LeadershipNow 140: January 2011 Compilation

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2011:

• "Civility is part of the foundation for bringing out people’s brilliance." The Degeneration of Decorum
• 90% of the Best Companies expect employees to lead, regardless if they have a formal position of authority. Hay Group Report
• @TalentAnalytics: “You cannot delegate culture.” - Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO Great read from @BoozCompany
• @Mark_Sanborn asks, "Are you leading by design or by default?" in Leadership Lessons Newsletter.
• Podcast: Jim Blasingame on why men and women are different when it comes to goal setting.
• The secret to giving tough feedback is eliminating authority. Pixar gets it, do you?
• @ScottEblin Tony Schwartz makes case for beginning day by eating your broccoli. Start with 90 min on the most important thing.
• @MarkDMcKinney Visual analysis of "I Have a Dream" speech
• "Not all fires are created equal and you don't have to put them all out yourself." @HBR
• @visionorg: Kennedy, youngest ever elected leader of free world: “Ask not what your country can do for you . . .”
• @profkjmoore: This week's Globe and Mail interview with Wharton's Mike Useem, Lessons from Indian management
• The JFK Library, @Kennedy1961, will post the happenings of JFK's 1000 days in office as they unfolded, often in the president's own words.
• 2011 List: 100 Best Companies to Work For and the Secret of the Great Workplace
• @ronkarr: 38 questions to assess your company’s cultural readiness for social media
• @artpetty: "9 Key Professional Capabilities Required by Our Times"
• @tom_peters: New Cool Friend interview (#156) about change agents with Bill Taylor @practicallyrad
• What Motherhood Taught Me About Leadership by @mombizcoach
• @jmarkr: Taylor CEO Tony Signore discusses the commitment required for organizational change.
• @JohnBaldoni: What Walt Disney can teach Apple about how to succeed without its founder. New column. @FastCompany
• Mike Henry Sr: Convincing the Resistant
• @MarionChapsal: "Alone Together:" An MIT Professor's New Book Urges Us to Unplug
• @stefanstern: What we still get wrong about sales and customer service
• @hulmevision: Radical Restoration
• Metaphors matter! by @tomasacker
• @stefanstern: Obama passes the leadership test
• @JosseyBassBiz: FYI here's a great blog from @monsterww on The King's Speech
• "I always think of design as a way to solve business problems." Cordell Ratzlaff, Cisco
• @jamesstrock : What is Your One Sentence for 2011? Your One Word? Good questions!
• @scottmckain: Breaking law, but telling others to behave? Bankrupt, but telling others to pay bills? YOU go first!
• How to Be a Great Mentor Without All the Fuss by @mjasmus
• @mikemyatt: When you're tempted to say "no" - read this first
• Do you suffer from an personal branding disorder?

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