John,\n\nI imagine we all have witnessed acts such as the one you describe.  It is often incredibly difficult to step into such situations and stop the behavior.  But I wonder if turning the tide is actually impossible.  One of the things we all can do is speak out about such behavior, just as you have done.  Whether the mother you saw actually reads this or not, some people are reading this and perhaps it will make them think next time they speak.  As an educator I know that the impact I make on kids is not always immediate.  Sometimes years down the line students come back to say, \"you were right.\"  This leads to my firm conviction that we each make a difference in our world.  It can be positive or negative, but we each have a role to play.  Thank you for joining the conversation and helping to make a difference.\n\nAs for your last question, I am not sure what you are asking.  What resources are you asking about?\n\nDeb', 0, '1', '', '', 9555, 258),
(9558, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.100.37', '2012-03-17 10:38:33', '2012-03-17 15:38:33', 'Hi Jane,\n\nSo of course I had to go watch the talk as I had never seen it.  I post the link here for anyone reading through the stream.  It\'s about 6:20 and worth every second.\nhttp://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.html\n\nThis is a funny and deeply inspiring talk that I believe with my whole being because I know it to be true.  We are so powerful in ways in ways we do not always understand.  Every moment of every day is a potential impact moment.\n\nThank you Jane for sharing this talk and reminding us that labeling and stereotypes are powerful and ever-present and that our own self- awareness is the first step.  As always I learn from you and this community every day.', 0, '1', '', '', 9556, 258),
(9559, 17921, 'Kim', 'kimberlyabbott@mac.com', 'http://www.kimberlycabbott.com', '2.220.68.164', '2012-03-17 11:49:41', '2012-03-17 16:49:41', '{Note: I left an ever so slightly different version of this comment on Deborah\'s facebook page (I feel like a naughty child for not saying Mrs. Costello, which I guess goes to show a little bit of the power words have over us). It was originally two comments, the second of which was responding to Deborah\'s reply to me, but I\'ve combined it here to attempt to make it a bit easier to read and to try not to force anyone else to essentially copy and paste their own comments. I thought I\'d post it here as she said she wished some of the conversation happening there was happening here, even though that was probably not aimed at me, I AM part of the narcissistic generation, and therefore I\'m pretending it was. I\'m also adding this here to show a point of view of someone from my generation (which I am in no way claiming to represent) and show a slightly different way of looking at things. WARNING: some people may find some of the language below to be inappropriate, but I in no way apologize for using it, seeing as I personally do not find it to be so.}\n\nI think the problem isn\'t so much with the words themselves but with the implications that are put behind them. There is, for example, nothing wrong with the word \"slut\". Some girls are sluts. There is nothing wrong with that, and they are perfectly happy with that fact.. To say people should not use the term \"slut\" is enforcing a somewhat sex-negative view point that\'s its own brand of slut-shaming (even if accidentally so). Banning such a word is as equally guilty of trying to regulate how people (women, in the most common usages of the word) refer to, think about, and ultimately use their bodies. \"Slut\" can be (and is often) used in a completely sex-positive way. The problem, like I said, isn\'t with the words it\'s how people are using them.\n\nIf you think about it, a word itself is a completely neutral thing. So if you don\'t like a word (or its connotation), don\'t try to stop people from using it. Educate them on why that word is offensive to you (which might actually make them stop anyways), and then maybe try to reclaim it. Pussy doesn\'t have to mean someone who is weak. Meanings change all the time (after all, \"pussy\" originally referred to a cat), so why not try to change words to something you think is better instead of attempting to control or censor their usage?\n\nTo be totally honest, I completely agree with the idea that changing the meaning behind a word isn\'t going to always be possible, and when it is, it\'s going to take a long time and probably be quite difficult. Deb\'s comment in her response to me on facebook about the generational difference of views on the word slut proves that it does take a while but it is possible. My generation (on the backs of generations of feminists before us) is taking it back and reclaiming it as our own. However, I also have to add about that particular comment (that not many \"parents today would cheer for their daughters being called sluts\"), that most parents also would not cheer at being told their daughter is having a lot of sex, possibly with multiple partners. In particular this case, it\'s not the language that\'s being objected to, it\'s the act, or the thought of their child engaged in an act that they don\'t believe to be appropriate for them. This is possibly due to generational differences or the fact that people tend to think a bit differently when it comes to their own children (or so it seems from my general observations of our society, as I\'m not a parent, and therefore I don\'t have first hand experience).\n\nAlso, I disagree with the assertion that words that started out as being derogatory, such as the n-word, can\'t change their meanings. If we look at the n-word specifically, we\'ll find that the people that it has been aimed at actually have taken it back. You just have to look at many rap songs by black artists in recent years to see that at least among parts of the African American community it has come to symbolize camaraderie. True, it\'s not appropriate for races that have historically used it in derogatory fashion to use it in its new meaning, but that doesn\'t mean that at least in some contexts the meaning hasn\'t changed.\n\nThat said, I definitely don\'t disagree that words carry a certain amount of power and that people have a responsibility to use that power appropriately. A knife in the hand of an angry, violent person can do a lot of damage, but that same knife, in the hands of a surgeon for instance, can help a lot of people. So like I said before, we need to educate people and change the use of language that is hurtful, instead of trying to ban it altogether.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9560, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.126.201', '2012-03-18 16:09:38', '2012-03-18 21:09:38', 'A couple of notes:  I want to thank Kim for transferring the gist of our conversation over from Facebook.  I am Facebook friends with hundreds of former students there, and it is as closed a space as Facebook allows.  It is \"public\" in the sense that my friends can see it or copy and paste it elsewhere, but it is not searchable or readable by strangers.  So I am grateful for Kim\'s willingness to bring her comments to this much more public forum.  I should also note that our school policy does not allow faculty and current students to be \"friends\" on Facebook, a policy I fully support.  In addition, all alums are welcome to call me by my first name once they graduate, whenever THEY are ready.  Some do so immediately.  Some never do.\n\nSo in regard to you comments above Kim, I have continued to think about this.  It may be true that a small section of society as claimed the n-word as one of camaraderie, but as long as the rest of the population is not able to use it in this way, and I am quite clear that they can not, I don\'t think this is a legitimate \"change\" in meaning of this word. It\'s just slang used by a small segment of society, and most will never understand it in that way. There are a lot of words that mean something to rappers, but those words are not used outside of that community. Whether folks will be able to say slut in a positive way as a matter of course remains to be seen, but I\'m not holding my breath. As long as we live in a society that values monogamy, I think this word is going to remain negative.\n\nOne last thought.  You warn people that your language may be offensive but do not apologize, as you do not find it to be so.  The warning is great, but do you think it\'s really that simple?  Is it up to individuals to decide if their own speech is offensive?  People say offensive things that are offensive to others all the time, sometimes on purpose, sometimes thoughtlessly. And it is the ability to offend that is part of the power of language.  But if it up to the speaker to determine the offense, why is anything offensive?  How does something become offensive?  Maybe we can talk about this some more.\n\nThank you Kim for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.  As I said to a colleague, I love talking with students and hearing new perspectives.', 0, '1', '', '', 9559, 258),
