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. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face... You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

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. "Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are" In all sectors you will find people whose success was directly supported by the company they kept. The young Google guys are the most recent example, Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford. The early founders of Microsoft began their friendship when they were in their teens and early twenties. Even Hillary Clinton and a small group

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The first national comparison of test scores among children in charter schools and regular public schools shows charter school students often doing worse than comparable students in regular public schools. NY Times article

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Gone to LA for the summer. Check out my Travel & Tribulations blog.

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. "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison

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. The dissertation journey has parallels to hiking up a mountain. Both involve unusual and sometimes extreme discipline and devotion. For success, both require careful planning and favorable travel conditions. "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed." -

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. Enron whistle blower Sherron Watkins shares her definition of a good leader? A good leader is someone who puts others' needs first. People follow you because they know you are looking after them. Full article

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? Ph.D. students are extreme in their creativity and self-motivation. Master's students are equally smart but do not have the same drive to create something new." The master's takes you where others have been; The doctorate, take you where no one has gone before. Excerpt from What's Google's Secret Weapon? An Army of Ph.D.'s

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Following the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs Board of Ed decision that struck down the separate but equal laws in education, many are celebrating this landmark decision and the supposed progress of race relations in the U.S. The question is... what are they celebrating? 

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. "Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi

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is being able to impact the growth, development and success of others.

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. Elvis fancied himself a Kung Fu master among other things... so Elvis Presley handed his henchmen the code of ethics they were to live by. Each member of the "Memphis Mafia" was given a 14k gold bracelet and was required to adhere to the instructions set forth therein. The TCB logo was based on the flash insignia of Elvis' favorite comic book hero Captain Marvel. The Elvis TCB (Takin Care of

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. The rise and fall of Howard Dean is a story that will have a unique place in election history. He had the money. He had the "organization." He had a fresh voice that had new ears listening to the political debate. Endorsements, polls, momentum, an enormous internet following. Yes the political story will be told for years yet this is not a site about politics--it's about leadership. Are there

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. Here's an exciting career opportunity you won't see in the classified ads. For the first six to 10 years, it pays less than $20,000 and demands superhuman levels of commitment in a Dickensian environment. Forget about marriage, a mortgage, or even Thanksgiving dinners, as the focus of your entire life narrows to the production, to exacting specifications, of a 300-page document less than a

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. What really separates people of excellence and achievement from the rest is not necessarily their confidence about the material or how smart they are or their rational skills. It's their ability to lead and influence others. -- A Barry Rand, CEO The Avis Group

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. By Paula Gamonal Delivering a high-quality, unique product or service to the marketplace sometimes takes a lot of people. Whether you work for a small company or a large one, most of us work with a lot of different kinds of people on a daily basis- co-workers, customers, suppliers, government regulators, and many others. In almost every human situation, likes and dislikes, alliances and

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To achieve great things, you need a team. Building a winning team requires understanding of these principles. Whatever your goal or project, you need to add value and invest in your team so the end product benefits from more ideas, energy, resources, and perspectives. 1. The Law of Significance People try to achieve great things by themselves mainly because of the size of their ego, their level

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. This is the ultimate lesson from 'The Apprentice'. The program would lead you to believe that it's better to be a jerk than to be jerked around. But notice the two finalists, says Paul Argenti, a professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Trump has narrowed the field to educated, conscientious hard workers who invested the least effort in deceit. Gone are catty Omarosa and Heidi. The

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. Kimani Nganga Maruge (84) is living proof that an old man, even one who leans heavily on a cane and cannot see or hear too well, can learn new tricks. He is a great-grandfather who never spent a day in school. But all that changed when the Kenyan government declared a year ago that primary school education would be free through grade 8. Millions of new pupils showed up at neighborhood

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. Gratitude is a leadership trait that is often left off the list. The self-made man/woman is a myth. No one gets to the top on their own. It is important to be grateful of all of the opportunities that you have been given by creating opportunities for others. Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. -- Jean Jacques Rousseau Opportunities to Express

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. In this dog-eat-dog world it is easy to become overwhelmed by doing everything you can to get ahead. Sometimes it is more important to be patient and let life happen. It's all there in front of you, But if you try too hard to see it, You'll only become confused. -- The TAO of Pooh Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal.

