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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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• Thomas Named Publisher of Puget Sound Business Journal

  - 2006-01-27

  SEATTLE -- Puget Sound Business Journal Editor Emory Thomas Jr. has been named to succeed Mike Flynn as publisher of the Business Journal. The announcement was made by Ray Shaw, chairman of American City Business Journals, PSBJ's parent company. Thomas, 42, joined the Business Journal in June 2004....

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• Coming To Terms With Fear And Your Leadership Abilities

  BNET - 2004-11-19

  From the executive summary: ‘It is not lack of intelligent quotient, that is the cause of leadership failure in business or personal life; it is a lack of effective emotional intelligence. Fear is perhaps the greatest emotional barrier to developing greater emotional intelligence through deeper self-awareness as well as the...

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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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• Firm Leads Employees To Horses To Learn About Leadership

  BNET - 2004-11-05

  The stability of an organization depends to a large extent on the amount of Emotional Intelligence EI possessed by its management. EI is based on a couple of different premises and needs to be implied according to a particular situation. The higher one goes in an organization, the more qualitative...

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• Instinct, Intuition Are Crucial To The Art Of True Leadership

  BNET - 2004-10-29

  From the executive summary: ‘Experts say that instinct and intuition are two attributes that do not fit the scientific mold and are hard to measure. Yet, they are critical to creating real leadership. Leadership instinct is the talent to know what decisions to make even though they appear risky or...

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• Emotional Intelligence: The New Measure Of Employees

  BNET - 2004-10-29

  From the executive summary: ‘Emotional self-control and empathy are identified as the two most powerful competencies; their absence contributes to executive derailment more than any other competencies. There is something major that differentiates emotional intelligence from most of the training and development in the past. First, it focuses on managing...

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• Intuition Often Is Your Best Weapon In Business

  BNET - 2004-09-24

  From the executive summary: ‘The people who work in the areas of organizational development and social psychology tend to place a substantial amount of credence on emotional intelligence when, in fact, intuitive intelligence is a critical success factor for any business person. Having an intuitive experience is like having a...

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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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