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• Washington Business Journal Presents Its First Annual Minority Business Leaders Awards Program

  - 2008-04-03

  To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Lauren Perusse of the Washington Business Journal, +1- 703-258-0889 Last Chance to Register ARLINGTON, Va., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/--Dont miss out on the Washington Business Journalsfirst annual Minority Business Leaders event, Friday, April 11 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor,...

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• Good Leadership Needs New Way Of Thinking

  BNET - 2004-11-05

  From the executive summary: ‘Today, the perspectives of people are too narrow, the plans are too shortsighted, and the actions are too reactive. To meet today's challenges, leaders need a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to leadership. Given the complexity and diversity of business today, leaders need to give a sense...

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• Evolving Workplaces Demand Leaders Who Can Adapt

  BNET - 2004-07-16

  From the executive summary: ‘Sophisticated tools, technology, and keen business thinking are revolutionizing the way organizations work. The systems help executives run tighter, more productive operations. But, they also bring with them more complexity and the need for speed and instant transaction, leaving little time to focus on more strategic...

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• Help Your Managers Avoid Common Leadership Traps

  BNET - 2004-06-25

  From the executive summary: ‘Many organizations struggle with leadership development. They promote their top performers into leadership roles, put them through a few workshops, and consider their leader-development work complete. Over the years, it has been observed that most seasoned leaders stumble as they attempt to master the difficult and...

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• 'Operational' Leaders Play Vital Role Among Executives

  BNET - 2004-03-12

  From the executive summary: ‘Operational leaders, due to their passion for details, easily slip from leader to manager. They like to be involved and can take control of things. They are usually very smart, they know the numbers, and they have a keen sense of reality and what needs to...

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• Making The Jump From Workhorse To Leader

  BNET - 2003-10-17

  Your company is growing. You've now got a staff to do the work you used to do yourself, but you've been the company workhorse for so long you don't know how to steer the reins or drive the team. While you will always have work you need to produce and...

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• Future Leaders Must Set Example With Civic Participation

  BNET - 2003-09-12

  Experts suggest that business leadership and community leadership are meant to go hand in hand for those who grow into leadership roles. Civic involvement is a big part of being a business leader. If the general public is not involved a leader would become isolated. It is the people in...

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• Practice Purpose To Avoid Being An Accidental Leader

  BNET - 2003-08-15

  It has been observed that most people are bestowed with the responsibility of leading a business at very early stage. As a result, their businesses fail miserably. Experts term such people as ‘accidental leaders' because they have leadership position only by virtue of owning the business, not because they have...

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• Integrity Still The Basis For Successful Leadership

  BNET - 2002-11-08

  From the executive summary: ‘Corporate leadership has certainly come under fire lately. Every day there is a new headline of a scandal in the corporate world. Americans now scrutinize everyone in a corporate leadership role. The issue most taken to task is whether a leader can be trusted. Not only...

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• It Can Be Tricky To Manage And Collaborate With Staff

  BNET - 2002-10-25

  From the executive summary: ‘There are certain skills one must have to be an effective leader in any organization. Leaders need to have a strategic orientation, and then have the ability to envision and communicate that vision. They must be able to inspire their people to embrace their goals and...

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