Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

• Leadership is a profession
  Projects need skilled leaders to succeed. Management Trends reminds us of the pitfalls of amateur management. “Barely more than third (35 percent) felt that their organization normally managed to execute projects effectively.”
• Your boss doesn’t want you to read this
  Professional leaders are in demand. If you’ve been developing your leadership skills, you’re probably worth more now than ever. In case you want to talk this over with your boss, you might want to take a look at these tips on making your case for a raise from CareerJournal and Forbes.
• Getting hired without a reference or resume
  The Internet brings a new level of visibility to our careers. We all know how revealing a Google search on a person’s name can be. The LA Times takes us through the process LinkedIn went through in hiring their new CEO, Dan Nye by founder Reid Hoffman. “Not until after he was hired did Nye discover that Hoffman had made dozens of reference checks — without asking Nye for a single name.”
• Career launching pads
  Business Week reports on a recent survey of undergrads’ 25 most wanted employers. The results, it turns out, are split: focus on the greater good or bigger bucks, with the U.S. State Department (4) and the Peace Corps (5) representing the do-gooders and Google (1), Disney (2), and Apple (3) representing the profiteers.

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