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		<title>Myths of Leadership</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2010/01/18/myths-of-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading The 360-degree Leader by John Maxwell. The book is about &#8220;Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization&#8221; In the first section the author presents 7 myths that every leader in the middle faces: The Position Myth: &#8220;I can&#8217;t lead if I am not at the top.&#8221; The Destination Myth: &#8220;When I [...]


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		<title>Personal Skills</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/10/14/personal-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain skills which you are born with, then are skills which you can and may want to develop. Image Source The most important skill I think is the skill of using the correct skill in the correct situation. The skill that I admire in some people is the skill to &#8216;shut up and [...]


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		<title>Tips for Becoming an Energiser</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/09/29/tips-for-becoming-an-energiser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energisers are those Clever people in your team who have a potential to deliver great outputs even with the minimum amount of resources made available to them. They are the ones who are always bouncing new ideas, always eager to learn new things and never reluctant to recommend a change in the process if it [...]


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		<title>DOs and DON&#8217;Ts for Leading Clever People</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/09/28/dos-and-donts-for-leading-clever-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Without clever people, leaders cannot hope to succeed. Without good leadership, clevers can never realize their full potential.&#8221; Image Source The author here reflects on the book Clever where he reckons: &#8220;The paradox is that while they (clever people) don&#8217;t want to be led, they need leadership in order to achieve their potential and create [...]


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		<title>Five Tasks of Leadership</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/09/24/five-tasks-of-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.&#8221; -Theodore Roosevelt Image Source &#160; The author here presents five tasks of leadership: 1. Leadership: Successful leaders willingly travel into the unknown. 2. [...]


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		<title>Keeping Your Team from Burning Out</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/09/15/keeping-your-team-from-burning-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As a manager I always try and follow a certain way for managing my team. And the keyword for me is maintaining the correct balance between various aspects of regular work. Like, giving time to innovate AND delivering on tight deadlines; taking time-offs AND putting in extra hours; etc. &#160; Image Source &#160; The [...]


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		<title>What is Your Project&#8217;s Sweet Spot?</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/09/05/what-is-your-projects-sweet-spot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project management]]></category>
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		<title>Recommendations for Leadership to Lighten Up</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/08/30/recommendations-for-leadership-to-lighten-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Leadership expert John Baldoni in his latest post &#8211; Why Leaders Should Lighten Up recommends managers to try following three (3) things to lighten up the working environment during challenging times: &#160; Image Source &#160; Relax Your Mood Create Laughs Keep Your Door Open &#160; I think examples of challenging times could be: current [...]


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		<title>The Real Leader</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/08/25/the-real-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is it Luck or Your Decision</title>
		<link>http://geek4eva.logicx.co.nz/blog/2009/08/18/is-it-luck-or-your-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farid Vaswani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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