(9561, 17921, 'Fanny korman', 'Fanzak@gmail.com', 'http://Facebook.com/fzkperformancesolutions', '198.228.206.248', '2012-03-19 10:01:21', '2012-03-19 15:01:21', 'Thanks Deb! You have really given me pause to think about how cavalier we can all be with our use of language. You\'ve touched on a subject That I often think about - the question lies on whether we can be responsible in our use of language without fearing censorship to the point of losing our focus and intended message. Thoughtful leadership with a measure of moxie -without careless offensive language; a challenge worth taking!', 0, '1', '', '', 9551, 0),
(9562, 17921, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.127.169', '2012-03-19 11:42:01', '2012-03-19 16:42:01', 'Thank you Fanny for dropping by to comment.  I find that I grow ever mindful of the line I try to walk, wishing to express myself fully, wondering if my words will cross the line, trying not to censor my beliefs, passionately wishing to express them well.  You are so right.  This is the challenge.  I think it is easy to spew language thoughtlessly with little thought for purpose.  It is true that we can poison an entire garden and the unwanted plants will definitely be killed, but the chore of careful weeding yields better and more beautiful results.', 0, '1', '', '', 9561, 258),
(9563, 17922, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '98.85.127.169', '2012-03-19 11:32:52', '2012-03-19 16:32:52', 'I love so much about this post.  I find your differentiating between experience and wisdom to be particularly insightful.  But what makes this so powerful is your final sentence, for it there that we all can become leaders.  \"They’ll know what to do with what they know and be one of the MVP’s of the new Wisdom Economy.\"  You show us that we don\'t have to be an expert, but we do have to know how to use our knowledge to its best advantage.  Being a leader doesn\'t mean you\'re all-knowing, just wise AND experienced.  Well said, Chad.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9564, 17922, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-03-19 17:02:05', '2012-03-19 22:02:05', 'Great post my friend...  You fall into the Wise Influencer camp for me.  I appreciate the thoughtful insight, not just on this post, but on just about everything you write.  It may have been touched upon in the Wisdom Influencer, but would it be a large enough category on it\'s own to split apart into it\'s own category those who are able to evaluate, change and fix based on their knowledge(preparation &amp; education), and those who are able to evaluate what has happened and help digest, dissect and judge what may have gone right or wrong, and help make necessary adjustments?  I see them as two distinct groups, because I know people who are very talented in the first facet, but horrible in the second, and vice versa...  just a thought!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9565, 17922, 'Ray', 'Kingrayogar@gmaiI.com', '', '107.167.112.254', '2017-01-12 20:46:49', '2017-01-13 01:46:49', 'I Iove this wise contribution and i am a wisdom capitaI manager and developer based in Nigeria. I wiII appreciate more discussion and personaL training and to retrain others to come out of insufficiency, scarcity and Imitations. Thanks a miLLion.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9566, 17923, 'Jim Seybert Seybert', 'jim.seybert@mac.com', '', '71.9.56.144', '2012-03-21 08:16:02', '2012-03-21 13:16:02', 'Good reminder - Seth Godin\'s book The Dip goes into some detail on how to use dips to propel your activity to new levels. Dips are the right time to jettison stuff that\'s weighing you down.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9567, 17923, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-03-22 04:51:27', '2012-03-22 09:51:27', 'Great comment and reminder Jim.  The Dip is a great little book that can help anyone use a dip to take them to a new level.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9566, 243),
(9568, 17924, 'Al Smith', 'al@thecaremovement.com', 'http://www.thecaremovement.com', '108.93.145.196', '2012-03-22 06:43:06', '2012-03-22 11:43:06', 'Great post Will.  Receiving is more difficult than giving for some.  Asking for help is one of the hardest things to do, especially as a leader (and a man) but when we do, we benefit in many ways.  We learn more, so we can help more.  We show that we are vulnerable and \"don\'t know everything\".  By doing so, we gain respect and admiration from others.\n\nAnd True LEADERS; Listen, Engage, Assess, Develop, Encourage, Respect, Serve.\n\nJust wanted to share that with you.  Thanks for a short and powerful message. Take CARE.\n\nAl', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9569, 17924, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '72.165.28.50', '2012-03-26 15:18:29', '2012-03-26 20:18:29', 'Well said, Will!  Leaders need to be aware of \"Power Stress\" - a unique type of stress experienced by people in positions of power, influence and responsibility.  Recharging ourselves is not an option, it\'s a necessity for physical and psychological well being.  Giving is great, don\'t get me wrong.  Leader\'s who are able to RECEIVE connection, compassion, empathy will get recharged and not drained by their role.\n\nThank you for writing!\nChristina Haxton MA, LMFT\nFree resources to resolve conflict here: http://sustainable-leaders.com/news-ideas/', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9570, 17924, 'Christina Haxton', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sustainableleaders/', '72.165.28.50', '2012-03-26 15:19:01', '2012-03-26 20:19:01', 'Well said, Will!  Leaders need to be aware of \"Power Stress\" - a unique type of stress experienced by people in positions of power, influence and responsibility.  Recharging ourselves is not an option, it\'s a necessity for physical and psychological well being.  Giving is great, don\'t get me wrong.  Leader\'s who are able to RECEIVE connection, compassion, empathy will get recharged and not drained by their role.\n\nThank you for writing!\nChristina Haxton MA, LMFT', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 281),
(9571, 17924, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '173.54.114.232', '2012-03-26 22:32:34', '2012-03-27 03:32:34', 'Hi Al,\n\nVulnerable is the word that is often associated with being weak.  Therefore people missed the opportunity to understand ones weakness and ask for help.  However, true leader knows that in order for them to help others, they need to help themselves.  Unless they are well, they will not be able to serve others.\n\nThanks,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 9568, 0),
(9572, 17924, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '173.54.114.232', '2012-03-26 22:34:36', '2012-03-27 03:34:36', 'Hi Christina,\n\nExcellent point on recharging.  Everyone needs to recharge and rejuvenate themselves.  It is important for leaders to recharge and be well in order for them to serve their constituents.\n\nThanks,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 9570, 0),
(9573, 6418, 'V R', 'vsebasti@sbcglobal.net', '', '69.209.237.86', '2012-04-10 10:21:53', '2012-04-10 15:21:53', 'How about honesty as a critical and essential characteristic of good management?  This does not mean full disclosure to all employees about corporate plans.  It does mean that senior management does not lie to its employees, whether the employees are upper management or the general employee population at large.\n\nRespectfully,\nV. R. Sebasti', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9574, 6418, 'Stephan De Villiers', 'stephan@leadershipconnexion.com', 'http://www.leadershipconnexion.com', '41.177.12.171', '2012-04-15 12:09:39', '2012-04-15 17:09:39', 'Personally I think the one sin that really kills off management confidence is a lack of resources.  Not only does it destroy confidence in management but it hamper project implementation.  It is in my mind the number one deadly sin.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9575, 6461, 'cjstewartok', 'cynthia@evermoreservices.com', '', '99.101.244.118', '2012-04-05 11:56:42', '2012-04-05 16:56:42', 'So Mike,  let’s tell the rest of what I said. “It is misguided to believe that we can manage people.  We can manage things, but not people. People don’t want to be managed, in fact, people hate to be managed.  People want to be led.”\n\nNow, granted, there are two types of leaders - controlling leaders and empowering leaders.  Controlling leaders are basically manipulative, don’t trust people, and in leadership positions for their own gain.  