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		<title>The Micromanaging Side of the Analytic Leader (AL)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tina’s management team complained to her boss about her leadership style. Not only were many of them on the verge of leaving the organization but her style was also taking its toll on the 100 plus employees she was managing.  Her staff was saying things like: • We don’t know what’s going on because she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you an Analytic Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do the following characteristics describe you? Analysis–oriented Facts/data driven Value being knowledgeable Thoughtful contributor Logical, systematic thinker Value credentials, experience Thorough and detailed Cautious decision maker Always prepared, do your homework If you said yes to most of these items, then you are probably an Analytical Leader (AL). The Analytical Leader (AL) is information and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Myth #1 Being Open: Weakness or Strength?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some believe that leaders should remain somewhat distanced from direct reports. In their view, if leaders reveal too much about themselves, they risk being seen as too close with their employees and therefore set themselves up to be taken advantage of. Many believe that if an employee sees a leader’s “inner side” it is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make the Switch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Leadership Development Services we frequently refer to Switch by Dan and Chris Heath to help our clients enhance team leadership and make change when change is hard and necessary. The authors share compelling stories of powerful changes and describe what it takes to make change happen. Their stories aren’t examples of complex, organizational restructures (although the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Change is Hard: A Story, A Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making change is hard. Dan and Chris Heath tell the story of Dr.Don Berwick, who brought a group of hospital administrators together and told them what they already knew – that people were dying unnecessarily in hospitals.  He introduced them to a mother who spoke to the group about the death of her daughter from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Slippery Slope: Supervising Friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have been promoted from the ranks into a supervisory position. Your knowledge,skills, abilities and attitude have been recognized and now you find yourself supervising your peers, some of whom have become close friends. What to do? How do you maintain the delicate balance between friend and supervisor without compromising either? It is not uncommon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you want to win or succeed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since when is there something wrong with winning? And who wants to lose?  No one I know.  So what is the secret?  It is that you need to work with other people, win agreements, and in the process, not make them feel like losers.  Everyone at the table needs to walk away feeling like they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you the Rider or the Elephant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the circus act where atop the giant elephant is a little guy with a switch?  He directs the elephant here and there, but we all know that if the elephant decided to run amok, the rider would be powerless to control him.  Within each of us there is a rider and an elephant.  Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No, no, no!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever negotiated with someone who always said no, no, no? These folks don’t seem to be open to any position but their own.  They demand, but they don’t give. They insist, interrupt and interject. As a result, you end up being frustrated and either walk away when you shouldn’t or give more than you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What kind of a negotiator are you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leadership Development Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although we all bring various levels of knowledge, skills and experience to the table, we also each have a preferential negotiation style.  Our negotiation style can work for us or against us. The key is to understand and harness it. Are you a Driver?  If so, you aren’t afraid to ask for a lot, demand [...]]]></description>
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