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Welcome to the May 1, 2011 edition of LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CARNIVAL! I thought it might be a good time to provide an overview of what this Carnival is all about and how it works. WHAT'S A BLOG CARNIVAL?A Blog "Carnival" is a kind of blog community. Blog Carnivals typically collect together links pointing to blog articles on a particular topic. A Blog Carnival is like a magazine. It has a title, a topic, editors, contributors, and an audience. Editions of the carnival typically come out on a regular basis (e.g. the first Sunday of the month). Each edition is a special blog article that consists of links to all the contributions that have been submitted, often with the editors or contributors opinions or remarks.I started this Carnival about 3 years ago, and share the hosting duties with other leadership bloggers every other month.HOW DO THEY WORK?Every Carnival has submission guidelines, and here are mine:"The Leadership Development Carnival accepts posts related to leadership, management, and executive development, leadership, management, coaching, human resources, succession planning, and organizational development. Irrelevant posts will be automatically rejected. Please include a post on your own site promoting the Carnival with a link back. Please submit only one recent (last 2 weeks) post along with a brief (1 line) description."Blog owners can submit posts using the Carnival Submission Form on the sidebar of my blog, or sending me an email with the name of the blog with URL, name of the post with URL, submitter;s name, and email address.I maintain a blind copy distribution list for regular contributors and send out a reminder about a month ahead of time. While I do screen out the spam, irrelevant and poor quality posts, I don't always take the time to carefully read each post and add my own editorial comments. Even for a basic edition, like this month's, it usually takes me about 2 hours on a Sunday to organize, publish, and promote it. If the weather's decent, that's when I get lazy. My excuse for today is I'm fighting a nasy cold. But - I've never missed an edition. (-:WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF RUNNING A CARNIVAL?For me, I use them to maintain a network of like-minded leadership bloggers, provide my readers with a a monthly easy-to-read "best of" series of leadership development posts, and it's a great way for other bloggers to get exposure to new audiences (contributors are expected to pitch in to promote it via their social media channels).So, all are welcome to contribute and I'm always looking for new hosts. There were some suggestions after the last Carnival, hosted by Sharlyn Lauby, that perhaps the Carnival is due for a shake-up. That's fine with me, so if you have any ideas, please leave a comment or email me. Here's the May edition - I hope you enjoy it!We'll start off with a post from JENNIFER MILLER, called "8 Ways for CEOs to Tap Thier Insiders", posted at The People Equation, saying "Management by walking around gets a fresh look with this research that touts productivity gains for CEOs who build relationships with company insiders".Next up is WALLY BOCK, with "You don't "build" people, dammit!", hosted at his Three Star Leadership blog, saying "People are living things. You don't build living things, they grow."STEVE ROESLER presents Real Change: Add Behavior to Your Vision posted at All Things Workplace, saying, "Leading Change means getting beyond the vision and impacting behavior."MARY JO ASMUS presents Reflecting On Your 360 Degree Feedback posted at Mary Jo Asmus.ART PETTY presents Trying Not to Fail Is Not the Same As Striving for Success posted at Management Excellence.SHARLYN LAUBY presents If You're Not With Us posted at hr bartender, saying, "Part of management is being able to help employees manage their workload."MARK STELZNER presents Will I Fit In? posted at Inflexion Point.DAVID BURKUS presents The Designful Leader posted at LeaderLab.ANNE PERSHEL gives us Power: How to Build it over Time & Lose it Overnight, posted at Germane Insights, saying "I learned the hard way to respect the dynamics of power in organizational life. In this post you will read the story and lessons learned."ERIC PENNINGTON presents The Giving Up Thing posted at Epic Living - Leadership Development, saying, "In this post I address the crossroads of "giving up." The reasons we're tempted to give up and the key reasons to keep going are addressed in this timely piece."WILLIAM MATTHIES presents A Macro Business Plan? posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By, saying, "Life guidance will hopefully be grounded in positive ethics."BRET L. SIMMONS