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Q & A with Alison Levine
February 21, 2012

Alison Levine, 2011 Chick-fil-A Leadercast speaker alumnus, is the team captain of the first American women's Everest expedition. As an adventurer, explorer and mountaineer, Alison has also navigated through the business world and now is an Adjunct Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is the ...

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People Matter: Dave Ramsey
February 16, 2012

This past year at Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Dave Ramsey discussed the importance of people in an organization. With the key message of "people matter," Dave called the Chick-fil-A Leadercast community to action to show their employees, vendors and customers that they truly matter. Chick-fil-A Leadercast - Dave Ramsey from GiANT Impact ...

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Leadership Lessons from the Classroom from Erin Gruwell
February 14, 2012

After beginning teaching at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, Erin Gruwell quickly learned crucial leadership lessons while teaching 150 troubled teens who were called “unteachable”. To add to that obstacle, two-thirds of teachers in the past had quit before their second year. Join us as we gain ...

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Backstage Interview with Ben Carson
February 09, 2012

As you may remember from our Favorite Leadership Books from 2011 blog post, Harry S. Truman once said, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” During Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2011,  Michael Hyatt sat down with Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon, speaker and author, to learn more about ...

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More than 9 to 5 by Jeremie Kubicek
February 07, 2012

We all strive to be the best leaders we can be. That’s why we attend conferences like Chick-fil-A Leadercast. That’s why we buy books and audit college courses; that’s why we keep an inner circle that will speak truth into our lives. Leadership to us isn’t just something we do ...

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Q and A with Seth Godin
February 02, 2012

Seth Godin, a Chick-fil-A Leadercast alumnus, is an author of thirteen books, entrepreneur, blogger and marketing expert. His leadership journey has included founding several companies, including the most recent, Squidoo.com. His latest book, Poke The Box, is a call to action about the initiative you're taking, whether in your job ...

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Making Good Choices Better by: John C. Maxwell
January 26, 2012

We are honored today to have guest blogger Dr. John C. Maxwell share his thoughts on the power of every day choices.   Making good choices: certainly a step on the journey of success. But what makes the difference between a good choice and a great choice is what you ...

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Dan Cathy on LeaderSHIP
January 24, 2012

Dan Cathy reminds us as leaders, it's all about ACTION!    LEADERS GO FIRST There’s a popular quote that says you should “be the change you want to see in the world.” The same can be said for leadership.  One of the most meaningful truisms I have learned about leadership is ...

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Change Starts at 4 AM
January 19, 2012

In 1980 Terry Fox started running. His goal? To run across Canada. Terry made it 3,339 miles, over 143 days, but never finished. Some applauded his courage. Others said he was daft to try such a feat. But Terry ran anyway.  Terry was an amputee. He lost his leg to bone cancer at ...

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Q and A with Erin Gruwell
January 17, 2012

Erin Gruwell, Founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, shared her inspiring story at Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2011. Her leadership journey began as an inner city school teacher which inspired her to write a New York Bestseller, The Freedom Writers Dairy later turned film, Freedom Writers, starring  Hillary Swank. We had a chance to sit down with ...

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8 Steps to Thinking Your Way to Success By: Andy Andrews
January 12, 2012

If decisions are choices . . . and our thinking dictates our decisions—then we are where we are because of our thinking.  —President Harry S. Truman Discover how changing the way you think can lead to success in life. We live in an age of entitlement that causes us to think that ...

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A Necessary Ending By: Henry Cloud, Ph.D.
January 10, 2012

Everyone wants to believe in hope. It’s a crucial characteristic that leaders must learn to use to inspire. Hope gives us energy and sustenance—it powers us to win against all odds. It keeps us going.  And that can be a problem.  When leaders misspend it, hope can keep a team, a ...

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Set Smaller Goals, Get Bigger Results By: Chip Heath and Dan Heath
January 05, 2012

What do you dread at work? Maybe it's filling out expense reports. Making a cold call to a sales  lead. Giving a long delayed performance review to T.J. (aka "the Crier"). You dread it,  you avoid it, you procrastinate. You check out Google News instead.   There's a way out ...

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Six Ways To Embrace Change by: Connie Podesta
January 03, 2012

In today's culture, we experience change almost daily. New ideas and technologies and practices keep our heads swimming trying to keep up.  Some of us bristle when change pushes into our lives. We like the same old thing, thank you very much. But failing to embrace change in the marketplace ...

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Idea Combustion: 5 Keys to Enhance Your Power to Create
December 29, 2011

You might have never described yourself as a “creative” leader but have you ever thought is because you’ve never allowed yourself the freedom to “go there”? As a leader, your voice matters because it has the power to create new things, ideas, and ways of thinking.  However, many of us ...

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The Contradiction By: Ken Blanchard and S. Truett Cathy
December 23, 2011

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” But in our time, many in our society seem to be ruled by a contradictory principle: “Receiving is all that matters.” Other often-heard comments are: Get all you can out of life. Always look out for Number One. We need more ...

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New Year Inspiration
December 22, 2011

We’re giving away our last Tweets and Facebook posts of 2011 to you! Maybe it's a quote, charge, or link to your favorite Chick-fil-A Leadercast moment, how would you encourage and energize Twitter/Facebook leaders as they remember 2011 and embark on 2012? Submit your Tweet or Facebook post below and ...

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Chick-fil-A Leadercast Roundtable: Hope
December 21, 2011

 "A leader is a dealer in hope."  - Napoleon Bonaparte 'Hope' is a word we hear a lot of this time of year, but what does it mean for you as a leader? During Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2011,  Tim Elmore, Founder and President of Growing Leaders, sat down with Chick-fil-A Leadercast speakers ...

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Agenda Change: Q and A with Seth Godin on Influence
December 19, 2011

Influence can be a tricky idea. Many of us seek it regularly. Some of us are so convinced that influence equals leadership that we often side-step doing the hard things of the leader in favor of gaining influence. We thought we’d pick Seth Godin’s brain to see what he thought ...

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Favorite Leadership Books from 2011
December 15, 2011

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” ― Harry S. Truman  Presenting our annual 'Favorite Leadership Book' list!  This list, filled with leadership classics and new-releases, was created by our very own Facebook and Twitter follower favorites from 2011.  Enjoy! 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership  by John Maxwell ...

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