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		<title>Be a Transformational Leader</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2012/02/the-transformational-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you and your team ready for TRANSFORMATION?
We are often asked “What is it that InitiativeOne actually does?”    Enthusiastically, the short answer for InitiativeOne has been “we accelerate change”!  However, if you ask the leaders we work with – they tell us we  “transform” their life and business.
Like all goals in life – transforming requires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Constructive Leadership Habits</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2012/01/top-10-constructive-leadership-habits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iOne</dc:creator>
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Commit to a clear business model:  Service, Quality and/or Price (but not all THREE!) and address the “floor” and the “ceiling”
Setting clear business decision frame:  Vision, Values and Critical Goals of the organization.
Embrace Change – What and How do we need to look 3-5 years from now? Are you looking at yourself first in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Leadership is Ownership</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/12/executive-leadership-is-ownership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How executives make decisions in a downturn is highly revealing, both about themselves and their companies. It can also be a strong influence for how employees who remain after a downturn will:

Display personal ownership in achieving the company’s mission and objectives.
Evidence loyalty toward the company and its leaders.
Feel regarded by the company as individuals making a valued contribution or just a disposable means to an end.
Exhibit passion for their work.]]></description>
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		<title>Caught Between Terror and Indecision</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/10/caught-between-terror-and-indecision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough Principles for Turning Your Business Around in a Tough Economy

After asking each of them to share how they were feeling, a pattern emerged of blame, justification and anger quickly emerged. Together they provided an impressive litany over all of the things in the economy that had robbed them of continued success. Great pains were taken to explain how all of their competitors were facing the same downturn in revenue, perhaps alleviating themselves of any responsibility for their present state.

The discussion revealed they were hoping for a magical solution that would not involve discomfort. Because such magical fixes don’t exist, they found themselves in a terrible bind, caught between indecision and terror. There is no more painful place for a leadership team.]]></description>
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		<title>High Impact Leadership &#8211; Do As You Say</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/09/leadership_do_as_you_say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leader Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My advice to the anxious leader who wants to achieve great responsibility and influence:  Don’t overcommit to the point of failure, but once you make a commitment, do what you say you are going to do.  Meet your deadlines.  Prepare as promised.  Deliver what you say you will deliver.   Make a commitment to become a person whose word is his bond!  In time, your reputation will grow, word will spread, trust will run deep, and your circle of influence will expand!  Secure a greater impact tomorrow by focusing fully on your commitments today<a href="http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/09/leadership_do_as_you_say/">...more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &#8211; Pay Now or Pay Later?</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/09/leadership-pay-now-or-pay-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leader Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month the NCAA announced a major investigation into the alleged corrupt activity involving a booster and football players at the University of Miami.  If the allegations prove to be true, it will result in major sanctions, including the possible “death penalty” of the program.  

The irony of this situation is that the investigation had begun prior to the university’s search for a new head coach.  The problem is that the school leadership chose not to divulge these circumstances until after the coach was hired.  The young coach selected to run Miami’s program was highly sought after by other schools.  Miami leaders feared that they would lose him if they told him the truth.  Imagine his surprise when he learned that he was inheriting a team that would have at least eight players declared ineligible, including its starting quarterback.  How would you feel if you just uprooted your family, turned down other select opportunities and made a career decision based upon a presentation of deception?]]></description>
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		<title>Consensus–The Great Demand of 21st Century Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/09/consensus_leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leader Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great leaders must have the emotional strength to lead not by command but by influence.    The modern leader is committed to creating an innovative environment that consistently surfaces the best idea in a timely fashion.  The leader of yesterday simply needed to create an idea and expect others to implement without question.  Today’s leader must create the inspirational, cohesive environment that motivates team members to, when necessary, forego their own priorities for the greater good of the team.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing Failure is one Key to a Healthy Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/08/embracing_change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leader Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hank Aaron, one of the greatest home run hitters of all time, hated striking out. During a recent interview he talked of a game early in his career when he struck out three times.

“That was the most embarrassing feeling in the world,” Aaron said. “I faced Sam Jones and he struck me out three times. After the game I met Jones for dinner and told him, ‘You’ll never have that opportunity against me again.’”

And he never did. One time later when Aaron’s Milwaukee Braves faced Jones, Jones struck out nine batters. He struck out everyone in the lineup except Aaron <a href="http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/08/embracing_change/">...more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Trumps Everything!</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/08/leadership-trumps-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leader Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have never observed a mediocre company stay mediocre when an excellent leader took over.  Conversely, I have never seen a company exhibit excellence under the hand of a poor leader.    In time, great leaders always find a way to win no matter how poor a hand the leader was dealt.  While companies may face additional barriers in today’s unpredictable economy, leadership will still prevail. Leadership trumps everything!

During the last few tumultuous years, I have had a ringside seat to observe the consistent differences between effective leaders and ineffective ones.  Below, I have highlighted several great leadership behaviors in contrast to poor leadership behaviors:]]></description>
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		<title>Who Rules the Roost?</title>
		<link>http://www.initiative-one.com/ioneblog/2011/07/who-rules-the-roost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who is Guiding Your Company: You or Your Most High Maintenance Customers?

The executive team of a client company lamented that it felt they did not have control of their company, feeling that their priorities were dictated by whoever was calling in with the latest (loudest) complaint. Simultaneously, they toiled with the need to create greater profitability.

The team saw these as two independent, insurmountable problems with no clear solutions. HOWEVER, 1.) the problems are linked as they are two sides of a larger issue; 2.) simple steps can be identified and taken to make a huge improvements in both areas.]]></description>
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