Empowering leaders, those you refer to as character-based leaders, trust and believe in people and want to inspire and empower those under their leadership to grow and become the best they can be.  It is up to empowering leaders to cast the vision and rally people behind the vision by showing them what they have to gain personally and professionally in achieving the vision.\n\nThe best leaders develop their leadership skills. ALL of us have leadership ability that needs to be developed. We need leaders in every aspect of life and in every profession.  We cannot each lead in every aspect of our lives, so no, there is no chance that if we all lead we will no longer have followers.\n\nIn fact, we all need to lead where we can based on our talents, skills, experience &amp; education, and we all need to follow where we cannot or choose not to lead.  I won’t ever be a pastor, so I look to my pastor.  I won’t ever be a doctor, an elected official, a superintendent, etc. so I look to others for that and take their lead.  I am a follower in many areas of my life, but I lead my life, I lead my family along with my husband and I lead my company.\n\nAnd don’t even try to manage me - but cast a vision for me to participate in and grow from and I will follow.\n\nBack atcha Mike.  Thanks for the conversation.\nCynthia Stewart, EverMore Services', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 305),
(9576, 6461, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-04-06 17:29:40', '2012-04-06 22:29:40', 'Cynthia, it was a great interchange both at the Lead Change Tulsa breakfast and here.  We all do want to be part of a vision that is greater than just ourselves.  We all do want to either join a great cause or create our own.  We\'re looking for leaders.  Our world needs leaders to stand up for their \"thing\" and go do something about it.  Those of us who share an interest in that \"thing\" can join in, freely, without becoming a \"follower.\"\n\nOne of the great things about the character-based leadership movement that I see happening all over the Internet (and maybe the world) is that we all instinctively \"get-it\" even though we say it different ways.  \"Leader\" isn\'t a class; it\'s a role.  We all need people of character to step into that role, earn our influence and our energetic participation and go make the world better.\n\nThanks so much for being part of my journey.  I appreciate it.', 0, '1', '', '', 9575, 243),
(9577, 6492, 'love55', 'rez4kalle@gmail.com', '', '197.220.20.205', '2012-04-18 08:02:13', '2012-04-18 13:02:13', 'Great post very helpful', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9578, 6498, 'John-Anthony', 'johntousin@yahoo.com', '', '141.0.8.150', '2012-04-16 08:08:49', '2012-04-16 13:08:49', 'Thanks so much for the post. I believe everything learnt here would build my character to become a better leader.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9579, 6498, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-04-16 10:42:56', '2012-04-16 15:42:56', 'Thanks back John! Hopefully that\'s the case with most of the posts on this site!  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9578, 243),
(9580, 6498, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '99.182.201.76', '2012-04-16 21:49:10', '2012-04-17 02:49:10', 'Mike,\n\nGreat posts, great group. I am glad to have found out about LeadChange and now play a small part in it. Thank you for being the chief instigator!\n\nYou are right. It is so important to stand out and take action. Although I try to in my workplace, my goal is still to do more.\n\nThanks!\n\nJon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9581, 6498, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-04-17 04:34:30', '2012-04-17 09:34:30', 'Thanks for the comment and for being part of the group Jon.  Sometimes I think the best thing we can do is egg each other on \"still to do more.\"  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9580, 243),
(9582, 6498, 'Mark Silet', 'silet01@gmail.com', 'http://www.reddit.com/user/Mark-Silet/', '12.160.14.51', '2012-04-27 14:42:23', '2012-04-27 19:42:23', 'The “system” or the “factory\" may very well have trained the masses not to rock the boat and to work to fit in. You can\'t stand out and lead without individual risk - as soon as you take a stand you are going to upset a group of people.\n\nWe definately need more people to be willing to be risk takers and starting leading by taking a stand!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9583, 6498, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-04-28 05:12:21', '2012-04-28 10:12:21', 'Mark, thanks for the great comment. We do seem to be a risk-averse society.  The less risk we tolerate or embrace, the less we attempt great things. You certainly got me thinking.  Thanks!  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9582, 243),
(9584, 6524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-05-01 13:57:55', '2012-05-01 18:57:55', 'If I wasn\'t so busy running in circles, I could try this and it would work. My problem is sheer volume.  By the time I get to actually making a plan there are too many things to do.  My first step is saying \"no\" to those things that aren\'t aligned with my strengths and my passion or my prior commitments (like my family or my day job).  For me it all starts with \"no.\"\n\nGreat post and reminder! Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 243),
(9585, 6524, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-05-01 15:46:36', '2012-05-01 20:46:36', 'Agree, Mike. Saying \"no\" to things needs to be a part of the process.... maybe very early in the process. Getting the right balance between plan and work may help but, ultimately, need to carve out the time to do the things that matter most!  Thanks for all you do! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 9584, 290);
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(9586, 6524, 'Marquetta Finley', 'xtraordinarybusiness@yahoo.com', '', '70.177.71.183', '2012-05-09 23:39:42', '2012-05-10 04:39:42', 'Great blog!  Going to go in tomorrow and work my plan!  M', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9587, 6524, 'Simple Principles Work! | Leading Choices | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leading-choices/p/1764307691/simple-principles-work', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-12 09:27:41', '2012-05-12 14:27:41', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 9:28 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9588, 17927, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-04-27 11:58:59', '2012-04-27 16:58:59', 'Where\'s the rest of the blog?  I\'m very interested!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9589, 17927, 'John Bernard', 'jbernard@massingenuity.com', '', '67.168.206.51', '2012-04-27 15:57:06', '2012-04-27 20:57:06', 'Please click on the title and you will see the rest of the blog.  Future blog postings will have a read more link.\n\nGlad you like what you read so far.\n\nJohn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9590, 17927, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-27 17:25:55', '2012-04-27 22:25:55', 'Oh John!  What A Powerful Topic!  You are totally \"preaching to the choir!\"  I don\'t doubt that statistic at all!  Check out these TRUE stories!   http://leadership.blognotions.com/2012/04/08/what-if-the-solution-your-organization-is-seeking-begins-by-taking-the-air-out-of-your-tires/\n\nThen pair that with this quote from Patrick Lencioni\'s new book THE ADVANTAGE.  \"I am convinced that once organizational health is properly understood and placed into the right context it will surpass all other disciplines in business as the greatest opportunity for improvement and competitive advantage.  Really.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(9594, 17929, '3 incorrect notions about Power &laquo; Peel Leadership Centre', '', 'http://peelleadershipcentre.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/3-incorrect-notions-about-power/', '74.200.247.112', '2012-04-10 09:12:46', '2012-04-10 14:12:46', '[...] Click here to read full post Rate this:  Share this:MoreLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9595, 17929, '3 incorrect notions about power - LeadBIG | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/3-incorrect-notions-about-power/', '184.168.193.20', '2012-04-10 09:54:32', '2012-04-10 14:54:32', '[...] Continue reading&#8230; [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9596, 17929, 'Althea McIntyre', 'althea@thebestcareerforme.com', 'http://www.thebestcareerforme.com', '24.12.189.216', '2012-04-11 16:56:45', '2012-04-11 21:56:45', 'Jane,\n\nThanks for your article.  I love how your helping to dispel the incorrect notion of personal power.\n\nOwning and working from one\'s personal power has rippling impact personally and professional.  The wonderful thing is that it\'s available to everyone regardless of their position, title or salary.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9597, 17929, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-04-12 06:44:35', '2012-04-12 11:44:35', 'Althea --\n\nWhen I do keynotes and workshops about power, the first question I ask is how many people believe they have it. So few hands go up.  Stepping into one\'s power is the starting place for accomplishing so many things.\n\nDelighted by your kind words and thanks for sharing your great insights!\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 9596, 0),
