{"id":3555,"date":"2012-07-20T13:44:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T13:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cerebyte.com\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2012-07-20T13:44:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T13:44:49","slug":"the-four-positives-defined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebyte.com\/2012\/07\/20\/the-four-positives-defined\/","title":{"rendered":"The four positives defined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<strong>By William Seidman<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"color: #888888; font-size: medium;\"><strong>How is a leader to succeed?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nIt takes much more than good intentions and a pressing need.\nIn our work with leadership, we&#8217;ve developed <strong>The Four Positives<\/strong>\n&#8212; vitally important components of positive leadership. 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