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. To change organizations and systems requires leaders who get experience in linking to other parts of the system. These leaders in turn must help develop other leaders with similar characteristics. In this sense the main mark of a leader is not the impact he or she has on the bottom line at the end of their tenure but rather how many good leaders they leave behind who can go even further. --

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. Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified it is not criticism, learn from it. -- Author Unknown To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

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.By Stephen Covey Disliking a co-worker may be inevitable. But "can't stand" is a choice. When you obsess, you disempower your strengths and empower your enemy's weaknesses. That will mess up your life because yesterday holds tomorrow hostage. The key is to focus on the purpose or project in a principle-centered way. That will subordinate your disliking of other people. It will make it easier to

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. Public speaking tips from Kevin R. Daley Mr. Daley, has spent decades studying the impact of how a person looks and acts and sounds on his or her ability to get ahead. Some of his tips — know your subject, do not read woodenly from notes. Hands out of those pockets! Elbows unglued from those sides! Distribute weight evenly on both legs, and stop moving around so much! Do not keep opening

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. To isolate the effect of a criminal record on the job search, Ms. Pager sent pairs of young, well-groomed, well-spoken college men with identical résumés to apply for 350 advertised entry-level jobs in Milwaukee. The only difference was that one said he had served an 18-month prison sentence for cocaine possession. Two teams were black, two white.A telephone survey of the same employers

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. What Americans will remember: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." Declared George Bush on Sept. 20, 2001. President Bush took the nation to war in Iraq with a grand vision for change in the Middle East and beyond.The invasion and occupation of Iraq, his administration predicted, would come at little financial cost and would materially improve the lives of Iraqis.

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:One Year Later Like many Iraqis, Ahlam, 38, is sometimes taken aback by her new freedom. "We don't know whether to stay in the cage or fly away," she said. "We have freedom, yes. But we don't know what to do with it." NY Times Article

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By. Kouzes & Posner Titles are granted and bestowed, but it's not your title that wins you respoce. Your behaviour does. You should never ask anyone to do anything that you're not willing to do first. LEADERS GO FIRST. They set an example and build commitment throught simple, daily acts that create progress and mementum. LEADERS MODEL THE WAY, THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE AND DEDICATED EXECUTION.

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. Trying to categorize an individual's leadership style based on their gender greatly clouds perception. This is extremely dangerous as perception can then become reality. The follow examples typifies how gender bias can influence perception; A businessman is aggressive...A businesswoman is pushy. A businessman is confident...A businesswoman is conceited. A businessman is good on detail...A

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. by Jeff Janssen “My ideas about how to command respect have changed... I've learned that you can't demand it, or whack it out of people with a two-by-four. You have to cultivate it, in yourself and those around you.” -- Pat Summitt, renown Basketball Coach at the University of Tennessee. Credible coaches earn their athletes' respect by the way they coach and develop them. First and foremost,

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. The notion of leadership has evolved from a primitive paradigm; in the pre-industrial phase of Western civilization, the leader was generally that individual acknowledged to possess the greatest physical strength. In the Industrial Age, brain power became the sine qua non of corporate dominance – leadership by the smartest, at least in theory. And today, in this new era of global connectivity,

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. All the "cool" kids will be using these phrases at the water-cooler. E-mauling: Stalking someone via e-mail. Guyatus: A hiatus from guys. ("Thanks, but no thanks. I'm kind of on guyatus.") Scum: Self-Centred Urban Male. Know any? Fifty-footer: Someone who looks really attractive from 50 feet away. Closer examination reveals ... Blamestorming: A meeting whose sole purpose is to discuss why

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; Ex-Tyco Execs: L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark H. Swartz Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz with stealing $170 million from the company by hiding details of their pay packages from the board. In 1999 and 2000 alone, the two men paid themselves $90 million in special bonuses that the company's board did not approve, according to the government. Mr. Swartz and Mr. Kozlowski are also accused of stealing