(9598, 17929, 'Althea McIntyre', 'althea@thebestcareerforme.com', 'http://www.thebestcareerforme.com', '24.12.189.216', '2012-04-12 17:35:45', '2012-04-12 22:35:45', 'Jane,\n\nWhat a great exercise to begin your keynotes and workshops.  It produces immediate feedback for you and the participants.\n\nAnd your statement about stepping into one\'s power is right on point.  I couldn\'t have said better.\n\nThanks again for your insights!\n\nAlthea', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9599, 17929, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-04-13 07:57:06', '2012-04-13 12:57:06', 'Sending a big smile and bigger thanks your way, Althea!', 0, '1', '', '', 9598, 0),
(9600, 17930, 'Heretical Leadership | Small Business Development | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/small-business-development/p/1650921403/heretical-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-04-23 07:17:51', '2012-04-23 12:17:51', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  (via <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/scedmonds/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@scedmonds</a>)  - Today, 7:18 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9601, 17930, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '72.48.93.4', '2012-04-23 08:52:27', '2012-04-23 13:52:27', 'Great call to action, Mike! It does start with: \"But it starts by being about something.\" We need to figure out who we are, how we want to lead, and then act consistently. Thanks! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9602, 17930, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-04-23 12:24:12', '2012-04-23 17:24:12', 'I agree Jon.  But for me, many times I figure out a bit more about me by seeing how I act.  I\'m constantly fighting the urge to wait to fugure out who I am or how I want to lead.  And sometimes, there\'s little or no time for that.\n\nI began by being about \"good leadership.\"  But that\'s moved to being about character-based leadership, which we\'ve defined as coming from who we are as individuals, but also being peer-based and others-focused as we\'ve discussed in some of the recent strategy calls.  The moment I was about \"good leadership\" I began acting and refining.  Often, for me at least, the nuances and the real \"who I am\" lie after some trial and error.\n\nThanks for the comment.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9601, 243),
(9603, 17930, 'John Mushriqui', 'john.m@valid-ity.com', 'http://blog.valid-ity.com', '41.32.13.169', '2012-04-24 03:41:52', '2012-04-24 08:41:52', 'Mike,\n\nI agree with your call for making a difference and impact and that is the reason I believe I exist. In other words let me state it differently. Should I be just another human being or leader, I would lose my passion or reason for existence. The question is how to make an impact and create a legacy that would impact the lives of others around you positively. On our blog we are in the midst of a series of the most important leadership characteristics, which would enable you to make such a difference hence creating legacy, and we would love to get feedback from a wide range of leaders. The odd thing is as you stated above the more I right the more I discover about myself, what I lack, and what I have. I am personally set out to make a difference in the marketplace globally, through set out characteristics, business practices, and methodologies that would change the market place as we know it . This change can be applied through leadership, strategy, operation, organizational development , and etc.; but for this change to truly make a difference leadership has to be transformed. It is a challenge but it is a challenge worth living for. Standing out for a  purpose is what gives you the substance to stand on.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9604, 17930, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-04-24 04:59:26', '2012-04-24 09:59:26', 'John, thanks for the great comment.  Writing helped me clarify things about my passion and my purpose.  We\'re all about the transformation of leadership here too so let me encourage you to finish out your profile.  You can link your blog to your profile here to help promote your series and you can also add your social media profiles too.  Check out the My Profile / Edit / Settings.  We also have discussions going on LinkedIn (<a href=\"http://bit.ly/LeadChange\" title=\"Lead Change Group on LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bit.ly/LeadChange</a>) and Facebook (<a href=\"http://facebook.com/leadchangegroup\" title=\"Lead Change Group on Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://facebook.com/leadchangegroup</a>) and our own Q & A page on the main menu here.\n\nThanks for reading and joining the conversation.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 9603, 243),
(9605, 17930, 'Heretical Leadership | The Carge77 Cribsheet | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/the-carge77-cribsheet/p/1661210109/heretical-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-04-24 13:35:20', '2012-04-24 18:35:20', '[...] } #themeHeader #titleAndDescription * { color: black; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 1:36 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9606, 17930, 'We&#8217;re Making Choices That Matter &#8211; Will You Join Us? – Tulsa Leadercast', '', 'http://www.tulsaleadercast.com/featured/were-making-choices-that-matter-will-you-join-us', '174.120.169.194', '2012-05-02 22:42:55', '2012-05-03 03:42:55', '[...] Choices To STAND OUT! [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9607, 17933, 'Jon Mertz', 'jhmertz@yahoo.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jhmertz/', '12.231.120.253', '2012-04-26 07:08:56', '2012-04-26 12:08:56', 'Chery, I great question to answer every day - Am I making choices that matter? This simply powerful question will help keep us centered in our actions. By the way, I didn\'t realize you grew up in North Dakota... I grew up in South Dakota. These are wonderful places to grow up as they keep you grounded in some of the value and principles you highlight. Thanks again! Jon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 290),
(9608, 17933, 'Jesse Stoner', 'jstoner@seapointcenter.com', 'http://www.seapointcenter.com', '99.106.129.198', '2012-04-26 08:21:31', '2012-04-26 13:21:31', 'I really appreciate your post, Chery. These are great questions and you illuminate them quite well. Ultimately they lead me to some more fundamental questions: \"What do you stand for?\" and \"When are you willing to take a stand?\" Much to contemplate. Thank you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9609, 17933, 'Collective Responsibility', 'rich@collectiveresponsibility.org', 'http://www.collectiveresponsibility.org', '69.65.51.73', '2012-04-26 09:11:42', '2012-04-26 14:11:42', 'Nice post, and one that I think of often as I contemplate the lines that \"we\" are willing to defend in our communities, economies, and environment.  for me, what I have found is that the more tangible the issue or decision, the more likely one will be to act.\n\nR\n@Chinacsr', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9610, 17933, 'Tammy Gill', 'tgill@thekirk.com', 'http://www.thekirk.com', '64.207.232.250', '2012-04-26 13:13:17', '2012-04-26 18:13:17', 'Love Max Lucado and love your comments regarding choices that matter.  We are committed to leading change in people\'s lives that brings transformation!  Asking these questions forces us to acknowledge that we have a choice and we need to own the choices we make.  Thanks for sharing these three questions and for encouraging us to search our own hearts as we make choices that matter every day!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9611, 17933, 'Page Cole', 'pagecole@cox.net', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/pagecole/', '24.249.156.71', '2012-04-26 16:10:17', '2012-04-26 21:10:17', 'Fantastic post Chery!  We have to be challenged like this on a regular basis to not only make our lives count for something, but to remind us that most of the time those kinds of stands or efforts come at a price.  As character based leaders, we need to be in the front of the line making those sacrifices &amp; paying the price to make our world a better place.  I certainly don\'t claim to have arrived as a character based leader... far from it!  My life is a lot like most people... lots of good intentions, some really, really big screw ups, and a heart that wants to get back up after those mistakes and start again... down the right road.\n\nYou reminded me today that there are incredible \"choices that matter\" in life, and that I\'m accountable to the world I live in now, and the world that is to come for how I respond to those choices.  Great challenge for all of us!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 282),
