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AOTUS: Collector in Chief | Thoughts on Leadership - 0 views

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    Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Commencement Address at the U.S. Naval Academy.   Gates' leadership qualities: Vision-"the ability to get your eyes off your shoelaces… and see beyond the day-to-day tasks and problems."Deep Conviction-"a strength of purpose and belief in a cause that reaches out to others, touches their hearts, and makes them eager to follow."Self-confidence-"the quiet self-assurance that allows a leader to give other both real responsibility and real credit for success."Moral Courage-"the courage to chart a new course; the courage to do what is right and not just what is popular; the courage to stand alone; the courage to act."Integrity-"for a real leader, personal virtues-self-reliance, self-control, honor, truthfulness, morality-are absolute."Common Decency-"treating those around you-and, above all, your subordinates-with fairness and respect."
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12 Ways to Know If You Are a Leader | Michael Hyatt - 0 views

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    leadership is a choice not a title
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Addictive Personality? You Might be a Leader - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • psychological profile of a compelling leader
  • is also that of the compulsive risk-taker, someone with a high degree of novelty-seeking behavior. 
  • We’re now starting to understand the biology behind the blunted pleasure of addicts.  From studies comparing identical and fraternal twins, it is estimated that genetic factors account for 40 to 60 percent of the variation in the risk for addiction. But we are only in the early stages of understanding the role of genes in addiction; there is no one “addiction gene,” but it is likely that a large number of genes are involved in this complex trait.
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  • As a key motivator, pleasure is central to learning; if we did not find food, water and sex rewarding we would not survive and have children. Pleasure evokes neural signals that converge on a small group of interconnected brain areas called the medial forebrain pleasure circuit — tiny clumps of neurons in which the neurotransmitter dopamine plays a crucial role. 
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Frames Self-Rating Scale - 0 views

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    lee bolman site with frames/reframing resources
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