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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD
Rural Leader Magazine, LLC is a digital
publication that highlights every day people doing extraordinary things nationally and abroad.
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Contributing Writers
Kevin Einkenberry
Leadership Guru
The Kevin Eikenberry Group
Dr. Alan Zimmerman
Author and Professional Speaker
Judy White
President
The Infusion Group, LLC
Sydney Dinsmore
Writer/Entrepreneur
Dr. Sylvia LaFair
Author/Leader Educator/Executive Coach
Simon Oates
Entrepreneur/Writer/Leadership Expert
Ryan Scholz
Author/Leadership Strategist
David Shoemaker
Vice President
Learning Solutions and Innovations at
eCornell
5 Little Hinges Swing
Big Doors
6 How Women Can
Plan for their Financial
Future
7 Millennials say 'they
want to save for retirement' but a third aren't
doing it
8 Four levels of Communication that ensure
understanding
11 2015 Small Town
America's 100 Most
Influential People Revealed
17 From Likability
Leader to the Invisible:
Who's on the bus?
19 How to Change your
perception of Normal
21 Leadership
Development and Times
of Transition
23 Can Weak People Be
Strong Leaders?
24 Three Steps to
Prepare Your Credit for
Homeownership
25 The Science of Motivation
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28 Five Ways to Improve Your Leadership
Development Program
Online
29 Four Tips for
Working Adults going
Back to School
30 Four Ways to
Spread Cheer and save
your wallet this Holiday
Season
31 Early Bird Specials:
Ways Small Businesses can Prepare for the
Holidays
32 Teachers: the
resource students need
most remains in short
supply
33 Fa-la-lah-choo!
Allergic to the Holidays?
Keep yourself sneeze
and wheeze free this
Holiday
35 Talking Turkey for
the Thanksgiving Table
37 Make the most of
your employee benefits
with these five tips
38 Veterans: Are you
missing out on key benefits?
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