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Esteemed Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Talks Leadership at MU

By Bennito L. Kelty — 2017

Focusing on past U.S. presidents, Goodwin highlights key traits of a successful leader. “Even though problems change over time,” Goodwin says, “there are indeed traits that are held inalterable by our most successful leaders.”

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It’s Perfectly OK to Call a Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’ and Here’s Why

We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.

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Research Finds New Reasons for Unemployment Among People with Disabilities

New research has found nine meaningful reasons that prevent people with disabilities from seeking work.

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Wounded Veteran Shares Stories of Resilience

When Dave Roever was in the Navy during the Vietnam War, “resiliency” and “comprehensive soldier fitness” took a backseat to combat operations.

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New Thought Leader: Prince Ea

His given name is Richard Williams, but you probably know the filmmaker, poet, motivational speaker and activist from St. Louis as Prince Ea. You’ve probably seen one of his videos circling social media without realizing it. His content goes viral frequently.

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If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

To truly engage other human beings and create meaningful connections, we need to silence our inner voices and be fully present — and being more mindful can help. This requires discipline to stay on task — not letting yourself be affected by nagging challenges or distracted by mental chatter.

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I’m Not O.K., You’re Not O.K.—And That’s O.K.

When we read the news, we might find ourselves overwhelmed with “non-OK-ness,” but Sylvia Boorstein says there are ways we can work with that feeling.

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Overcoming Your Listening Disorder

We naturally become defensive when our spouse begins to criticize us. We listen to refute or correct the inaccuracies, distortions and exaggerations that are inevitably there. The challenge is to listen only to understand.

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