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Being a boss doesn't necessarily make you a leader, nor does being bossy.
In fact, a leader isn't always the boss.
The difference between the two is this: Bosses manage; leaders inspire. Anyone can manage, but not everyone can lead.
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#FutureLeaders is the first step in providing a generation of young people with a framework of leadership development tools that challenge the status quo in our society.
As you may know, our schools and workplace cultures are plagued by bullying, negative bias and disengagement.
Our goal is to and help students leverage the natural talents while learning how to use authority and popularity to help others and lead positive change in their schools, places of work and their families.
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The GIVE Leadership Institute is an organization I co-founded a few years ago to help leaders everywhere improve the quality of their leadership.
With your help, we can help hundreds, if not thousands of young students, learn how to identify their stregths, develop trusting relationships and minimize conflict.
Any size contribution and or sharing this video will be greatly appreciated!
Al Gonzalez, co-founder, GIVE Leadership Institute. 
tuXccoaching's curator insight,
March 28, 11:17 AM
Completamente de acuerdo, si potenciamos y facilitamos el liderazgo en la escuela, con herramientas de Coaching y enseñamos desde el corazón, a los profesores, a los padres,a las madres y los propios alumnos,reduciremos el porcentaje tan elevado de buylling, podremos aprender a ver un conflicto, como una oportunidad para mejorar las relaciones. Un buen líder coach, sabe manejar estas situaciones. ¿Los colegios son espacios eficaces para el aprendizaje de la convivencia y para gestionar los conflictos?. ¿Cómo resuelven los profesores sus propios conflictos?. ¿Establecemos un buen clima en el aula?. Es muy importante, saber ¿Cómo perciben los alumnos la relación que existe entre entre el centro educativo y la familia? Delete the scoop?
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Over many years of managing web design and development teams, I have had the honor of working with some amazing artists who carefully craft beautiful
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Broken Record
...An interesting issue is that colleagues in other teams don’t like working with Miguel. They find him arrogant and hard to work with on projects or in brainstorming sessions.
One of his colleagues openly rolls her eyes at Miguel and calls him a “broken” record, as he goes on and on about the importance of quality. Another employee gave Miguel the nickname, “the RIGHT man”, as Miguel is never wrong. Delete the scoop?
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Trust is... Simple—When you break it down into its essential components of competence, integrity, benevolence, and dependability, trust is really pretty simple. Be good at what you do. Act with int... Via John Lasschuit ®™, Jean-Philippe D'HALLUIN
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Great scoop! From the article:
Forgiving—Trust assumes the best intentions of others and looks to forgive when someone falls short of expectations. Trust knows that people aren’t perfect and that mistakes will happen, but people will generally prove themselves worthy of the trust placed in them. 
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
May 20, 10:08 AM
This serves as a counter balance to a recent article by a person who wrote about trust and it did not make sense. 
Jean-Philippe D'HALLUIN's curator insight,
May 20, 1:49 PM
from article : Leadership—Leadership is about influencing others, and if people don’t trust you, you won’t be able to influence them. Leadership and trust go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other 
Anne Egros's comment,
May 20, 2:09 PM
I agree with this one : One careless act can instantaneously destroy trust that has taken years to develop, especially when the breach of trust involves a personal character failure.
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As a leader, are you going (or have you been) through tough times? If so, it may be time to reflect on some who have been down that road before you. For the POWs in the Vietnam War, facing serious ...
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Fantastic post via @LeonLeeEllis. I like the whole article but here is one area I would like to highlight: Go Deep—Find Meaning and Make ChangesAdversity builds character by forcing us to face our deepest beliefs and values. In the crucibles of life, when all the pretend stuff melts away it’s much easier to clarify what is really important and what is not. We have the opportunity to find meaning in our suffering and meaning is a treasure worth finding.
The transformation that we most need isn’t very inviting in good times, but in difficult times our pain can give us the energy and motivation to change our attitudes and behaviors.
As Victor Frankl put it, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” The painful struggles that we would never choose often afford the greatest opportunity for personal growth, and personal growth is the only path to genuine leadership development. Delete the scoop?
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Suppose you are part of your organization’s management team. The organization is trying to encourage an employee idea program so employees will come up with possibilities to improve your prospects,... Via MyCreativeTeam, David Hain
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Good Scoop David! These ones got my attention:
Employee Idea Killers
~The management team does not share information about the organization to allow employees to generate strategic ideas.
~No one openly requests employees share their expertise and insights.
~Requiring all employees to participate in the program.
~Not explaining the impact employees can have on the organization with their participation.~Hanging up a suggestion box – either physical or virtual – and expecting the rest to take care of itself.