presents Employee Empowerment: Why It Matters And How To Get It posted at Bret L. Simmons.Mike Henry Sr. presents a post from DEB COSTELLO called "Inspiration vs. Perspiration" posted at Lead Change Group Blog, saying, "You are a leader in your work whether you have that title or not. People see you do your job. Do you do it joyfully or are you working for the weekend?"MIKI SAXON presents Ducks In A Row: Are You Well-Put-Together? posted at MAPping Company Success, saying, "Based on today's definition, well-put-together is the last thing you want to be."ERIK SAMDAHL presents Dance With the One What Brung Ya posted at Productivity Blog, saying, "Howard Schultz's focus since returning to the helm of Starbucks has been to remind the company of what made it great from its beginnings and, in effect, re-teaching all levels of the company how to execute against its original brand promise."JON INGHAM presents John Lewis' Co-Ownership Model and The Royal Wedding posted at Management 2.0 developing social capital.ANNA FARMERY presents Connecting Bill Clinton, music, Elvis and business! posted at The Engaging Brand.UTPAL VAISHNAV presents Entrepreneurship 30 posted at Utpal Vaishnav, saying, "30 thoughts to know whether Entrepreneurship is for you or not."ADI GASKELL presents Do entrepreneurs think differently? Chartered Management Institute posted at Do entrepreneurs think differently?, saying, "New research into the type of behaviour differences between entrepreneurs and managers."MICHAEL CARDUS presents 2 Kinds of Workplaces. 1 of Paranoia 1 of Trust posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog, saying, "The workplace has the capacity to develop paranoia and/or trust. Psychologically when aroused either mechanism in people readily takes over. They magnify and distort the reality that is separate from our perception and experience."MEG BEAR presents Bring your whole self to work posted at TalentedApps, saying, "Encouraging employees to be full and complete people - with a wealth of experiences, ideas, commitments, values and thoughts to offer your company, is a linchpin for most engagement strategies."LAURA SCHROEDER presents Top Ten Tips for Managers posted at Working Girl.These posts were all submitted by BECKY ROBINSON:From KEVIN EIKENBERRY, his most read post ever. "Five Reasons Why Leaders Need a Closed Door Policy." In it, Kevin proposes the idea that leaders can be more productive and more effective if they use boundaries with their teams. From GUY HARRIS, "Three Clues You Can Use to Find Out What Motivates Another Person." The key to motivating others is understanding what they view as rewards.From BECKY'S own blog, "Share What You Know." Leaders can make a difference by freely sharing their ideas, wisdom, and insights with others. Finally, from the Bud to Boss Community blog, this post from featured blogger PHIL GERBYSHAK: "Communication: Giving Better Directions." In this post, Phil shares some great tips leaders can use to communicate more effectively.DEBBIE OWEN presents How to Bring About Sustainable Change posted at Online Doctorate Degree.CHRIS EDMONDS presents The Leader's Primary Contribution: Discretionary Energy posted at Driving Results Through Culture.JASON PRICE presents The Biggest Lie of Leadership posted at One Money Design, saying, "This post shares an important ingredient of good leadership which is most often not what people see when thinking of leaders."JOE TICHIO presents Inspirational Leadership Quotes posted at Inspirational Quotes Blog, saying, "A collection of inspiring quotes on leadership and being a leader."ROBERT TANNER presents Leading Change (Step 5): Empower Broad Based Action Management is a Journey Blog posted at Management is a Journey Blog, saying, "This article provides strategies on implementing Step 5 of John Kotter's Leading Change Model--empower broad based action."ANDY KLEIN presents A leader's dilemma: What's the best way to influence action? posted at Fortune Group Blog, saying, "Leaders are confronted with two options when trying to influence people to act. To us, picking between the two is an easy choice."BOB LIEBERMAN presents Nobody Wants To Know Me Anymore posted at Cultivating Creativity - Developing Leaders for the Creative Economy.ALICIA ARNOLD presents 5 Ways to Get Out of a Creative Slump posted at Daily Creativity, saying, "Around the globe, innovation is cited as one of the top three leadership skills for the future. This article provides easy to implement tips for increasing personal creativity as a building block for harnessing creativity and innovation with the workplace."That's it for this month's edition. Next Month's edition will be published June 5th, hosted by Jennifer Miller at The People Equation.
