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What Do Followers Want? CASE

I decided to explore leadership videos on YouTube tonight. I looked through several: pictures of beautiful scenes with inspiring words floating in front; Al Pacino in the defense scene in Scent of a Woman; a video labeled The Funniest Leadership Video; and more. The one I decided to share is a bit dry to watch [...]

11Aug2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Solar, Anyone?

Not long ago, I heard T. Boone Pickens say that Obama should “step up and lead” regarding energy independence for America. According to Pickens, Americans have many sources of alternative energy to choose from: solar, wind, propane, natural gas, ethanol made from algae or switchgrass, geothermal, electricity, and more. If Obama were to call on [...]

29Jul2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Right? Or In Relationship?

I just joined a leadership community, MOR, which stands for “Maximizing Organizational Resources.” I checked out a blog entry entitled “It’s the Little  Things that Have an Impact.” Here the link to that blog entry, written by Neptali. His “little thing” was a statement he heard at a leadership session he attended: “You can be [...]

11May2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Another Sudoku Insight

I am almost done with my latest Sudoku book. I have two “Beware, Very Challenging” puzzles left, and I’ve left them until I finish all the easy puzzles that I skipped earlier. One of the easy puzzles didn’t seem so easy. It actually required me to put little numbers in squares, which most of the [...]

4May2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Cheers for Blomberg!

I watched Michael Blomberg, the mayor of New York, on Morning Joe this morning, while pedaling my exercise bike.  I saw good leadership and excellent people skills in action. The news people at the table praised Blomberg to the skies for managing New York effectively in a trying economic/cultural time. He would have none of [...]

19Apr2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama a Weak Leader? No Way!

As you surely know, the Health Care Bill became law today. Obama led us to this point, and we have arrived. No, it’s not a perfect bill — but we don’t need a perfect bill. We need a foundation upon which to build — and now we have that. As a person who has had [...]

23Mar2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Is “Strong” the Opposite of “Rude”?

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”  Jim Rohn quotes (American Speaker and Author. He is famous for motivational audio programs [...]

17Mar2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Are You a Good Boss?

This article from CNN Careers (which came to me via Twitter) describes what lots of people think makes a good boss. Not surprisingly, some of the most valued qualities show up as actions: Showing respect Being available for consultation Offering constructive criticism (in a kind way) Making suggestions Being flexible Keeping employees informed Being available [...]

10Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Another Great List

It’s amazing, when you begin looking for them, just how many lists you can find. Here’s one that I found through Twitter: a blog entry on Great Leadership by Dan McCarthy. Here’s the link. This blog entry takes the Aretha Franklin song R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and uses it to show how leaders can show respect for their [...]

3Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Thanks to Gary Winters for a Great List!

Here is part of a recent post on Gary Winters’ blog, The Leadership Almanac.  He provides leaders with a great list to help them know if they’re on the right track as leaders. What I like about the list is that is focuses on the followers. I often work on websites. It’s amazing how often [...]

1Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 1 comment | Continued
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