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Independent business blogs are blogs that aren't supported by an organization like a magazine, newspaper, company, or business school. Those people provide lots of great content, but they don't need any additional exposure. In this post, every week, I bring you posts of quality from excellent bloggers that don't get as much publicity.

This week, I'm pointing you to posts on change, motivation, learning about leadership, details (letting go of), and the neurobiology of followership.

From Random Acts of Leadership: Change is Good BUT I’d Rather Do It Later
"I believe that a powerful relationship with change is essential to thriving in today’s world.  I support people in changing consciously to create a better life and a better workplace for a living.  But no matter how much any of us may want and embrace change there are bound to be times when we would just rather do it later."

Wally's Comment: Great post from Susan Mazza about why even good change can be resisted.

From Davidson Leadership: Beyond Carrots and Sticks: How Do I Motivate My People?
"Managers often ask, “How do I motivate my people?”  I tell them, “You don’t!” "

Wally's Comment: Think of it this way. Motivation isn't something you do. It's something that happens because of something you do.

From 4th Gear Consulting: Learn From the Leaders around You"In this challenging economic climate I’m learning faster than ever and often from people who might not be considered traditional leaders.  I’m learning from people who have lost their job. Their job represented the ability to feed their families, raise their kids the way they want, and achieve their own version of success.  And now it’s gone."

Wally's Comment: Randy Hall points out the many places we can learn about leadership.

From Effective CIO: Let Go Of the Details
"Leadership involves owning responsibility for more stuff than any one person can handle.  To manage all that stuff, we build teams that can collectively address the problems at hand.  Within that team, we divide and conquer, assigning different details to different people to get the job done.  Once assigned, we need to let go of those details and trust our team to handle it. This is agonizing, especially for new managers."

Wally's Comment: Learning to not be the techno-star is especially hard for rising IT leaders.

From Results vs. Activities: Leadership Lessons from Ajax the Seeing Eye Dog #6: The Neurobiology of Followership
"People basically follow leaders for two reasons–the first is because they believe that the leader has a vision of a better tomorrow (more accurate knowledge and ability to translate it into results) and the second is that they are seeking the leaders approval.

Wally's Comment: Ajax has already taught us several lessons with the help of Ken Nowack. This post is about followership.

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