I've been critical of the assertion that the Game movement is an ideal vehicle for HBD to hitch a ride in on its way to popular acceptance. Roissy just posted on the subject. This excerpt gets at the most important part of that post:
So HBD nerds need to get over the obvious "money/looks/fame" box within which they argue and constrict themselves, and begin to see that, like human differences in general, there is room to remake ourselves into better versions of who we are. To deny this is to deny there is any reason to put forth effort into anything of note after birth. There is more than one way to pierce a pussy. Women love game-spitting charming assholes as much as they love resource-providing stoic captains of industry. There is no contradiction in this observation.As I point out below, the condescending attitude directed at those who aren't sold on the narrative isn't something to get caught up on. It's part of the game, er, Game. I suppose I could seriously argue that Game is a way for guys who aren't where they'd like to be in terms of "money/looks/fame" to convince themselves that they are at least on par with, if not superior to, those who have more money, better looks, and greater fame than they do, but who tend to excuse themselves to use the restroom in casual conversation rather than just leaving mid-sentence to heed nature's call like PUAs do. Yet even though it's said that status is everything, there is no concrete evidence that this is the case, and even if it were, it does not speak to the veracity of the narrative. Ideas, not the people who promote them, is what we're after, right?
I left the following comment:
Great post. The errant idea that Game somehow epitomizes the realities of HBD needed to be tempered. That Game takes down the feminist myth about gender being a social construction by illustrating that there are differences in what men and women are attracted to (the primary point of difference being how on the guy's pie chart physical attractiveness also covers all the space that is devoted to social status on the girl's chart) is, from an HBD evangelist's perspective, solid gold.
However, the fact remains that Game is founded on the premise that all the female detection mechanisms that have been honed by selection (natural and sexual) throughout human evolutionary history do a pretty crummy job at what they're commissioned to do. The degree to which they fail is open to debate--and your assessment is more attuned to reality (they do an okay job, but they're far from precise) than those made by some of your most zealous minions (they basically don't exist) are--but it's axiomatic that they are significantly flawed.
This is in contrast to the detection mechanisms of men, which are far more perspicacious than those possessed by women are. Science has thrown a few wrenches into man's well-oiled machine with plastic surgery, breast enhancement, and the like, but prior to World War I, women were almost powerless to do anything at all to influence male detection mechanisms.
HBDers like OneSTDV and Randall Parker (both of whom I have great respect for) would be wise to acknowledge this. That by no means implies that either HBD or Game is bunk--genetics and ancestry aren't everything--but they aren't natural bedfellows. Using one to push the other is akin to using geology to sell people on the wonders of chemical engineering--there's a bit of overlap, but we're not talking accounting and finance here.
I don't take any offense at the slights directed my way, either. The atmosphere is such that to question any aspect of Game is to tacitly admit to being unsuccessful with women, much like questioning the idea that discrimination is the reason for the black-white achievement gap is to tacitly admit to being a racist. Conveniently enough, my recent tangling of tongues and limbs with a voluptuous black girl serves as a refutation two-fer, but I don't get bent out of shape when my anonymous pseudonym is disparaged as being piloted by a 40 year-old virgin who leads Klan cross-burnings on the weekends!
Welcome to a slightly different new feature at "Booking in Heels; "one that's dedicated to the Richter-scale rows caused by various books and book-related concepts in the "Heels" household. And I'm not talking a mild discussion over a nice cup of tea during the adverts of "Dancing on Ice. "We're talking about the batten-down-the-hatches-and-get-ready-for-a-long-Winter-cause-you-ain't-going-"nowhere "arguments that usually culminate in tears, my hurling the book in question at Lewis' head and/or us both texting everybody we know to see who's right and the losing partner claiming that well, "they "must be stupid too. What can I say, we love each other but we're not good at domesticity.
