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The Digitorial is a new addition to our website, newsletter and soon to our email signatures.

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Tim Schoonover

President & CEO

OI Partners- Promark Company

513-768-6506

tschoonover@oipartners.net

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Hello Friends,

Leadership is a hot topic in all aspects of our community.  This issue of our newsletter is focused on how leaders can improve their skills.  The articles are helpful in assisting leaders look at themselves personally, professionally and organizationally.  These three components need to be in sync for a leader to maximize their value to their families, friends and work associates.  I hope you enjoy the information and put it to work to make your community great!

Best wishes for a Great Spring!

Tim

Timothy H. Schoonover

President & CEO

OI Partners – Promark Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

A Call to Higher-Order Leadership: 6 Key Elements

Today's challenges require that leaders achieve "higher-order leadership." The motivation of the higher-order leader is to contribute to a cause, goal or idea that is bigger than him or herself.

The Importance of Context and Its Relationship to Leadership Success

Context and its relationship to leadership success provides an important lesson, especially when leaders anticipate a job change or find themselves in new and different environments. These tools are designed to help you assess a new environment in order to achieve maximum success.

Five Characteristics of an Effective Change Agent

As part of her research on organizational change, Rosabeth Moss Kanter studied leaders who had a track record of success implementing change. In each case, she found a set of common traits that distinguished these leaders.

How Great Leaders Communicate

Poor communication is often noted as a major weakness in one's leader. Excellent leaders have developed two very important traits in their communication skills.

Six Steps for Ethical Leadership in Today's Organizations

Perhaps no other issue can so dramatically define the difference between management and leadership than the attention the individual gives to ethics. Here are six steps for a manager to take to lead ethically.