(9612, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-26 18:15:33', '2012-04-26 23:15:33', 'Jon,\n\nSouth Dakota - no wonder I relate to all of your posts...  We speak the same language!  Thanks for the comment!  Have a great night!', 0, '1', '', '', 9607, 270),
(9613, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-26 18:19:07', '2012-04-26 23:19:07', 'Jesse,\n\nThank you for the inspiration, the comment and for sharing your thoughts.  You\'re right it is about what we stand for!  ...And if we don\'t stand for something we will fall for anything!\n\n Have a great night my friend!', 0, '1', '', '', 9608, 270),
(9614, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-26 18:29:05', '2012-04-26 23:29:05', 'Tammy,\n\nThank you for sharing your thoughts!  I agree Max is one of my favorites too!  Hope you have a great weekend!\n\nChery', 0, '1', '', '', 9610, 270),
(9615, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cherygegelman/', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-26 18:32:45', '2012-04-26 23:32:45', 'Page,\n\nThank you so much for the feedback.  I totally relate to your thoughts about good intentions and screw ups and a heart that wants to get back up and start again!\n\nHave a great night!', 0, '1', '', '', 9611, 270),
(9616, 17933, 'Leadership Friday Favs', '', 'http://www.coursepark.com/blog/2012/04/leadership-friday-favs-4/', '174.143.11.196', '2012-04-27 08:25:10', '2012-04-27 13:25:10', '[...] Are you making choices that matter? (Chery Gegelman, Lead Change Group Blog) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9617, 17933, 'Fernando Prato', 'fprato@workforcetulsa.com', '', '199.245.163.1', '2012-04-27 13:48:18', '2012-04-27 18:48:18', 'I think it is a great article that challenges everybody to make a choice, to make a difference that matters. We don\'t have to be super heroes fighting big battles, but we all have a choice to make a difference -on a daily basis- no only in our surroundings, but even farther. The question we should ask ourselves is: Would I say yes? Would I do it? or simply ignore it because \"it doesn\'t\" affect me...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9618, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-28 08:00:32', '2012-04-28 13:00:32', 'Thank you for sharing your thoughts!  I agree that when an issue is impacting people right in front if you it is much easier to make the choice to get involved.  At the same time many of those choices require tremendous courage and personal sacrifice.  I am so thankful for the people in our history that have stood-firm and held-ground for others.', 0, '1', '', '', 9609, 0),
(9619, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-28 08:10:33', '2012-04-28 13:10:33', 'Fernando,\n\nI love your questions:  Would I say yes?  Would I do it?  Or simply ignore it because \"it doesn\'t\" affect me...\n\nYou are absolutely right, we don\'t need to be super heroes to make a difference.  Your comment makes me wonder:  What if...Everyone was issued a cape and encouraged to make a bigger difference...?  Would we see ourselves differently?  Would we realize change starts with ONE person...?\n\n“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”  C.S. Lewis\n\nHave a great day Fernando!', 0, '1', '', '', 9617, 0),
(9620, 17933, 'Garry Trammell', 'gltram@me.com', 'http://www.garrytrammell.com', '50.33.194.69', '2012-04-28 13:33:01', '2012-04-28 18:33:01', 'Wonderful Chery! When we become preoccupied with the seeming injustices done to ourselves, we forget that there are literally millions who would trade places with us in an instant.\nRegardless of our current situation, even if it may appear hopeless, may we take the time today to encourage someone else, or write that check to the needy, serve in the soup kitchen, lift up the one who\'s been broken, or whatever else comes along our way, where we can be of help to someone else.\nFor that is what we were called to do...with courage, and love. Eternity beckons.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9621, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-28 13:45:36', '2012-04-28 18:45:36', 'Thanks for the comment Garry!  You are so right - when we accept the lie that life is about us as individuals, we do forget that there are others that need a small portion of what we have just to survive.\n\nHave a great weekend!', 0, '1', '', '', 9620, 0),
(9622, 17933, 'Arthur Greeno', 'greeno00@cox.net', 'http://www.arthurgreeno.com', '68.0.103.82', '2012-04-28 19:27:56', '2012-04-29 00:27:56', 'Wow!! You are so right!!  What is amazing is how when we choose to make a difference, its about one choice at a time.  So many think because its too big, there is no point in starting.  Funny thing for me is that it describes most of my friends.  (I guess thats why I am here to push them off the cliff.)  If you look at most things, they started small, and as we master it, it became bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER!  Eventually, its this huge thing which to be honest, is easier to run than the small things.  Truett Cathy started by selling bottles of coke, and then one small restaurant, then  company, and now a company that invests millions to inspire so many people with this leadercast!! (if I went back in time and told him how much he is investing in the leadercast while he was running his the Dwarf Grill (his first restaurant), I am positive he would have told me to not worry about being BIG, worry about being the best, then he would have told me to quit standing around and help!)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9623, 17933, 'Chery Gegelman', 'Gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://Www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2012-04-29 16:05:25', '2012-04-29 21:05:25', 'Arthur,\n\nThank you for sharing your thoughts and for emphasizing that making a difference starts with small choices add up over time. Your example of Truett was perfect from selling Coke to Sponsoring LEADERcast!  Wow!\n\nBy the way I finished reading your book DYSFUNCTIONAL INSPIRATION last night.  I love that you are telling your story to be a voice of hope and encouragement to others!  What a gift to the lives you touch!\n\nHave a great afternoon!', 0, '1', '', '', 9622, 0),
(9624, 17933, 'Leadership Reading We Liked This Week - LeadBIG | LeadBIG', '', 'http://getyourbigon.com/leadbigblog/leadership-reading-we-liked/', '184.168.193.22', '2012-04-30 08:38:06', '2012-04-30 13:38:06', '[...] Are you making choices that matter? (Chery Gegelman, Lead Change Group Blog) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9625, 17933, 'We&#8217;re Making Choices That Matter &#8211; Will You Join Us? – Tulsa Leadercast', '', 'http://www.tulsaleadercast.com/featured/were-making-choices-that-matter-will-you-join-us', '174.120.169.194', '2012-05-02 22:43:11', '2012-05-03 03:43:11', '[...] Choices That Take Us Out Of Our Comfort Zones.   [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9626, 17933, 'MAPping Company Success', '', 'http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2012/05/may-leadership-development-carnival/', '184.168.21.21', '2012-05-07 03:17:24', '2012-05-07 08:17:24', '[...] Henry and Chery Gegelman from The Lead Change Group, presents Are You Making Choices That Matter?  &#8220;I grew up in rural North Dakota and would occasionally see movies about events that are a [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9627, 17934, 'Networking: 4 Tips to Expand Your Leadership Influence | Influence Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/influence-leadership/p/1790746411/networking-4-tips-to-expand-your-leadership-influence', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-16 14:08:04', '2012-05-16 19:08:04', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 2:09 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9628, 17934, 'Networking: 4 Tips to Expand Your Leadership Influence &laquo; Peel Leadership Centre', '', 'http://peelleadershipcentre.