First up, we have the "mother "of all argument-causers. "Harry Potter."
"*there should be ominous music here, seriously* "
We're now at the point where any friend or family member that hears those words around us, instantly drops to the floor and plays dead, in the hope that their existence won't be remembered and therefore be dragged into a hideous, bloody re-enactment of this argument. Klaxons sound when an unsuspecting third party mentions it and everybody hides as Hanna and Lewis whip round and instantly assume a fighting stance, ready to Do Battle.
It first kicked off when we saw "Deathly Hallows: Part Two "at the cinema. I hadn't particularly wanted to go - I don't like any of the others that much because I didn't think they did justice to the books, but Lewis enjoyed them and so requested we attend. I agreed because, like when you see a dead rabbit on the road, some things are so awful you "just can't look away."
But you know what? It was alright actually. Obviously they'd missed out a lot of the smaller parts (like the scene with the family photos and Percy near the end - I loved that) but as a whole, disregarding the unfortunate existence of Emma Watson, it was pretty good. They got the atmosphere right, the tone, the characters... The only thing I didn't like was the strange swishy, over-dramatic battle between Harry and Voldemort, but hey, I could look past that.
Lewis? Not so much. As I said, he liked all the other films more than I did, so he's hardly being snobby. However, he does prefer the earlier ones as being more magicky (all technical terms are my own) because he says the later ones are pretentious and trying too hard to be adult. He loathed this one especially though. I can't remember the exact quote, but I'm pretty sure J.K. Rowling would have an aneurysm if she heard.
So, we left the cinema and the ensuing argument started at quite literally the exact minute the lights turned on and I turned to him with tear-filled eyes and hands clasped in unspeakable glee. It lasted through the ten minute walk to the bus stop, during the fifteen minute bus ride, down the ten minute walk home and for a good half an hour after we got home. That's more than an hour of arguing about Harry Potter, folks.
People always look at me slightly askance when they hear that our biggest argument to date was about Harry Potter, but it's true. It could be because we're so happy in our little snuggle nest of love that we simply don't "have "big things to argument but... let's just say that that's "not "it, shall we?
We're the kind of couple that would have two mules on the wedding cake, assuming we ever got to the Altar without stabbing each other in the first place. We're stubborn. "Reeeaaaally "stubborn. And I love Harry Potter, so I absolutely point-blank would "not "let it go. Well. Except for the part at the bus stop where I flatly refused to speak cause hey, I'm a grown up y'all.
I'm sure the woman at the bus stop was only dissuaded from calling the Domestic Abuse Hotline when she gleefully edged closer to listen a bit more (as old ladies around strange arguing couples always do) and found that the word 'Horcrux' was occasionally snarled and decided that we were merely crazy, not abusive.
So, during this time we vehemently were discussing the merits (or lack ther) of Harry Potter, as you do. Lewis has read up to "The Prisoner of Azkaban "and liked them, but got distracted by something else before "The Goblet of Fire "and never went back. Point is, he's never read the book in question so he was claiming the film was bad, and therefore the book must be also.
He says the books are badly written. Not the prose exactly - it's just that he thinks J.K. Rowling got so carried away with her success that she just rammed any old tripe onto paper and shoved it away to Bloomsbury. The ending to "Deathly Hallows "is anti-climactic and the entire Horcrux concept is pointless and trying to be too adult when they're supposed to be children's books.
"Personally, I think the plot is very clever. Not all of it, obviously. It has its faults - look at the middle of the book where they wander around the tent aimlessly for ridiculously long length of time. But I like how it links back to previous books - like how the diary in Chamber of Secrets "is relevant in the end and the basilisk's teeth also make a reappearance. I think it shows planning and commitment to the whole story arc that she can relate the last book back to the all others.