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A strong culture isn't something you wish into place, or even will into place. It's something you build. Here's how. Via John Michel, Jean-Philippe D'HALLUIN
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Tpotally agree with Don on item #5. I also like #3.
Create an environment of trust. 
donhornsby's curator insight,
May 15, 7:29 AM
A good article on building a winning culture in your organization. I especially thought the fifth point was key:
5. Focus on results and build accountability. A winning culture is not just about setting the right goals and pushing hard toward milestones. It is about measuring performance, learning from mistakes, and holding every stakeholder accountable. Accountability can come in many forms, but in a truly winning culture that has the right people doing the right things, people hold themselves accountable. There is no better system for accountability than that. 
Scott Span, MSOD's comment,
May 15, 10:53 AM
All great points... particularly # 3. Without trust, not much else can happen.
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Courageous leadership. You hear that term a lot these days. It is a call to commit and act; to make hard choices and take risks; and to do what’s unpopular and right. Language can be a funny thing though. Via Susan Bainbridge, Ricard Lloria
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Fantastic scoop Ricard! Me gustó mucho este artículo, muy importante!
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4) Won’t Listen: ... They cut people off to avoid a discussion. Or, they simply walk away when they’re in mid-sentence. These leaders must always have their way – and steamroll anyone who questions them. In their world, only a few voices have value. Some call that decisiveness. Most interpret it as fear. Where employees have no say, they have no stake. And their talent – and all those ideas – gets wasted. That just hinders the organization…and ultimately the leaders themselves. 
Esther Turón Perez's comment,
May 15, 11:22 AM
Thanks Robin for comments an Rescoop, ;P, There are a lot of narcissist at the world, XD.
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Studies show that around 80 percent of workers are not passionate about what they do. Here are 3 ways to start changing the status quo. Via Maya Mathias
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Thanks Maya, it was great having you on the show. I really like the 3 filters! 
Karin Sebelin's comment,
May 14, 1:05 PM
We should never speak theoretically about empathy :-) Empathy is a practice!
Maya Mathias's comment,
May 14, 5:12 PM
Thanks for all the shares and comments! It was truly a joy to serve and I'm glad it resonates.
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May 14, 7:48 PM
We need different people running many organizations. Delete the scoop?
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Do you have employees who are abrasive or who bully others? If so, do you know what to do about it? Abrasive behavior is harsh, strident, and verbal behavior that is hurtful and leaves people feeling annoyed more than frightened. They are words that grate on subordinates, peers and superiors Via Ricard Lloria, David Ludlow
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Great resource on differentiating between abrasive and bullying behaviors and what to do about it. Delete the scoop?
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Are you a go-giver, a go-getter, or a go-taker?
Your answer is directly related to the quality of your leadership! Delete the scoop?
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Always be developing future leaders. Fulfilling the leadership pipeline is never complete. For instance, Gartland provided this example: “We had personality profiles conducted for everyone in our sales organization. That gave us a baseline view of each individual’s potential, strengths and limitations. When we match to their current performance, we are able to view them from where they are now, how we can help them meet their goals and where we see them moving next.” Delete the scoop?
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The business world loves CEOs with charm and vision. But research suggests chasing these leadership traits comes with plenty of dangers.
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Listening looks to be even more important for Sustainable Leadership. From the article:
Where Charisma Fails The problem of charismatic leaders is, ironically, their strength. When a company is moving in the right direction, the charismatic leader can super-charge progress. They're very good at getting people in the company to move in one way or another. But when they start to move in the wrong direction, they're just as good at getting everyone to nod their heads and move in lockstep.
Vision is important, but so is a keen sense of hearing. Leading a company means working with all the employees. Why assume that you're the only one with a good idea or keen insight? Delete the scoop?
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I highly recommend reading this story.
A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father going and coming in the hall waiting for the doctor. Once seeing him, the dad yelled:
The doctor smiled and said:
The doctor smiled again and replied: “I will say what Job said in the Holy Book “From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”. Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go and intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”
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Have you ever noticed how when someone tells us they’ve been really busy with work, we automatically interpret this as being a bad thing? Certainly, no one associates having a lot of work to do with sunshine, love, happiness or any other positive experience. Via John Lasschuit ®™
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This is a very good read, very relevant. So many times managers will encourage staff members to be creative and have fun only to scold them if things don't go as expected. :(
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To make matters worse, even if we are lucky enough to do work we enjoy, that sense of satisfaction tends to be short-lived as we’re rarely given the space to grow and evolve, with the freedom to make mistakes without being blackballed a failure and someone no longer worthy of development or the attention of those in charge.