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/networking-4-tips-to-expand-your-leadership-influence/', '72.233.61.16', '2012-06-01 11:46:42', '2012-06-01 16:46:42', '[...] Click here to read full post Rate this:Share this:MoreLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9629, 17934, 'dc legends cheats', 'chelseyvroland@gmail.com', 'http://dclegendscheats.tumblr.com/', '178.216.50.4', '2017-04-16 16:53:48', '2017-04-16 20:53:48', 'Hello, i think that i saw you visited my web site thus i got here to go back the choose?.I am trying to\nto find things to enhance my website!I suppose its good enough to\nmake use of a few of your ideas!!', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(9630, 17934, 'What Small Business Owners Can Do To Become Community Leaders - Helping Small Businesses Thrive', '', 'https://blog.smartbizloans.com/blog/what-small-business-owners-can-do-to-become-community-leader/', '104.131.113.245', '2017-05-08 14:12:30', '2017-05-08 18:12:30', '[&#8230;] for the community, but the fact that you are visible and supporting some of its initiatives. As Lead Change Group points out, it is all about who knows [&#8230;]', 0, '0', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9631, 17935, '5 Challenges For Relationship-Oriented Managers | Makes effective decisions | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/makes-effective-decisions/p/1709156557/5-challenges-for-relationship-oriented-managers', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-02 06:58:35', '2012-05-02 11:58:35', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 6:59 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9632, 17935, 'Philip Borker', 'pb@philipcharlesonline.com', 'http://www.philipcharlesonline.com', '173.63.227.96', '2012-05-02 21:10:49', '2012-05-03 02:10:49', 'This is a YES article for me. I read it and said yes. It all rings true. I tend to follow the leadership model of Edwin Friedman and differentiated leadership, so the use of \"i\" is an important part of who I am. That being said, your point about good managers not always knowing the right course of action caught my eye. For me, developing a \"course\", is more of a leadership trait a la Mintzberg.. but lets not opne that pandora\'s box...\nThanks,\nPhilip', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9633, 17935, 'Pete Friedes', 'pfriedes@mac.com', '', '68.175.117.202', '2012-05-03 06:29:07', '2012-05-03 11:29:07', 'Thanks for your comments, Phillip. I need to check out Mintzberg.', 0, '1', '', '', 9632, 0),
(9634, 17935, '5 Challenges For Relationship-Oriented Managers | Global Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/global-leadership/p/1716097864/5-challenges-for-relationship-oriented-managers', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-05 04:40:42', '2012-05-05 09:40:42', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 4:41 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9635, 17935, 'Keith Barreto', 'Kbarreto@y7mail.com', '', '124.189.17.105', '2012-05-05 05:39:59', '2012-05-05 10:39:59', 'Great article.\nI have always promoted and followed the idea of a relationship oriented manager however I have found these same challenges are what normally turns people off and makes it feel like it\'s all too hard.\nThe most important point for me is about conflicts as they do happen all the time and that\'s ok. What I have always seen is that overcoming a conflict makes the relationship almost unbreakable so it is definitely worth facing them and learning from them.\nThanks Pete I will be looking out for more of your articles.\nKeith', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9636, 17935, 'Denise', 'denise@relationshipsmatternow.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/denisewbarreto/', '108.68.188.178', '2012-05-10 07:34:21', '2012-05-10 12:34:21', 'Great reminder to those of us focused on the relationship. But truth be told - if you are a \"Relationship Oriented\" manager these challenges are not really challenges because people who value healthy, growing relationships with their co-workers/team value all of the above. Thanks again for sharing.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9637, 6567, 'Simon Eze Ejiofor', 'seze2@yahoo.com', '', '141.0.11.39', '2012-05-11 17:14:14', '2012-05-11 22:14:14', 'Am a middle-road kind of person. Moderation to me is the key to success. I like this article.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9638, 6567, 'What Type of Leadership Personality Do You Have? | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1774407999/what-type-of-leadership-personality-do-you-have', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-14 06:39:42', '2012-05-14 11:39:42', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 6:40 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9639, 6639, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.78.183', '2012-05-29 15:47:33', '2012-05-29 20:47:33', 'Your observations match my experience and what i have gleaned from talking with others as well.  \"Improve for the right reasons sums it up nicely.\"  I\'ll add that for the individual the \"right reasons\" have to matter to you personally or you may unwittingly blow on the coals of the status quo despite having good intentions.  Thanks for sharing your story Bill - glad you lived to tell it!!!  that must have been incredibly scary.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9640, 6639, 'Bill Fox', 'bfox@5minutespisuccess.com', 'http://5minutespisuccess.com', '209.0.140.224', '2012-05-29 20:07:39', '2012-05-30 01:07:39', 'Susan, thanks for your feedback and that\'s a great insight on how to look at this on a personal basis. Your statement matches my experience too!  I also have to admit that it took a few weeks of practice and counseling with my instructor and mentor before I was willing to fly solo again. I spent a lot of time reflecting on why I wanted to fly but in the end the dream and reason why were bigger than the risks. It also helped me realize that there is risk in everything we do and that we need to proactively identify and manage those risks in whatever we do from driving to work, managing a project, or flying an airplane.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9641, 6647, 'How to Elevate Your Leadership | Leadership Building | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/leadership-building/p/1858866167/how-to-elevate-your-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-29 06:14:49', '2012-05-29 11:14:49', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#a0317f; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  (via @RestorativeMed)  - Today, 6:16 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9642, 6647, 'Christina Haxton, MA LMFT', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2012-05-29 07:44:32', '2012-05-29 12:44:32', 'Excellent post and book review!  The higher a leader climbs in an organization, the more she or he is susceptible to \"power stress\" which is the unique type of stress experienced by people who are responsible to and for the livelihood of so many others.  Leader\'s who practice mindful awareness in any fashion whether through formal meditation or brief yet consistent reflection, will create changes in their brain that will help them make better decisions, live longer and feel happier and more satisfied.  Sound crazy?  Try it for 30 consecutive days and if afterwards you feel it wasn\'t helpful, feel free to go back to doing what you were doing that wasn\'t working either.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9643, 17938, 'Deacon', 'deaconhayes@hotmail.com', 'http://www.WellKeptWallet.com', '63.145.77.122', '2012-05-10 18:28:06', '2012-05-10 23:28:06', 'I like what you said regarding getting a third-party person to validate your decision. Obviously someone who has something to gain/lose from the decision has a bias. So finding someone that is wise and trustworthy that has nothing invested in the decision seems smart.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9644, 17938, 'Jane Perdue', 'jane@braithwaiteinnovationgroup.com', '', '76.26.194.245', '2012-05-11 06:53:31', '2012-05-11 11:53:31', 'Fresh eyes can be invaluable in bringing a new perspective. We get so caught up in what we\'re doing that sometimes we close off options. Thanks much for sharing!', 0, '1', '', '', 9643, 0),