Lewis claims that anybody could churn that out - relevance in later books is easily faked. If Harry used a spoon in "Prisoner of Azkaban, "it could easily later turn out to be The Spoon of Destiny, and it doesn't prove she's a good writer. He also has ranty issues with the relationships (but yeah, okay, I'll give him that one), various deaths and unnecessary darkness.
I also love all the tiny little characterisation points, most of which don't make it into the film. I think they show she's a good writer. As examples, we have '"NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH' "and the part where the three Houses all kind of snarl and point their wands at the Slytherins. Either of those will bring tears to my eyes and provoke that funny tight feeling in my stomach.
Not so Lewis, for he is a Manly Man (we watched Gnomeo ">L: She can't write!
H: She can!
L: She can't!
H: *cries* She can!
L: Are you stupid!?
H: I hate you!
During which much was resolved, naturally.
Eventually (and that's a loooong 'eventually,' people) Lewis brought me a cup of tea and cautiously nudged it towards me, and I stopped sniffing pointedly into my tissue and edged a little more Lewis-wards, so we're all good.
For now.
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Dating makes us vulnerable. It creates social anxiety and brings with it the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Online dating is a great place to start for women who have a hard time starting new relationships. But what happens when a woman is too scared to even try online dating? Is there any hope for them? How can a woman overcome the fear that is holding her back and getting in the way of finding true love? Here are three steps to help dating via the World Wide Web and gain confidence to find Mr. Right.
1. Move at your own speed. Remember, one of the biggest pros of online dating is that you can move at your own speed. If you begin messaging with a man and he's pressuring you to meet in person before you're ready, then decline the invitation and move on. You get to determine how fast or how slow a relationship progresses.
2. Find the root of your fear. Behind every fear there is a reason for it. What's yours? Maybe it's a fear of rejection, a fear of having your heart broken or a fear of commitment. You need to first identify your fear and work to overcome it.
3. There's a difference between fear and caution. Many women are cautious of online dating because they want to make sure the man they are talking to is authentic. Make sure you understand the difference between fear and being cautious and don't mix up the two. Every woman should have her guard up until respect and trust is earned. If you've never tried online dating, then ask yourself how you can be scared of something you've never even tried. Joining an online dating site should be fun and take less stress than traditional dating. Remember, many of the men online are just like you - busy in life and looking for a meaningful relationship.
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Get back with your exThere are plenty of ways to stop divorce if the two of you have changed your minds and decided to stay together. If you have been separated for a while and live in a state where you had to file separation papers, they are already on file with the court pending your divorce. If the state you live in does not require separation papers to be filed your process will go a little smoother.In states requiring separation papers be filed, if you want ways to stop divorce and to get back together then you must now sign a piece of paper that says you want to revoke the separation and then get it notarized. Then you can be free to move back in together and begi your life together all over again.If, however, there was a petition for dissolution of marriage filed with the court during the separation by one or both of you then you will have to petition the court to dismiss the petition, then go before the judge to have the settlement agreement revoked as well.Click to get your ex backYou can choose to leave it at having the judge dismiss the petition for dissolution of marriage but if you do not get the settlement agreement revoked then if things eventually do not work out between you then you will be bound by the original settlement agreement set in place by the court.Leaving the settlement agreement in place means that if there is another break down of communication then one or the other can have contempt motions filed against them by the other. It is in your best interest to try to work on making things better between you instead of heading for divorce court.In states that do not required separation papers to be filed but you have petitioned the court for dissolution of marriage then all you need to do is ask the judge to dismiss