Without further ado, here are my favorite leadership and business articles from this week:

• Learning from failure is sage advice. But, does it work in theory? Exciting, well-sited, blog post.
• Here are 5 great Twitter tips for leading!  Must read.
• Communication in the office should be frank, honest, and, most importantly, it should skip the big words. Here’s why.
• Avoid becoming the ‘accidental leader’. Always know the responsibilities of your role. Great post and background story.
• Leader’s should take a deep breath and lighten up. Just ask British WW I soldiers who were fighting in the trenches.
• Can women only excel in marketing to women? Interesting discussion.
• Take a look at Facebook’s new office. This post even has a quick video. It looks fun and pretty amazing.
• A quick guide on how to run your annual meeting. A nice, fast, resource.
• 8 interesting rules for people and business to follow when they engage with social media.
• The downfall of leadership. Insightful post on an intriguing idea.
• Leadership is all about style. Your style can help you get your point across.
• If your birthday is coming up–prepare to smile more. Happiness, study says, increases with age!
• Leadership requires some creativity. Don’t think so? Just read this.
• Re-tweeting, in my book, is a faux pas. However, I may be very wrong. Read this argument for ‘re-tweets’.
• We talked about this before. Now, apparently, 20% of companies are blocking social media sites! What’s next? Blocking blogs?
• College admissions usually just want a candidates numbers. Now, they are looking for traits…including leadership.

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