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	<description>Thoughts and Techniques for achieving Self Leadership in life and work</description>
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		<title>Finding and Developing Leaders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Australia,  almost one half of organisations are not effective in finding and developing leaders, which identifies some critical challenges for employers if they are to take advantage of the economic recovery &#8211; this situation has been  revealed in a recent study by Drake International. 
The report, Gearing up for Growth,  found that 44% of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/finding-and-developing-leaders/</link>
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		<title>Year of the Tiger 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a Leo/Ox I don&#8217;t believe much in hororscopes   but with Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing I cannot ignore the current zeitgeist.
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the tiger is a symbol of power and authority and therefore leadership; unfortunately the style of leadership represented is poor on relationship.
Poor people leadership is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/year-of-the-tiger-2010/</link>
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		<title>People, Performance and Results</title>
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Managers and leaders are ultimately responsible for the results that they achieve through people, it is therefore essential that they understand the principles involved in raising the performance of their people and teams.
The formula in the above diagram that brings the essential components into focus and causes us to realise that if; expectations, ability or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/people-performance-and-results/</link>
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		<title>Leadership is Influence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many definitions of leadership but my favourite in terms of its practicality is:
“Leadership is getting work done with and through others, whilst gaining their trust and cooperation.”
In a modern matrixed organisation, the ‘others’ that we need to lead may be our subordinates but just as likely they will be our peers, our bosses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/leadership-is-influence/</link>
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		<title>The Evolution of Coaching</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coaching, circ. 1984
As part of my study of leadership and business, I recently read a classic— Tom Peters’ 1985 book, A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference.  This book followed his best selling book on great companies, Search for Excellence (1982).  By the time I read over 300 pages, I knew that I was going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/the-evolution-of-coaching/</link>
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		<title>Make 2010 a Positive Year</title>
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2009 could be associated with many negative emotion; fear, anxiety, uncertainty, regret etc. This is not all bad because emotions have &#8216;motivational consequences&#8217;. If we view our emotions as a feedback system, we can use the information to change our behaviours or make better choices.
Positive Emotions
My opening paragraph is unlikely to be a surprise because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/make-2010-a-positive-year/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Christmas</title>
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Happy Holidays to all our readers &#8211; whether you celebrate this holiday as religious festival or just get caught up in the spirit of goodwill.
Spend your Money like a Wise Man
If you want to be happy this Christmas you may or may not be surprised that research proves that spending money on other people increases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/coaching/its-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Reflecting and Learning: 2009 to 2010</title>
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As Christmas approaches we get time to reflect upon what we have learned from 2009; here are a few things that come to my mind.
It has undoubtedly been a tough year with a global financial meltdown and  H1N1 amongst the challenges we have all faced &#8211; so what have we learned?
Most people learn by feedback  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/reflecting-and-leaning-2009-to-2010/</link>
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		<title>Putting a Price on Word of Mouth</title>
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I just got a call from Australia, from James who needed a coach for one his bank&#8217;s people in Singapore. The reason I got the call was that James had heard about me from Yuvi who had previously used me for some communication training and the reason he used me is that he had heard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/putting-a-price-on-word-of-mouth/</link>
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		<title>The Fifth Discipline and Self-Actualization Psychology</title>
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In 1990 Peter Senge published a book that has become a classic, a book that most people in leadership and management roles in business, most who consult or coach within organizations, and those who seek to stay on the cutting edge of business have read.  I’m speaking, of course, about the book The Fifth Discipline. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://selfleadership.com/blog/topic/leadership/the-fifth-discipline-and-self-actualization-psychology/</link>
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