them then get on with your lives. If no court papers have been filed then just get on with things like you normally would. Nothing further needs to be done.If you relationship inevitably does not work out then you already know the step to take to file for dissolution of marriage and you can file a new petition. Remember, though, that if you have both hired a lawyer to watch over your best interests then you could be shelling out quite a bit of money during these times. So, make up your minds about what you want before hiring an attorney.Laws for filing separation papers and divorce papers are different in every state. Make sure you know what your state requires. You could call and ask a divorce attorney beforehand to get your facts straight. A family law attorney can tell you what the process is for filing and then undoing a separation. So, what does this mean? Find an attorney to talk to before you do anything. Even for ways to stop divorce. The subject of this article is meant for your information only and is written by a non-attorney. The information in this article should not be used as legal advice.6 tips to help your ex to fall back in love with youHow to get Your Wife Back After a Breakup or Divorce
FLORIDA HYPNOSIS - WHAT IS HYPNOSIS THE DEFINITION HYPNOSIS can be defined many ways and that is really not my intention for the most part. However, I will also vaguely go into that also, but not yet. The definition of HYPNOSIS varies from HYPNOTIST to HYPNOTIST and even from PERSON to PERSON. I am not here to define HYPNOSIS, but "I am" here to become" the greatest hypnotist alive." I think that is mostly, because it is a skill that separates one from everyone else. So, lets get to it. WHAT IS HYPNOSIS you may be asking.FLORIDA HYPNOSIS WHAT IS A TRANCE THE DEFINITION According to Merriam-Webster, "HYPNOSIS IS A TRANCELIKE STATE that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject" (2011). According to Merriam-Webster, TRANCE is "A STATE OF PROFOUND ABSTRACTION or absorption or a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity" (2011). This is true for the most part, but to say it is completely true would be almost idiotic to say the least. The definition of trance differs greatly from the definition of HYPNOSIS, so basically they are saying we really do not know, but we think it is this. I say hypnosis is a subjective experience. Your In-Trance to Success, Ricky W. Strode Florida Hypnosis References Merriam-Webster. (2011). "Hypnosis". Retrieved Merriam-Webster website: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypnosis Merriam-Webster. (2011). "Trance". Retrieved Merriam-Webster website: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TranceFIND OUT MORE ABOUT HYPNOSIS FROM FLORIDA HYPNOSIS Evolving Human Evolution - EHE - You can ORDER YOURS TODAY. This is going to take hypnosis, nlp and other forms of change modalities ways it has never been before.UPGRADE YOUR MIND WITH EVOLVING HUMAN EVOLUTION - EHE. Now, Learn Faster, Easier and With More Pleasure by utilizing your mind in new ways and making what you were already doing more fun. EVOLVING HUMAN EVOLUTION IS ABOUT ACCELERATED LEARNING. Evolving Human Evolution is a model for increasing your ability to process information unconsciously, faster, with more precision and more. IT APPLIES TO EVERY SINGLE FIELD OF STUDY. BECAUSE EVERYTHING INVOLVES LEARNING. If you want to INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO RECALL INFORMATION, LEARN FASTER AND WITH MUCH MORE PLEASURE, THEN THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING YOU WANT. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE BY CLICKING SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. You know what they say, WITH MEMBERSHIP COMES PRIVILEGES. So, SUBSCRIBE TODAY. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING. FIND YOURSELF AT YOUR IN-TRANCE TO SUCCESS TODAY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CHANGE OR CHANGE-WORK EVOLUTIONARY, INCREASE YOU SKILLS EXPONENTIALLY, MAKE CHANGES EASILY, QUICKLY WITH MORE PLEASURE STILL, THEN YOU ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE. FIND OUT MORE TODAY - FIND OUT HOW I CAN HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF AT YOUR IN-TRANCE TO SUCCESS. Learn faster - Learn Easier - More Pleasure - Recall information Faster - Enjoy It Even More - Learn More about What you think You already think you know - learn the art of learning faster - Learning easier - And More - Get Volume 1 of the Evolving Human Evolution series today to kick start your adventure in Upgrading You - Upgrade Your Brain Today with Evolving Human Evolution - Then Go Beyond That with the rest of the series. Find Yourself at Your In-Trance To Success. Your In-Trance To Success - Hypnosis NLP More. Find out More about hypnosis.