(9645, 17938, 'Paul Foster', 'paul@thebusinesstherapist.com', 'http://www.thebusinesstherapist.com', '207.112.0.176', '2012-05-16 06:26:58', '2012-05-16 11:26:58', 'I like the process. It is  a fairly involved process. Is there a methodology for determining which decisions are important enough to utilize the full process?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9646, 17941, 'Why retiring executives need a transition plan for re-entering family life ... | Leadership development, speaking &amp; coaching for Sustainable Leaders', '', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com/why-retiring-executives-need-a-transition-plan-for-re-entering-family-life/', '184.168.193.115', '2012-05-16 17:54:30', '2012-05-16 22:54:30', '[...] Read more here &#8230;      Leave A Reply (No comments So Far) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9647, 17941, 'Christina Haxton, MA LMFT', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2012-05-18 17:57:11', '2012-05-18 22:57:11', 'I wanted to share a great response from Patrick McLaughlin ...\n\n\"It may be a case of my imagination running wild but, on reading Christina\'s entertaining (for the reader, that is, not for the shell-shocked wife and children), and meaningful picture of the unprepared, retiring C.E.O., I thought back to my marathon days. Apart from the obvious requirement of doing the training, those who have lived the experience of that 26-mile, 42-k journey recognize, or should have recognized, two essential bits of the training schedule : WARM-UP and WARM-DOWN, The WARM-DOWN element was the crucial component which this C.E.O. neglected...with results as disastrous as those of the marathoner who simply \'hangs out\' after crossing the finish line.\"\n\nRead my response here ...http://lnkd.in/8Y8BUX', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9648, 17941, 'Jim Crocker', 'jcrocker@boardroommetrics.com', 'http://www.boardroommetrics.com/', '99.238.33.250', '2012-05-21 21:25:38', '2012-05-22 02:25:38', 'Christina hi. Really interesting and inspiring post. For the past two years we\'ve been working with \'post-corporate\' senior execs. Our solution for those who haven\'t planned well (almost all!) is to provide a safe re-entry \'platform\' (it even includes business cards!) where they can figure out who they are, what they want to be and learn new skills for getting along in a world where the corporate identity and safety net is now gone. Frequently, we attract people 6 months to a year after they\'ve left corporate life. Why then? Because that\'s when the reality of life at without work starts to hit home (literally).\n\nWhile it\'s fascinating and uplifting work, the pain we see every day is real. More execs need to do exactly what you\'re suggesting and start planning ahead of time. If they saw what we see - they would.\n\nDefining who they are post-corporately is the greatest struggle our execs face. There are no silver bullets but we know this - EVERYONE we meet is walking around with a set of skills, knowledge, experience and training that makes them completely unique. Tapping that - and resisting the pressures to \'conform\' (old thinking) -  is almost always the key to a new, satisfying life after work.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9649, 17943, 'How Leaders Complain | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1774305827/how-leaders-complain', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-14 06:23:01', '2012-05-14 11:23:01', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 6:24 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9650, 17943, 'Ralph Dopping', 'rdopping@gmail.com', 'http://theviewfromhere.ca', '174.116.246.221', '2012-05-14 06:28:21', '2012-05-14 11:28:21', 'Mike, great post and great book. I have read Austin\'s book a few times now. I really love the way you corrolated leadership qualities from his experiences. Nicely done. Yes, I will be back to to tell you how I did this week.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9651, 17943, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-05-14 11:46:54', '2012-05-14 16:46:54', 'Thanks for the comment Ralph. I appreciate these newer, lower-cost quick read books that are designed to communicate a quick few ideas.  This book got me thinking in a number of places.  It was a good use of some of my time and $6 on a Sunday afternoon.', 0, '1', '', '', 9650, 243),
(9652, 17943, 'Cynthia J Stewart', 'Cynthia@evermoreservices.com', 'http://Www.evermoreservices.com', '99.101.244.118', '2012-05-15 06:15:21', '2012-05-15 11:15:21', 'Great reflections on how to use anger constructively, Mike. Anger actually has a high level of energy associated with it. All of us have seen the effects of someone\'s anger gone out of control. And that is the anti-thesis of leadership. Leaders harness all that (angry) energy into making a real difference. And they get angry about the things that really matter, like injustice. Their focus isn\'t so much about what happened to themselves as what happened to others. They are driven to make things better.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9653, 17943, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '64.207.236.118', '2012-05-15 08:52:38', '2012-05-15 13:52:38', 'I fully agree.  And there\'s a big difference between making things better and just talking about it.  Thanks for the comment!', 0, '1', '', '', 9652, 243),
(9654, 17943, 'Mark Silet', 'silet01@gmail.com', 'http://www.reddit.com/user/Mark-Silet/', '24.14.73.232', '2012-05-17 19:57:41', '2012-05-18 00:57:41', '\"Be the change you want to see in the world.\"  This is one of my favorite quotes as it helps me to remember to stop complaining about what everyone else is doing and to focus on something I have some control over - what I do. Our energy is definitely better spent by becoming or working on solutions or to use your words \"providing alternatives” than simply getting angry or frustrated.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9655, 17943, 'PriceAP Review &#8211; Week 20 2012 | PriceAP', '', '', '184.168.46.105', '2012-05-20 12:34:35', '2012-05-20 17:34:35', '[...] How Leaders Complain by Mike Henry via Lead Change Group Everybody complains. When a leader complains, they should consider the implications and use their complaining to bring about change to their organization. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9656, 17944, 'Kristen', 'kristen@awayfind.com', 'http://awayfind.com', '173.228.102.82', '2012-05-22 12:32:04', '2012-05-22 17:32:04', 'Hi Piera, in today\'s day and age it\'s good you are reminding people of the little ways they can stay on top of their stress. I find that 3. is a really important one that people completely overlook. Their mind wanders to their email or some other task they have coming up, but its exactly this kind of \"multi-tasking\" that adds to this stress. We just don\'t focus. The company I work for, AwayFind.com, actually helps people focus on the task at hand by letting them get away from their inbox. By sending alerts for the important stuff and letting the rest of incoming mail wait until they are ready to deal, allows them to keep their mind on where it\'s at. I hope others will be able to make this mental shift towards email and overall distractions - its definitely becoming a survival mechanism in today\'s digital age.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9657, 17944, 'JC', 'comomeorganizo@gmail.com', 'http://comomeorganizo.blogspot.com', '135.245.10.3', '2012-05-23 08:55:15', '2012-05-23 13:55:15', 'Excellent tips. Along my career I saw those aspects working several times, but the rush imposed by the daily work make me forget them frequently.\n\nI am also seeing this subject about \"focus in the present\" as \"mindfulness\". Also related to Budha.\n\nBest Regards\n\n\n\nJC\nhttp://comomeorganizo.blogspot.com\nTwitter: @ComoMeOrganizo\nUltima Nota: De a las cosas la importancia que tienen', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9658, 17944, 'Time Management Tips to Reduce Stress: Part I | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1834704845/time-management-tips-to-reduce-stress-part-i', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-24 08:38:27', '2012-05-24 13:38:27', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:39 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9659, 17944, 'Time Management Tips to Reduce Stress: Part I | Coaching Leaders | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/coaching-leaders/p/1834784485/time-management-tips-to-reduce-stress-part-i', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-24 08:50:14', '2012-05-24 13:50:14', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 8:51 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9660, 17944, 'Christina Haxton, MA LMFT', 'christina@sustainable-leaders.com', 'http://sustainable-leaders.com', '75.104.36.16', '2012-05-29 07:50:36', '2012-05-29 12:50:36', 'Piera, excellent suggestions to reduce stress and overwhelm in our daily work.  Because many people will read your post, agree it\'s a \"good idea\" and keep multitasking anyhow, I challenge others to post their response to \" and what will you do today to remember to practice focusing?\" or implement just one of the suggestions.\n\nA visual cue, post-it on your computer screen, or quiet notification as a reminder to get into the habit of the new behavior may dramatically increase the odds your suggestions are put to use and are not just \"a good idea I was going to do someday!\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9661, 17944, 'pete', 'petebrown46@yahoo.com', '', '112.210.80.9', '2012-05-31 09:17:28', '2012-05-31 14:17:28', 'Great tips Piera, each tip you have mention is indeed will help a lot to reduce stress at work. I personally experienced that rushing on something is a great way to get stress easily and showing up early is one of the best ways to do to prevent it. At work I also get stress and the best thing I do is to take a break that helps me relax a bit and try to refresh sanity. When working I use a tool http://reorg.co/timedoctor-review-2012-04/ that sets me on a break in every 2 hours of work, which also keep me stay focus on tasks. Having a regular break helps a lot to prevent getting stress and stay focus at work, which also help you boost productivity.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9662, 17944, 'Piera Palazzolo', 'megan.hasbrouck@riseinteractive.com', '', '38.122.188.138', '2012-05-31 10:54:20', '2012-05-31 15:54:20', 'I completely agree, it\'s easy to get caught up in work and overlook these things. \"Being Present\" is one that is often most difficult. I find it best to hang a little reminder of these tips on my desk!', 0, '1', '', '', 9657, 288),
