Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays I pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you’ve missed them, here is this week’s round-up of top posts.
They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you.

Create A Vocabulary That Inspires Employee Engagement By Meghan M. Biro, Forbes “It’s official. Employee engagement is the new black. I’ve been writing and thinking a lot about it lately, as have others. The very notion of how leaders and employees engage…”
Fear, Smiles And Higher Purpose By Pete Ashby, Fearless Leader  “What’s your line on fear? Do you see it as something that used to be a problem when you were a lot younger – and less successful?  That used to be my take on fear. …”
New Free Tool: Map Your Change Management Initiative  By LaMarsh Global “To operate efficiently as a company, it’s necessary to manage change projects efficiently.  Change is needed for continuous improvement within your organization…”
8 Things Truly Outstanding Leaders Do Without Thinking By Jeff Haden, Inc. “Once in a while you meet a leader who stands out--even in a room filled with skilled, experienced, successful people. She isn't just remarkably charismatic. He isn’t.…”
6 Factors to Have Leadership Presence  By Shawn Murphy, Switch & Shift “Yes, how you lead is important. Why you lead, though, is far more interesting and more powerful. When you combine the how and the why, you have a dynamic interaction …”

And with our food for thought from this week ... A food recipe from a colleague we adore. Bon Appetit!
-          David Grossman 
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