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- Effective leadership starts with self-reliance
Self-awareness, selflessness and leading by example are the three key traits to succeeding as a self-reliant leader, writes Jan Rutherford. "[S]elf-reliant leadership is dependent on achieving a balance between independence and the interdependence of working with others to accelerate your own personal growth and development," writes Rutherford, drawing on conclusions from a recent white paper by Nick Petrie. Self-reliant leadership is not self-centered, but is instead led by collective leadership. ThoughtLeaders blog
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- A guide to conflict resolution
Robert Pagliarini offers six steps for getting past serious conflicts. It's important to try to see things from the other person's perspective to find out what their intent truly is. Figure out what must happen for things to move on, and make a plan for getting there. "Stop focusing on what you didn't get and all the things that didn't work out and start focusing on what you need to have happen now," Pagliarini writes. CBS MoneyWatch
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- AT&T's Stephenson sees higher prices from blocked deal
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson asserted Wednesday that the government's decision to block its takeover of T-Mobile USA would lead to higher consumer costs because the coming wireless spectrum crunch will force more carriers to drop out of the market. "The more competitors you have, the less efficient the allocation of spectrum will be. It's got to change. I don't think the market's going to accommodate the number of competitors there are in the landscape," Stephenson said at the Milken Institute Global Conference. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
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- Lessons from the Secret Service scandal
Leaders and managers can learn much from the public relations disaster that stemmed from the recent Secret Service scandal, starting with the need to test their crisis plans before a crisis hits, writes Peppercom co-founder Steve Cody. "[H]ow a management team prepares for, manages, and subsequently measures its post-crisis performance, is what sets a great business apart from a mediocre one." Inc. online
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- 12 lessons learned by the age of 60
On the eve of his 60th birthday, The Energy Project CEO Tony Schwartz reflects on the life lessons that have led to his career successes. "Do the most important thing first in the morning and you'll never have an unproductive day," he advises. Schwartz also discourages haste and pessimism in favor of focusing on embodying values and savoring experiences. Harvard Business Review online/HBR Blog Network
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- How should News Corp. proceed?
The News Corp. board has responded to the U.K. parliamentary committee's assessment of Rupert Murdoch as unfit to lead an international company by accusing the committee of partisanship. Whether that's true or not, writes Jena McGregor, News Corp. has to show shareholders that it is taking the committee's conclusions seriously. Although News Corp. is unlike many public companies in that 40% of ownership lies with the Murdoch family, it's still the company's fiduciary responsibility to shareholders to take steps to repair the weakened organization. The Washington Post/Post Leadership blog
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- The rise of the body trackers
New technology allows people to take greater control of their health by monitoring their bodily functions around the clock. By tracking heart rates, diet habits, sleep patterns and exercise, patients and doctors will have more information to make better decisions about patients' health. "It is absurd that we collect data about everything but our health," said Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunication and Information Technology. Der Spiegel (Germany) (English online version)
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 | Ultimately, any market that doesn't have a leader in simplicity soon will. And if your company doesn't play that role, another will lead the charge."
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