And so, we inevitably hunker down, hoping that someday our ship will come in as a reward for all the sacrifices we’ve made, and we’ll finally get to live the life we always wanted and do the work that we’ve dreamed about doing all those many years ago. Delete the scoop?
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We all play a role in conflict development and supervisors need to help all team members understand how conflict develops and what we can do to preven...
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Authority can be a double edge sword!
When we are given supervisory authority over others, we have to be extremely careful to verify our assumptions as authority can enhance our need to be “right” and justified in our assumptions. There is nothing more detrimental to staff morale than being incorrectly judged by management. 
AlGonzalezinfo's comment,
May 21, 9:48 PM
Thanks Robin, I have to admit I caught myself many times doing this when I started using leadership development tools and trying to improve the trust level with my staff members. As anyone can lead, we can all challenge our own assumptions and help develop trust with others. When we do this, the process of influencing positive change becomes much easier.
Jose Nevarez's curator insight,
May 22, 8:30 AM
Great information for understanding conflict and use it for the writer's advantage.
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May 22, 6:36 PM
We need mindful practices and to learn to take a breath. Delete the scoop?
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I scooped this one on my fitness topic, but it fits on this one as well. Karen is a truly inpirational leader, in the gym and life in general.
AlGonzalezinfo's curator insight,
May 20, 10:45 PM
Karen, you and your family are truly inspirational. Prayers are with you, Neil and Tristan!
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See, real health and wellness cannot be defined by our physical abilities.
If that were the case, people like my son would be considered unhealthy, because he, like many people, do not have full use of their bodies. That’s why I also teach about creating inner health, because having a strong spirit is just as important as having strong muscles. That’s what I’ve learned from Tristan.
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May 22, 8:34 AM
A wonderful reminder how true health and wellness is foremost an inside job... Delete the scoop?
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As you will learn in this show, the answer to the question above is directly related to the quality of your leadership
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In today’s show, Bob Burg, co-author of the best selling book The Go-Giver, joins us to share his thoughts on how his 5 laws of stratospheric success can help you improve the quality of your leadership. Delete the scoop?
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Very interesting... Can this be a sign of changing times? Fascinating read, thanks Christine!
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Before Yale can determine whether the test can help them enhance the admissions process, the results first have to prove that it can predict certain outcomes. For now, Yale's School of Management and School of Medicine are allowing applicants the option to take the test, then they will study the results in a few years to determine whether using the applicant's emotional intelligence quotient would have "led to different results, predicted problems, or predicted unusual achievement." 
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May 16, 4:22 AM
This is all about self-awareness. The degree to which people have this, or not, varies greatly. But the good news is that self-awareness can be developed. How? By gradually building understanding of self and why we do what we do, behave as we do, react the way we do and what causese these. In this way we can then begin to control and manage our emotions more effectively.
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May 16, 8:50 PM
Does this turn Emotional Intelligence into a cognitive exercise. Delete the scoop?
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Empathy research is thriving these days. Several new books enthusiastically champion an increase in empathy as a cure for humanity’s ills. This enthusiasm may be misplaced, however.
In 2008, Karina Encarnacion, an eight year-old girl from Missouri, wrote to President-elect Barack Obama with some advice about what kind of dog he should get for his daughters. She also suggested that he enforce recycling and ban unnecessary wars. Obama wrote to thank her, and offered some advice of his own: “If you don’t already know what it means, I want you to look up the word ‘empathy’ in the dictionary. I believe we don’t have enough empathy in our world today, and it is up to your generation to change that. This wasn’t the first time Obama had spoken up for empathy. Via Edwin Rutsch, David Hain
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Fantastic scoop David, thank you!
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In a thoughtful new book on bullying, “Sticks and Stones” (Random House), Emily Bazelon writes,
“The scariest aspect of bullying is the utter lack of empathy”—a diagnosis that she applies not only to the bullies but also to those who do nothing to help the victims.
Few of those involved in bullying, she cautions, will turn into full-blown psychopaths. Rather, the empathy gap is situational: bullies have come to see their victims as worthless; they have chosen to shut down their empathetic responses. But most will outgrow—and perhaps regret—their terrible behavior.
“The key is to remember that almost everyone has the capacity for empathy and decency—and to tend that seed as best as we possibly can,” she maintains. 