(9663, 17944, 'Piera Palazzolo', 'megan.hasbrouck@riseinteractive.com', '', '38.122.188.138', '2012-05-31 10:56:40', '2012-05-31 15:56:40', 'Christina - I do the same! I have a little reminder hanging on my desk next to my computer. Helps me to re-center and focus when I need it most.', 0, '1', '', '', 9660, 288),
(9664, 17944, 'Time Management Tips to Reduce Stress Part I | Better Time Management', '', 'http://better-time-management.com/?p=271', '184.173.253.232', '2012-06-19 04:40:34', '2012-06-19 09:40:34', '[...] One critical habit to address in reducing workplace stress involves your productive and nonproductive use of time How you manage your time is directly &#8230;leadchangegroup.com/time-management-tips-to-reduce-stress-&#8230; [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9665, 17946, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2012-05-23 10:12:03', '2012-05-23 15:12:03', 'Congratulations on yet another Triathlon victory, Deb!!  You amaze me with your strength and perseverance!!\n\nI appreciate this reminder as well that we are all better together. I suspect as much as you were grateful to see your friends, they were equally as excited to support you. That\'s the beauty of giving - it makes us feel just as good as receiving; sometimes even better.  This is the power of community, and it think it\'s far more powerful than one person trying to do it all themselves!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9666, 17946, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2012-05-23 10:58:03', '2012-05-23 15:58:03', 'You are so right Erin.  I have a dear friend who keeps trying to tell me that being vulnerable can also be a strength.  I never really bought into this idea until I didn\'t have a choice, and then suddenly I was given this tremendous gift.\n\nCertainly leadership through vulnerability is not always in keeping with traditional views on leadership.  But that\'s what I love so much about my team and about the LeadChange Group.  We get to redefine leadership in new and exciting ways.  Collaboration, cooperation, support, and openness to new ideas mix with traditional values such as expertise, integrity, and strength, creating a heady, energizing environment.\n\nIt\'s a whole new world and everyone has a role to play in developing and supporting leadership.  How much fun is it to be in the thick of it?', 0, '1', '', '', 9665, 258),
(9667, 17946, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://people-equation.com', '76.236.189.8', '2012-05-23 15:35:36', '2012-05-23 20:35:36', 'Deb,\n\nI SO admire people who take on daunting physical challenges like triathalons. Congratulations on a huge achievement. Please give your friend Dawn a fist-bump for me-- what a spectacular show of support!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9668, 17946, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '198.228.232.102', '2012-05-23 15:50:46', '2012-05-23 20:50:46', 'Thank you Jen... I will surely share your good wishes... And I hope this post inspires you and everyone that reads it to face new challenges, reach for goals, and build community in the process!\n\nThanks for your encouraging words!', 0, '1', '', '', 9667, 258),
(9669, 17946, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.78.183', '2012-05-25 09:54:41', '2012-05-25 14:54:41', 'You are inspiring Deb as is your story of how your team brought you home.  Being brought home is such a great example of character based leadership in action!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9670, 17946, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2012-05-25 11:14:09', '2012-05-25 16:14:09', 'Thank you for your kind words Susan.  You are absolutely right.  It is the depth of character that I find when training with these wonderful women that brings me back again and again.  I cannot wait to heal and return to running so that I can be with this group again next year!', 0, '1', '', '', 9669, 258),
(9671, 17949, 'Character and Conscience in Leadership | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1813976242/character-and-conscience-in-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-21 07:43:20', '2012-05-21 12:43:20', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 7:44 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9672, 17949, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '208.111.7.162', '2012-05-21 07:49:59', '2012-05-21 12:49:59', 'What a thought-provoking post, Mike.  I think we all get so hung up on writing rules, on making sure that everybody falls in line.  But your call to listen to our highest selves, to strive to be our best, is truly the key.  We don\'t have to have identical documents guiding our actions, only a common goal that guides our decisions.  Strive to be your highest self.  Simple.  Clear... And when we fail to act in keeping with our highest selves, when we fall, it gives the people in our lives an oppotunity to act in keeping with their highest selves, to forgive, to lift us up and help us return to the path to begin again.  Occam\'s Razor... the simplest explanation is probably best.  Thanks for keeping it simple, Mike.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 258),
(9673, 17949, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '99.47.230.228', '2012-05-21 08:56:36', '2012-05-21 13:56:36', 'Brilliant, Mike! Perfectly worded!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(9674, 17949, 'Character and Conscience in Leadership | Influence Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/influence-leadership/p/1817482348/character-and-conscience-in-leadership', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-21 15:36:54', '2012-05-21 20:36:54', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 3:38 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9675, 17949, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-05-21 19:31:57', '2012-05-22 00:31:57', 'Thanks for the great comment Deb.  I often find that I almost always have enough knowledge to do the right thing.  Thanks again.', 0, '1', '', '', 9672, 243),
(9676, 17949, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2012-05-21 19:43:58', '2012-05-22 00:43:58', 'Thanks Erin.', 0, '1', '', '', 9673, 243),
(9677, 17949, 'Character and Conscience in Leadership by Mike Henry | Mastermind Century Group', '', 'http://m100group.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/character-and-conscience-in-leadership-by-mike-henry/', '72.233.61.73', '2012-05-23 10:31:47', '2012-05-23 15:31:47', '[...] view original / leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9678, 17949, 'Character vs. Conscience: Understanding the Role of Chief Business Officers and Presidents - Christian Academia Magazine', '', 'http://christianacademiamagazine.com/character-vs-conscience-understanding-the-role-of-chief-business-officers-and-presidents/', '97.74.215.40', '2015-10-16 16:44:49', '2015-10-16 20:44:49', '[&#8230;] Henry, M. (2015). Character and conscience in leadership. Retrieved from http://leadchangegroup.com/character-conscience-leadership/ [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9679, 17950, 'Sacrifice and Teamwork | Serving and Leadership | Scoop.it', '', 'http://www.scoop.it/t/serving-and-leadership/p/1873435384/sacrifice-and-teamwork', '89.30.105.121', '2012-05-31 06:56:42', '2012-05-31 11:56:42', '[...] background-position: 50% 0px ; background-color:#222222; background-repeat : no-repeat; }           leadchangegroup.com  - Today, 6:58 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(9680, 17950, 'Williamwew', 'williamwew@m6.blogrtui.ru', '', '195.34.78.83', '2016-05-06 13:50:59', '2016-05-06 17:50:59', 'I truly appreciate this forum topic.Thanks Again. Fantastic.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0);
