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		<title>Leading Change &#8211; the people aspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are the true ingredients of Organizational Transitions.  Everyone says this but rarely do I see true forethought on what it means.  For example: Trust is the main ingredient that our teams need to feel safe. Many organizations make hasty decisions, communicate poorly and act in ways the break down trust: Do you say one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=208&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Leadership Pressure Test&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last post on 3 principles for success, as well as some global leadership dialogue from the past &#8212; made me stop and think: If we all have too much on our plate.. If we all feel the pressure to produce&#8230; If we all think our brand is on the line&#8230; How do we pressure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=206&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a book and associated movie called &#8216;&#8221;The Secret&#8221;. This book and movie were very polular and something that sparked curiosity in my mind. Yet this curiosity did not drive me to purchase it and search for meaning and success! Why? Did I not strive for success like the rest of the world? No definatley [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=200&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listening skills help us lead&#8230; some questions behind the question</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent discussions with my Boss has led me to explore improving my listening skills; it is not an easy journey because taking constructive criticism is difficult and self discovery can be even more difficult.  My approach to this is simple &#8212; how do I sharpen the saw and improve my own tools for leading others? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=198&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Values and Character help us lead Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that reach out to the TILT 360 team and learn more about some of their foundational elements, I hope it starts to make you explore your own leadership style and experiences. One thing that stood out to me from the presentation I attended was this concluding statement:   “All of these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=194&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Leadership in a challenging environment&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the fortune to be invited by Patti Gillenwater, CEO of Elinvar and a Triangle Leader with roots back to Deloitte, to a seminar on collaborative leadership. The presenters were industry leaders and much of the presentations centered around a common theme: &#8220;Global Leadership in turbulent times&#8217;. Patti and team did a wonderful job [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=187&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Soft Skills are what makes a leader successful!</title>
		<link>http://williamepierce.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/soft-skills-are-what-makes-a-leader-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://williamepierce.wordpress.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All of us strive to improve our technical and business domain knowledge during our careers.  Personally, I like to know the business as well as the business teams that I work with because I &#8216;feel&#8217; it makes me a more valuable partner in success.  But how valuable are these &#8216;hard skills&#8217;? How important is this &#8216;feeling&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=175&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading change &#8211; is pointing the way leading?</title>
		<link>http://williamepierce.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/leading-change-is-pointing-the-way-leading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting title for a blog post?  Sounds funny to ask that question.  Of course, EVERYONE will say no &#8220;pointing is not leadership&#8221;.  I remember at the Marine Corps Officer training facility on Quantico Marine Corps Base we had a really nice statue of an Officer leading the way in combat.  He definitely was not just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=164&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you driving employee engagement as a leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent report Towers Perrin discusses trends in workplace and a bit on our role as a leader in attracting and retaining technology talent.  Some questions and concepts: How do you define engagement? Engagement measures the level of connection employees feel with their employer, as demonstrated by their willingness and ability to help their company [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=146&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation and the technology organization&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://williamepierce.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/innovation-and-the-technology-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology is just overhead right?  In a sense, yes. Often the operational nature of IT makes us a cost center. Yet the true value within IT requires thinking from a different perspective.. just like finance (CFO and Controllers..) we have a unique HORIZONTAL look at the organization and projects and how they align to revenue and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=williamepierce.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6774750&amp;post=130&amp;subd=williamepierce&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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