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A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. -- Proverbs 12:16

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. Coming together is a begining. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

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. Tis not the strongest of the species that survives. Nor the most intelligent, but the one most reponsive to change. -- Charles Darwin

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by Chuck Salter In an economy filled with surprise and uncertainty, being an effective leader means being a good teacher. But how do you lead and teach at the same time? In a fast-moving economy that is driven by ideas, an essential part of being a leader is being a good teacher. Good teaching, it turns out, is universal. Whether the topic is a new-product launch, social studies, or a triple

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; spiritual soundness, dedication, courage and love. Spiritual soundness is being comfortable with who you are and honestly assessing your strengths and weaknesses. Dedication is the desire to work hard, to be the best you can be. Courage is the guts to do what you believe is right. Love is sacrificing yourself for the well-being of others and the organization. We all possess these qualities to

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I knew that something was up when I wandered into the drugstore next door to The Globe and Mail's Washington office looking for a soft drink and realized that the smallest size available was a neat 20 ounces. It probably dates me but I still remember when the classic Coca-Cola bottle contained 6 ½ ounces of the stuff and the new king-size bottles were a generous 10 ounces. Who could drink 20

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? Satisfied singlehood is becoming chic. We are talking contented singles, not people living life on hold while looking for a soul mate, say those who monitor the changing social scene. Renounce the blind date, 'resist the tyranny of coupledom,' reject this year's husband-luring work, The Program, and anything else that encourages the idea that you should abandon all your free time in panicky

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... When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. -- Lao Tzu

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Business Leadership Lessons From the NBA? Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson may be able to teach business leaders a thing or two off the court. So says University of Maryland professor Henry P. Sims Jr., co-author of “The New SuperLeadership: Leading Others to Lead Themselves.” Sims and co-author Charles Manz, single out Jackson as a new type of SuperLeader: One who leads others to lead

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Relatively few educational systems direct much attention to their next generation of leaders. For teachers who want to become effective leaders, the greatest share of responsibility to grow and develop rests primarily with ourselves. But how do we start the journey to develop those leadership skills? First, it's essential to be a learner as well as a teacher. In reality, when dealing with the

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... To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you

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By Robin S. Sharma Without self-mastery he has no understanding of inner power; without inner power, he has no peace; and without peace, where is joy? Bhagavad Gita Your character is who you are in the dark. It is your personal guidance system, your inner core of wisdom that is the governor which determines the heights to which you will rise on your upward path to self-mastery. The

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90% of failures in life are character failures, not ability failures. -- Stephen Covey In response to shenanigans on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice". USA Today's Coverage of "The Apprentice"

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Many Canadians are ready at the drop of a hat to argue that the country's primary and secondary education systems deserve a failing grade. Except in Edmonton. Few of us realize that the Alberta capital is a North American poster child for public-school education, a model from which others can learn. The key point is that academic performance depends not only on investments that schools make in

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"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor." -- Vince Lombardi "The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual." -- Vince Lombardi "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have

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"While it has entertainment value as a show," Hennessey says, "there's an awful lot you can learn about business by watching 'Survivor. Hennessey is an associate business professor at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The way Hennessey sees it the TV "survivors" are put into an isolation that parallels the business challenges awaiting a lot of careerists. Adaptation is the key. As

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According to an Associated Press report, schools in Nashville are no longer posting honour rolls, and they may soon put an end to hanging good student work up in the hallways for all to take note of and applaud. All this, in a concentrated effort not to embarrass the underachiever. The Nashville schools are taking this extraordinary step on the advice of board lawyers after complaints from

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"We have to change the culture of our schools," Mr. Klein said. "We don't have a culture of excellence...We have become not surprisingly an excuse-based culture," he said. "I cannot tell you when I walk around how often I hear it's the kids, it's the parents, it's the school system, it's the principal, it's the supervisor, it's anyone but me. Try to produce effective outcomes in that kind of

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Fifty years after racially segregated schooling was pronounced unconstitutional, one-race public schools, and even virtually one-race districts, still exist. Despite a growing number of thoroughly integrated schools, many remain overwhelmingly white or minority. And schools with many black and Hispanic children, especially if most of those pupils live in poverty, often come up short on standard

