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November 28, 2011
True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development

Being part of an ongoing group of six people—True North Groups—who know you intimately is the best way to develop your emotional intelligence (EQ), according to Bill George and Doug Baker, authors of “True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development.” True North Groups enable us to integrate the drives for bonding and comprehension into our development as human beings and leaders.

By Bill George and Doug Baker

As a result of myriad leadership and economic failures in the past, both personal growth and leadership development are undergoing a significant rethinking. Macroeconomic theories prevalent for the last 30 years convinced many opinion leaders that people are motivated by monetary gains alone and act only in their economic self-interest.

August 2, 2010
Learning Is the Master Skill

“Are leaders born or made?” It’s a question we get asked nearly every time we give a speech or conduct a workshop. Our answer? We’ve never met a leader who wasn’t born! We've also never met an accountant, artist, athlete, engineer, lawyer, physician, writer, or zoologist who wasn't born. We’re all born. That’s a given. It’s what you do with what you have before you die that makes the difference.

Meet “The Truth About Leadership” authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner at The Leadership Challenge Forum in San Diego in August. Visit their website at: 
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Reprinted by permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., from “The Truth About Leadership” by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Copyright (c) 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

July 1, 2005
Class Monitor

At the University of Minnesota, Jim Gregory is Big Brother. As a media resources manager, Gregory tries not to think of his job in Orwellian terms, but there's no denying that with a couple of mouse-clicks he and his staff can see into hundreds of classro.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ

At the University of Minnesota, Jim Gregory is Big Brother. As a media resources manager, Gregory tries not to think of his job in Orwellian terms, but there's no denying that with a couple of mouse-clicks he and his staff can see into hundreds of classro.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ

April 1, 2005
Before and After

An associate professor of Egyptian archaeology at the University of California Los Angeles, Willeke Wendrich, recently sent me some PowerPoint slides to "spruce up." Professor Wendrich's slides were not overly verbose, and they illustrated her presentatio.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩

An associate professor of Egyptian archaeology at the University of California Los Angeles, Willeke Wendrich, recently sent me some PowerPoint slides to "spruce up." Professor Wendrich's slides were not overly verbose, and they illustrated her presentatio.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩

December 8, 2004
The multimedia paradox

Are PowerPoint slides a more effective teaching visual than words on a chalkboard or text in a book? The latest research indicates that multimedia can produce better learning outcomes in the classroom, but also that poorly prepared and implemented multime.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.

Are PowerPoint slides a more effective teaching visual than words on a chalkboard or text in a book? The latest research indicates that multimedia can produce better learning outcomes in the classroom, but also that poorly prepared and implemented multime.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.

March 1, 2004
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BOREDOM IS THE WORD MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSOFT POWERPOINT, THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR PRESENTATION-GRAPHICS PROGRAM — BUT "STUPID" IS QUICKLY BECOMING THE DESCRIPTOR OF CHOICE FOR THE SOFTWARE SEEMINGLY EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE.

BOREDOM IS THE WORD MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSOFT POWERPOINT, THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR PRESENTATION-GRAPHICS PROGRAM — BUT "STUPID" IS QUICKLY BECOMING THE DESCRIPTOR OF CHOICE FOR THE SOFTWARE SEEMINGLY EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE.

June 4, 2003
Perfect practice

"If only I'd had more time to practice," goes the common post-presentation lament. But, as Dave Zielinski reports, the difference between a mediocre presentation and a memorable one is more a function of how you practice, not how much.

If you're like many presenters, the end of a presentation signals the start of your brilliant hindsight. If only I hadn't stumbled over that key phrase. If only I had handled that question a bit more deftly or found more compelling data to support my message. And of course, one of the most common post-presentation laments, if only I'd had more time to practice.

The truth is, no amount of preparation time is enough. Allot one month to develop and practice for a big presentation and in the post-mortem, you wish it would have been two.

June 4, 2003
Perfect practice

"If only I'd had more time to practice," goes the common post-presentation lament. But, as Dave Zielinski reports, the difference between a mediocre presentation and a memorable one is more a function of how you practice, not how much.

If you're like many presenters, the end of a presentation signals the start of your brilliant hindsight. If only I hadn't stumbled over that key phrase. If only I had handled that question a bit more deftly or found more compelling data to support my message. And of course, one of the most common post-presentation laments, if only I'd had more time to practice.

The truth is, no amount of preparation time is enough. Allot one month to develop and practice for a big presentation and in the post-mortem, you wish it would have been two.

December 1, 2001
A South Carolina fabric and chemical manufa...

A South Carolina fabric and chemical manufacturer uses a machine that runs five times faster than anticipated and completes tasks that were totally unexpected when the company authorized the purchase order. That's because employees have made more than 200 small improvements to that machine, contributing to the organization's competitive advantage in a challenging industry.

A South Carolina fabric and chemical manufacturer uses a machine that runs five times faster than anticipated and completes tasks that were totally unexpected when the company authorized the purchase order. That's because employees have made more than 200 small improvements to that machine, contributing to the organization's competitive advantage in a challenging industry.


August 1, 2001
case studyPhysics teacher tests the force of the Internet

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March 1, 2000
Resources

Confronting the ring of rudeness Presenters, beware: One of your closest companions is out to ruffle your feathers and stop you dead in mid-slide. Who is this miscreant? Your cell phone. An estimated

Confronting the ring of rudeness Presenters, beware: One of your closest companions is out to ruffle your feathers and stop you dead in mid-slide. Who is this miscreant? Your cell phone. An estimated