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Black Lab Rattles After Eating Golf Balls
Oscar, a five-year-old black Labrador retriever, has a talent for finding golf balls -- but he doesn't retrieve them, he eats them. [more]

Son Ends Up in His Father's Old Dorm Room
Mike Robell, a freshman at Michigan State University, got a big surprise when he moved into his dorm room -- he found that it's the same room his father lived in three decades ago. [more]

Judge Throws Out Popcorn Case
Manhattan Civil Court Judge Matthew Cooper has thrown out Steve Kaplan's case against AMC Theatres. [more]

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June 24, 2008 10:04 AM

A healthy ego is critical in good leadership but executives who lead by ego risk missteps that can derail the organization, as this article illustrates through examples in government and business. Before acting, the author advises that executives ask themselves why they are taking the step, what the outcomes will be, and how people will support the action. It's good advice for leaders who tend to shoot from the hip, making ego the basis for their decisions.


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4 Guiding Principles for Successful Leaders -- and Companies
Many great leaders don't build successful organizations, according to this article by Bain consultants Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert and nonprofit leader Elisabeth Babcock. [more]

What Drives Women Leaders?
The McKinsey Leadership Project interviewed 85 successful women leaders in diverse fields around the world to learn what drives and sustains them and to help organizations get the best out of this talented group. [more]

Developing Leaders in China
This case study describes how Agilent Technologies employed rigorous metrics to assess the leadership capabilities of managers in its operations in China. [more]

Experienced New Hires May Not Be Successful
Companies often seek to hire skilled, experienced workers with a track record in the same industry, but this report proves that this strategy may not always work best. [more]

Business Leaders Are Transforming Social Enterprises
A new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency and accountability from the organizations they are funding. [more]

How a CEO Slows Down To Improve Business
The CEO of insurance brokerage Dawson Cos., who works out of the firm's Naples, Fla., office, describes in this article how he uses "Zen management" to build strong relationships with staff members in Ohio who suffer through winter's chill. [more]

Want More Profits? Hire More Women
Well, it might not be quite that simple -- there are only preliminary
indications of a causal link -- but evidence is mounting that companies with
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