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Research on 100 executives from Fortune 1000 companies revealed that every $1.00 invested in coaching programs created $5.70 in improved results. Among the benefits to companies, executives reported improvements of 53% in productivity, 48% in quality, 48% in organizational strength, 39% in customer service. Quoted from Business Wire Magazine January 4, 2001

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"To be more effective with others, we first need to become more effective with ourselves." -- Kevin Cashman If leadership is so important, why are effective business leaders so rare? Kevin Cashman, a Minneapolis-based leadership coach, thinks that he has the answer: "Too many people separate the act of leadership from the leader. They see leadership as something that they do -- rather than as an

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Take a piece of me and give it to you. is that really what you want me to do? Display on my sleeve for all the world to see. the beautiful love between you and me? Let your soul blend together completely with mine. to be as one until the end of time? Give up

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The following is an excerpt from a White House press release. "Marriage is a sacred institution, and its protection is essential to the continued strength of our society. Marriage Protection Week provides an opportunity to focus our efforts on preserving the sanctity of marriage and on building strong and healthy marriages in America. To encourage marriage and promote the well-being of

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“It is essential to the community that we have in our service leaders at every level who possess the skills, abilities and attitudes that will enable them to successfully carry out the responsibilities incumbent to their office. There is no quick way to develop leaders. Leaders must learn throughout their lives never ceasing as students, never being above gaining new insights or studying

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Just when everything was going so well, my fasting plan was sabotaged. Damm you Little Caesar! Although I had carefully planned for an entire weekend of fasting, I was not prepared to be confronted the smell of pizza. I fought the urge for a hour, asking that the pizza be stored in the oven, so I couldn't smell it and that the culprits refrain from eating in front of them. Despite not feeling

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"As the seasons change, it is a great time to renew and recharge the mind, body, and spirit through fasting. Fasting is a time-honored and natural way of maintaining good health and detoxifying the body. During a fast, the body is in a more relaxed and focused state and is better prepared to release stored-up toxins through all of its eliminating organs. The health benefits of this process can be

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Growing up the only thing I wanted to be was a teacher. I could not think of a job that could be as rewarding and fulfilling at the same time. I looked forward to working with young people and staying young as a result of their enthusiasm. What I wasn’t prepared for was the lack of enthusiasm on the part of my fellow teachers. As a athlete I had always be driven to be the best and to always push

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"For it is not simply because of mere sluggishness alone that human relationships repeat themselves from case to case in such unspeakably monotonous and unfrefreshed ways; there is also a certain shyness for new, unforeseeable experiences generally, because one doesn't feel up to them. But only for the one who is on the lookout for everything, who excludes nothing not even the most enigmatic,

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Time and time again I've been told "The Future is Yours". Maybe I don't want it. I'd hate to be an unappreciative owner, so maybe I'll give it away.Can this be done? Is it mine to give? They did say, "The Future is Yours". Thus I can do with it what I want. This must be how the saying "Throwing Your Future Way" came about. I've always felt that it was import to "waste not, want not". Do you

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FOR ALL THOSE IN DOCTORAL PURGATORY The Lord of the Rings:an allegory of the PhD? by Dave Pritchard The story starts with Frodo: a young hobbit, quite bright, a bit dissatisfied with what he's learnt so far and with his mates back home who just seem to want to get jobs and settle down and drink beer. He's also very much in awe of his tutor and mentor, the very senior

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END OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE All good things must come to an end. Like the Greek, Roman, Ottoman, and British empires that at one time seemed indestructible the American empire is showing evidence that the crumble has begun. In the new millenium it is undeniable that Money Makes the World Go Round. Money serves as the foundation of the U.S. empire and will also serve as the primary cause of its

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Bring a little magic to your life. I have never been a fan of magic tricks, but this one is wicked cool. Be prepared to be amazed.Check out the following link. Online magic

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The journey begins... ETA -- unknown. Distance -- unknown. Destination -- unknown. And yet my fingers tingle with excitment of where, what and who I will encouter.

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