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		<title>12 Ways to Connect and Mobilize People</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/12-ways-to-connect-and-mobilize-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young leaders often explain their aspirations in self-centered language. They focus on themselves and neglect others. Individual contributors are great, but leaders always connect and mobilize people. Leadership is about them. 12 ways to connect and mobilize: Highlight need &#8211; explain why things can&#8217;t go on as they are. Make them know they matter &#8211; show [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12405&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Pretending Develops Leaders</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/how-pretending-develops-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your brain knows gibberish when it hears it. You can’t fool yourself. “I think I can,” sounds like a lie to someone who believes they can’t. Pretending you can doesn&#8217;t help, but pretending does. Expand skills and develop behaviors by pretending. Example: Fred’s performance stalled. It’s time for a tough conversation that you dread. Worse yet, tough conversations often [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12393&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Power of Vulnerability</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/the-secret-power-of-vulnerability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Book Notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image source The power of  vulnerability is lost when you don’t dare or don’t know how. Bill Treasurer, author of, “Leaders Open Doors,” said, “I used to drink too much. Way too much. … Three years after getting sober … I decided to reveal to my boss, a partner at Accenture, that I was in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12379&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Stand Up for Your Great Idea</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/10-ways-to-standing-up-for-your-great-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your idea got shot down. Give up, play safe, or push forward? Courage and boldness create your future. Cowardice solidifies your past. Leaders don&#8217;t give up quickly. Boldly advocate. Courageously stand up. Tenaciously push forward. How to stand up for your ideas: Courage and boldness don’t have to be rude, irritating, and adversarial. Jerks aren&#8217;t [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12366&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Surprising Path to the Top</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/the-surprising-path-to-the-top/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image source Top tier leaders develop their leadership; bottom tier leaders don’t. Lousy leaders don&#8217;t develop their leadership. Those who need it most &#8211; want it least. Those who need it least &#8211; want it most. Simple test: Ask yourself, “What am I doing to develop my leadership?” Lousy leaders don’t have an answer. Number [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12357&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Teams Fight and What to Do About It</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/why-teams-fight-and-what-to-do-about-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conflict resolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image source Nothing is more frustrating, from a leadership point of view, than a group of individuals circling each other like vultures. In-fighting wastes time, energy, and resources. Incompetent leaders have teams who turn on each other. Focus: Lack of focus invites conflict. Teams who don’t know what’s important can’t focus. Leaders focus teams by [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12348&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Passion Comes From</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/where-passion-comes-from/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passion is longing to be what you could be, but aren&#8217;t. Passion for leadership is the combination of falling below your imagined leadership potential and longing for exceptional leadership &#8211; at the same time. The gap between longing and attainment is passion. You: ABC&#8217;s of finding your passion: Accept disappointing performance. You read leadership books, blogs, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12340&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Too Afraid to Matter</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/too-afraid-to-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leadership journey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image source *** Fear binds to the present. Paralyzing fear pats you on the back when nothing changes. Fear cheers for the status quo. Fear says; don’t stand out because you’ll: Look foolish. Screw up. (You will) Get in over your head. Lose what you have. Seem arrogant. Others aren’t standing out. What gives you [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12330&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Bring Out the Best</title>
		<link>http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/how-to-bring-out-the-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bringing out your best is child’s play compared to bringing out their best. Leaders who bring out the best in others make courage possible. Nothing meaningful happens without courage. Encourage courage. Everyone is still unlearning the necessary fear parents taught us. Leaders have the courage to develop courage in others. Who before what: Bringing out [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadershipfreak.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10864390&#038;post=12327&#038;subd=leadershipfreak&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Dan Rockwell</dc:creator>
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