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Although this article uses the lawyer as an example, “Thought Leadership” is a very useful leadership resource in many areas. Thought leadership could be very effective to persuade others, especially due to the low barriers of entry into the internet, which can be used to distribute information more effectively than ever. Enjoy!

Thought Leadership - A Long-Term Investment by Steven Matthews

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I came across this article. It contains basic information about leadership abilities in general. Take a look: Building Your Leadership Skills on BNET.

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Just wanted to let you know about a couple of articles I found over at Pick The Brain. The first is a nice general overview of important traits for leaders. The second one is a good outline for conflict resolution. Check them out:

Do You Have the Characteristics of an Effective Leader?

7 Tips for Resolving Conflicts Quickly and Peacefully 

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I previously wrote a post about How To Deal With Envy. It primarily covered instances when other people are envious of you, as a result of your leadership achievements, success, or any other reason. But as a leader and as a human being, you’ll also experience bouts of jealousy toward other people. It’s just natural. This post written by Steve Pavlina will help you deal with your own feelings of jealousy toward others. Steve is one of my favorite bloggers, and certainly my favorite personal development blogger. He has a clear and thorough writing style, so I’m certain you’ll find this article to be very helpful. Enjoy.

Overcoming Jealousy

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These are 3 somewhat (okay, very) old posts that Seth Godin wrote. I found them tremendously useful for leaders to read and contemplate them. Perhaps some of you have already read them, but those that haven’t will very likely enjoy them. In fact, even if you have, you could catch a thing or two that you didn’t see the first time.

Trust and Respect, Courage and Leadership

Do you need a boss?

Why are you afraid of process?

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This post by Seth Godin is short but insightful. Why? Because leaders are supposed to be “initiative-creators” (regardless of how “small” the initiative may be). This post, in my opinion, could as well have been called Random Acts of Leadership.

Random Acts of Initiative

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Enjoy the links about leadership that I’ve discovered in the last few days…

10 Keys to Great Management Learned From an Inner City Mission Worker
I found this to be a very inspiring post. Reminded me of how many true leaders there must be in every walk of life throughout every type of neighborhood.

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Challenge
Inspired by John Maxwell’s book.

7 Steps to Lead Without Inherent Talent
I just discovered this blog! It’s a breath of fresh air in the area of leadership.

Leadership 101: How to Command Respect Through Body Language
Exhaustive list about the importance of body language for leaders, and tips on how to improve it. Nice read.

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Do you find yourself with extra time to further your leadership knowledge and skills? Then check out these resources, which I found so useful and I’m sure you will too.

The Art of Schmoozing
This is an old post from Guy Kawasaki’s blog. It makes it easy to understand the mechanics of relationship-building, or schmoozing in his words.

We are All Accountable to Make a Difference
Great story about how one person can create so much extra value by going the extra mile.

Do People Really Want Transparency and Authenticity?
Brian Clark over at Copyblogger wrote this post. I feel it relates a lot to the modern leader. Take a look.

Take off at noon for greater results
Nice viewpoint that could get you thinking about how well - or badly - you utilize your time, and how that impacts leaders.

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