Blog about Leadership

John McCain and Barack Obama are definitely members of different generations. John McCain is 72 years old with his birth date of August 29, 1936. Barack Obama is 47 years old with his birth date of August 4, 1961. With a quarter century difference between, they have one thing in common – they both are [...]

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Good and Great Leaders
Reed Markham is the author of such books as Leadership 2000, Excellence in Public Speaking, and Effective Speechwriting. While most of his writing concentrates on oratory, I want to share with you a quote from Reed Markham about one difference between a good leader and a great leader.
Quote from Reed Markham about [...]

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On Thursday night, the US Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, gave his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Committee convention and became the first black American to be the nominee for President from a major political party. You would have to be hiding under a rock to not have heard about this before – some [...]

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