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Mitt, Newt, and Leadership Lessons from the Campaign
So what have we learned after nine months of almost continuous campaigning; over twenty debates; and three different contests (with a fourth coming soon)?
If you are a leader, the on-going battle between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich offers two important lessons about selling yourself and your ideas. Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Accountability, Business Presentations, Business Speech, Business Strategy, Communication, Democrats, Integrity, Leader, Leadership, Leadership Development, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Republicans, Results, Trust, Uncategorized
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Town Halls & Buses & Fairs … Oh My!
Someone recently asked me why I use so many examples from political leaders when discussing effective leadership.
Isn’t it obvious? Every week elected leaders and candidates give us something that is simply too good to ignore. This week’s example is the brou ha ha over President Obama’s bus trip through the heartland.
In case you missed it, a number of people were upset that the President left his “real job” in Washington to ride through the middle of the U.S. on a new tricked out bus while conducting town hall meetings and visiting the Fair.
To the President’s detractors, this was a blatantly political act designed to take the focus off of the two leading Republican presidential candidates, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Governor Rick Perry.
Bachmann and Perry were also taking time away from their “real jobs” to ride through America’s heartland on tricked out buses attending town hall meetings and Fairs. The only apparent difference is that they were asking people to give them a new job while on the clock at their current job while the President was accused of asking people if he could keep his current job.
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Posted in Accountability, Business Growth, Business Speech, Business Strategy, Communication, Corporate Culture, Decision Making, Democrats, Execution, Growing your business, Integrity, Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Development, President Obama, Republicans, Trust
Tagged add value, business competitiveness, Business Strategy, Communication; Business Presentations, corporate culture, Decision Making, Democrats, Exceptional effort, Excuses, Execution, Important Questions, Integrity, leadership, management, Randy Pennington, Republicans, results, Results Rule, trust, Vision
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Randy’s Reading Two Great Books on Presentations
Brilliance is often ignored because of poor presentation. It is unfortunate, but it is true. That is why I’m excited to recommend two excellent books on making more effective presentations. Continue reading
Posted in Add value, Boring to Bravo, Business Growth, Business Presentations, Business Speech, Communication, Leadership, Resonate
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