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Corporate Leadership


 Manage Like a Marine 

Officers outline similarities between Iraq and the office

Nov 2, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Marine officers Timothy Saint and Nicholas Smith "learned a lot about leadership and management that we wish someone had told us as boot lieutenants" during their service in Iraq, and most of it applies to young managers in the corporate world. They provide some guidance on Business Insider :
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corporate • US military • leadership • Iraq war • executives • manager • Marine Corps • military officers

ANALYSIS

 GOP Still 
 Hasn't Seen 
 the Bottom 

Republicans wonder when their woes will bottom

Mar 5, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Just when the Grand Old Party thought it couldn't get worse, it has: Conservative infighting from a caustic radio host, stumbles from its emerging non-white leaders—Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal both—and polls that suggest just 25% of Americans support them. Meanwhile, Dems enjoy great popularity and steady donations.... More »

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Republican • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • political party • conservative • Bobby Jindal • leadership • President Obama • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

Obama Stokes Lefty Pride In More Ways Than You Think

Democrat is sixth southpaw among postwar presidents

Jan 22, 09 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s inauguration continues the lefty domination of the White House—after all, five other postwar presidents have been southpaws, too, MSNBC reports. Only about a tenth of the population is left-handed, but that includes a disproportionate number of politicians, athletes, and artists. “From a statistical standpoint, it... More »

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Barack Obama • lefties • left handed • lefty • leadership • success

analysis

 Transition Gives Peek 
 at Obama Leadership Style 

Prez-elect's process a combo of 'discipline' and 'curiosity'

Jan 20, 09 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s transition into the presidency has provided a window onto how he’ll operate as president, writes Peter Baker in the New York Times. Despite major challenges ahead, he has been “a font of cool confidence” throughout. But he’s “hard to label”—while he’... More »

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Barack Obama • leadership • transition • President Obama • Inauguration Day

OPINION

If Obama Can Bring Change to DC, Why Not Middle East?

He's proved having a black president isn't impossible, after all

Jan 5, 09 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama’s inauguration brings one thing once deemed impossible—a black US president—it will be accompanied by the renewal of another seemingly intractable issue, David Remnick writes in the New Yorker: the Arab-Israeli conflict. Obama claims to understand “the obligation to repair the world” set out... More »

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diplomacy • Gaza • White House • Israel and Palestinians • leadership • inauguration • history of democracy • President Obama

 Bad Bosses May Be Deadly 

Crummy leaders linked to workers' heart attacks

Nov 26, 08 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Your incompetent boss could give you a heart attack, the Boston Globe reports. New research shows workers whose bosses are inconsiderate, uncommunicative and poor advocates for their employees are about 60% more likely to suffer a heart attack or other serious cardiac issues. Employees whose bosses have solid leadership skills... More »

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smoking • stress • heart attack • exercise • leadership • bosses • employees • Brigham and Women's Hospital • workload

opinion

Obama Can Learn From Cheney's Management Style

Its substance gave many fits, but VP's broad template got results

Nov 12, 08 4:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's “template” for exercising executive authority should draw from Dick Cheney, the most influential figure in the Bush administration, Steve Clemons writes in the Huffington Post. Cheney finessed followers “beholden to him” into positions throughout the vast intelligence and national-security bureaucracies, spreading his doctrine without needing “... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • leadership • Executive Branch • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Ladies First in Shaping Obama 

Obama's "modern masculinity" won over Hillary supporters

Nov 6, 08 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - If behind every strong man is a strong woman, then Barack Obama has a veritable female army at his back, Janice Turner writes in the Times of London. But despite the powerful feminine influence in his life, one of his primary challenges was to win Hillary supporters, who saw... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • women • president • leadership • masculinity

 Obama Takes 
Round 2: Polls 

Dem grabs clear debate victory in CBS, CNN polls

Oct 8, 08 2:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama was the clear winner of last night's debate against John McCain, two separate polls conducted for television networks found. Minutes after the debate ended, 40% of uncommitted voters identified Obama as the winner to 26% who said McCain came out on top, CBS News reports. Viewers found Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • CBS • CNN • debate • leadership • Election 2008 • economy • Opinion Research Corporation • uncommitted voters

OPINION

'Nihilist' House GOP Doomed US to Recession

American leadership
is 'scarcer than credit,' writes Brooks

Sep 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When FDR became president, writes David Brooks, his first priority was to give Americans faith in their leadership, to show that someone was running the show. Now that the US is facing the greatest financial crisis since the Depression, today's political leaders "have failed utterly and catastrophically to project... More »

