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“Leading UP – Put the Straw Away.“ Episode 3 of the Leadership Character Webinar Series is presented by Jane Perdue (@thehrgoddess).  It will be offered on September 21, 2010 at 3 PM Eastern. One of the definitions for “leader” in the World English Dictionary is “a person who rules, guides, or inspires others.” Other words [...]

Our guest for Meet LeadChange this week, September 9, 2010, at 3 PM Eastern is Jane Perdue (web, LinkedIn, @thehrgoddess).  She’s the CEO and Chief Inspiration Instigator for The Braithewaite Group, a female-owned professional development and consulting firm. Jane delights in inspiring and challenging at the intersection of the art of leadership and the science [...]

I was reminded this morning of the potential for good and bad through social media. I read these two posts (here, and one written to Christians here) about the narcissistic nature of involvement in social media and they made me think. With a bit of reflection, I am challenged to keep the focus of my [...]

Our guest for Meet LeadChange on September 2, 2010 at 3 PM Eastern is Jen Kuhn (web, LinkedIn, @JenKunhPR), co-founder of The Experience Factor.  Jen and her partner, Kelly Ketelboeter (@KetelboeterPR) make the invisible visible at The Experience Factor; helping businesses understand their mission IS their customer experience.  They help businesses make sure their leaders [...]

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to contribute a post to a series conceived and published by Lead Change member Shawn Murphy called Wake Up and Shake It Up. The series was an eye-opener for several reasons. First, several Lead Change Group members contributed to the great series. In addition me and Shawn, [...]

The definitions of words intrigue me. Words can have multiple meanings. Think of one quick (clean) example, the word coast. It can mean someplace we hope the oil doesn’t ruin or it can mean to neither accelerate or brake (as opposed to break). I’ve spoken before about character-based leadership as leading from who you are [...]

“Other men will make other violins, but no man shall make a better one.” Antonius Stradivarius

Shawn Murphy (member profile, blog, @shawmu, LinkedIn) is the Founder, CEO and President of Achieved Strategies.  His passion is helping businesses change how they create value by bringing together people, strategy, operations, and leadership. For over 20 years, Shawn has worked with senior executives, middle managers and individual contributors to successfully transform businesses and individuals.  [...]

Now that we’re posting on the Lead Change blog daily, you can help promote character-based leadership, and the other Contributing Members and guest bloggers in 5 minutes a day.  Bookmark the blog and once a day you can catch up on a member’s blog post and share it with your social network with just a [...]

Teri Aulph (@TeriAulph, LinkedIn) is a published author, coach, consultant and leader.  She’s the principal consultant at Teri Aulph Consulting and Director of the 360 HR team for 360JobInterview.com.  She’s also an accomplished and popular author on the Examiner. Teri’s focus is on strengthening the space where the people and the business intersect. She specializes [...]