Every week I bookmark my favorite leadership stories, news, and blogs. And every week I share them with you:

• Should CEOs compete for their position/job? It might not sounds as practical in retrospect.
• Is banning internet use at the office necessary? Mr. Torres thinks ‘no’…and in a big way.
• I love finding leadership lessons in unlikely places. Here, Mr. Turmel discusses the problems of remote leadership and compares them to the problems in Rashomon, a Kurosawa classic.
• Promoting people isn’t just about honoring performance–it’s about selecting leaders. Wally helps us know what to look for.
• The Washington Post interviewed Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun-Microsystems, and he offered some gems. Here’s a great analysis and wrap up of the interview and a look at Mr. Khosla’s amazing philosophy.
• Is beer the answer the management deadlocks? Obama may have proved that a beer can create more camaraderie than a press conference. Great post.
• The line between work and the home may be have got some dirt kicked over it. What do you think? Add to the discussion here.
• Prima donnas abound in the American workforce. However, what’s the difference between confidence and arrogance?
• Woman leaders have made big strides in Norwegian businesses.
• Generation X leaders are needed….now. Perhaps, but experience still plays a big part of it.
• From Forbes: 21 top Twitter tips. Study up! There will be a quiz.
• Google gets a Facebook page! Hip nerds–start adding Google as a friend!

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