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Republican Party • credit market • leadership • House Republicans • bailout • bank failure • Great Depression • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

 Palin Swings Hard, 
 Lacks Follow-Through 

Record shows her taking bold stances, shying away from follow-through

Sep 8, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Those who have worked with Sarah Palin in Alaskan politics—Democrats and Republicans alike—are split on the governor's leadership style. While most praise her bold, tough approach, they also point out her lack of follow-through and seeming disinterest in the details of governing, and her inability to work with... More »

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Alaska • corruption • ethics bill • leadership • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • dissent

Obama as Writer: He's the
'Real Deal'

Literary critic sees an
eye for the universal, shades of Lincoln

Jul 8, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - If it's true that the style is the man, then it makes sense, literary critic Andrew Delbanco writes in the New Republic, to take the measure of Barack Obama from his memoirs. Taking a tour of Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope, Delbanco finds a bit of... More »

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Barack Obama • literature • Abraham Lincoln • leadership • hubris

Gates Departure Should Calm
the Waters

Joint leadership with Ballmer slowed, hurt Microsoft's growth

Jun 5, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates’ departure from full-time employment at Microsoft on June 27 will end 8 contentious years in which Gates has attempted to stay onboard while nominally beneath his close friend and new CEO, Steve Ballmer. Though they built the company together, this “ambassadorial succession” produced mixed results, with Gates... More »

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technology • Google • Microsoft • Bill Gates • software • leadership • power sharing • Steve Ballmer • executive power • corporate leadership

ANALYSIS

It's Every Man for Himself in the Senate GOP

Lawmakers buck Bush and McCain, worry about own reelection

May 27, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Skittish Senate Republicans are ignoring attempts at leadership from George Bush and John McCain and forging their own paths with an eye toward reelection. Twenty-five GOP senators defied would-be party leaders and crossed the aisle to vote for Jim Webb's new GI Bill, the Politico reports. "The Senate has... More »

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John McCain • leadership • Senate GOP • George W. Bush

 The Wrath of McCain 

Insiders debate the hopeful's temper, which he claims is gone

Apr 20, 08 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's temper is fiery and infamous—no one is arguing that. But opinions differ on whether his quickness to rage (or passion, some call it) suggests a talent for effective leadership or a risky personal weakness. The Washington Post looks at the history of McCain's short fuse and what... More »

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John McCain • anger • leadership • McCain 2008

Book review

Politicians: They're
All Crazy

Blair, Bush, JFK all went nuts, argues ex-doctor and politician

Apr 15, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no wonder George W. Bush and Tony Blair messed up in Iraq: They were crazy. At least that’s ex-British politician David Owen’s belief. In his new book, In Sickness and in Power, the ex-doctor explores the health of leaders throughout time. Bush and Blair were... More »

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Tony Blair • John F. Kennedy • mental illness • book reviews • leadership • book • George W. Bush • David Owen

OPINION

Clinton Touts Leadership,
but Her Campaign Lacks It

She's asked Dems to judge candidates by standard she hasn't met

Apr 9, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - If voters judged the Democratic candidates by the standard Hillary Clinton has been promoting—competent leadership—her own performance at the helm of her campaign isn't making her case, write Jim VandeHei and David Paul Kuhn in Politico. While Clinton’s had two major staff shakeups, major money problems, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign fundraising • leadership • superdelegates

Obama, Clinton Tied With McCain

Candidates in dead heat with voters who feel worse off than last election

Mar 13, 08 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters say they'd rather see a Democrat than a Republican in the White House—by a 50% to 37% margin, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds—but when it comes to the two Democratic candidates still in the race, John McCain is going to be tough for either to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • style • leadership • NBC/WSJ Poll • Peter D. Hart • Bill McInturff • substance • trustworthiness

Female Leaders Provide More, Are Thanked Less

Study in Indian villages shows women make government work for people, who in turn dislike their leaders

Nov 29, 07 8:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Women in power provide public services at higher levels, and they get less respect for it, a study of Indian villages shows. Researchers studied the impact of female leadership by tracking a law mandating that women lead councils in a third of villages. The quality of schools, health care and... More »

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India • women • corruption • leadership • public goods

Study Links CEO's Private Life to Profits

Company downturns often follow deaths in executives' families

Sep 5, 07 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study adds to the growing pool of data showing how intimately a company's success can be linked to the life of its CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports. The latest finding indicates that a firm's profitability drops following the death of a CEO's close family member—though the... More »

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investors • CEO • business • Business trends • leadership

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