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May 14, 2:30 AM
Such are the paradoxes of empathy. The power of this faculty has something to do with its ability to bring our moral concern into a laser pointer of focussed attention. If a planet of billions is to survive, however, we’ll need to take into consideration the welfare of people not yet harmed—and, even more, of people not yet born. They have no names, faces, or stories to grip our conscience or stir our fellow-feeling. Their prospects call, rather, for deliberation and calculation. Our hearts will always go out to the baby in the well; it’s a measure of our humanity. But empathy will have to yield to reason if humanity is to have a future.
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May 14, 2:31 AM
Very interesting discussion that in my view belies it's title - must read.
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Via Karin Sebelin
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Excellent scoop Karin! I just did a podcast on using creativity and logic in the context of influencing and engaging others. This is totaly relevant to the quality of our leadership.
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May 14, 7:02 AM
This ad campaign revolves around “the two opposing parts of the brain that complement each other”: the left side, responsible for logic and analysis and the creative and intuitive right side. The message is that Mercedes Benz, like the brain, is a combination of opposites that together create technological innovation, breakthrough engineering, inspiring design and passion. It was created by Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Interactive, Tel Aviv for Mercedes Benz Israel. Here the article: http://goo.gl/6S5T2
Karin Sebelin's comment,
May 14, 8:17 AM
Thank you Al .. thank you for the link .. I really enjoyed the podcast!
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We all have dreams, yet so many of us push them aside as the sands of time fall. No more excuses. It's time to go for your dream!
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I am going for mine!
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People use many excuses to give up on their dream in order to feel good about it:
“I don’t have time to do what really makes me happy. I have responsibilities.”
“I’m too old to go for that stuff now.”
“I don’t even know where I would begin.”
But those are just excuses. Once you use an excuse like that, your brain will recognize it as truth, and so it becomes. If I said, “I can never lose weight!” Well, I would still be one hundred pounds overweight.
When you say, “I don’t have time,” it will become fact. You will never have the time.
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I am a fan of Christine Heine and this post shows why. She is constantly learning and leading the path for better education and instruction for students. Instead of "being too busy", like so many others, she invests time on the social web to improve her skills while helping others with relevant content. We need more leaders like Christine.
From the article: I have been on Twitter for 8 months and spent some time this weekend evaluating the experience. I am a firm believer in evaluation and using feedback to improve and refine practice. Recently, I forwarded a brief survey to faculty to use at the end of 3rd quarter. They were asked to administer this survey to all students in each of their classes. The feedback received was helpful and for some, rather surprising.
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Compliance will never take you, where commitment can go. ~ Dondi Scumaci As posted previously, I love that saying (what I call, a Dondi-ism) :-) by my Via Amy Melendez
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Any mentor of Bob is a mentor of mine.
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It reminds me that, as leaders and influencers, we always need to ask ourselves where our focus is and who it is on.
As Dale Carnegie taught us in his classic, How to Win Friends And Influence People, “Ultimately, people do things for THEIR reasons; not our reasons.”
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I am always amazed about the large number of skeptics and cynics when it comes to leadership development. During too many of my sessions, I spend valuable time dealing with this issue...
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You would ask Derek, wouldn’t you?
I actually do! Derek is a good friend of mine and I trust him to help me with any house project! He built the shelves in my garage and helped us redo our downstairs.
Tools and Experience
Now, why would you ask Derek?
Because he has the right tools AND has experience using them.
You would trust Derek with the project because he knows what he is doing with tools and he has experience. In any renovation project, unexpected things come up, and between he and I, he is the better choice, no doubt...
..If we are going to be skeptical and cynical about learning tools that can help us improve our leadership skills, why should anyone trust us to lead?
Are you starting to see why I use this analogy to deal with skeptics and cynics in my leadership development workshops? Delete the scoop?
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Host: Al Gonzalez Whether you are the head of a household or a Fortune 500 company, Leading Beyond the Status Quo helps you to improve the quality of your leadership
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Living the dream! Check out this weekly show that explores issues affecting the current workplace and provides tools and techniques that help us improve the quality of our leadership.
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As human beings we operate out of a Belief System based on factors including upbringing, environment, schooling, news media, television shows, movies, etc.,
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Good medicine for when we have the unhappy bug. From the article:
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This is one reason why taking the words and actions of others personally can be so counter-productive to our own sense of happiness and peace of mind.
Solution? No, we do not have to agree with their world view. We don’t even have to understand their world view. We just need to understand that their world view is their world view, different from ours. And, that everything they think, feel, say and do will be be based on that frame or premise.
Now, we can be more at peace. After all, it isn’t us. It’s them. Or, is it? Delete the scoop?
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(From the article): Great leaders do many things, but perhaps their most telling characteristic is a natural and authentic ability to inspire excellence while maintaining strength and a modicum of humility.