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Personal Leadership

Stimulate Insights with the Relaxation Response

18 February 2006

I stumbled across an interesting article from the November 2005 issue of Harvard Business Review, titled “Are You Working Too Hard?“. In the article stress is defined as “a psychological response to any change, whether good or bad, that alerts the adaptive fight-or-flight response in the brain and the body“. Stress plays an important role [...]

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How to Select What to Read for Personal Development

6 February 2006

“The man who reads nothing at all is better informed than the man who reads nothing but newspapers” – Thomas JeffersonThis is specifically directed towards those of us who are selecting books to read for personal development and growth purposes. I feel this is something we should take more seriously as books significantly influence our [...]

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Understanding Leadership Context

8 December 2005

As leaders it’s important to gain an understanding of the context in which we practice leadership. To assist in understanding context the levels of leadership model, illustrated below, is helpful. In our every days lives we practice leadership at various levels, each requiring a different set of competencies, styles and approach. The various levels of [...]

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Limit Distracted by Technology and Focus on Practicing Creativity

27 July 2005

 An article from CNET News.com entitled “Driven to distraction by technology” states that: The typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes by a phone call, e-mail, instant message or other distraction. The problem is that it takes about eight uninterrupted minutes for our brains to get into a really creative state. In addition to [...]

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