This week Peter speaks with Charlie Coiro, Assistant Branch Chief, US coast Leadership Development Center, Leadership in the News, Social Media Minute/Website of the Week, Research Report of the Week and podsafe music.

Leadership in the News * President Obama's State of the Union address * World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland * Military "don't ask, don't tell" policy * Rosetta Thurman's blog - 28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders

Social Media Minute / Website of the Week * Change This

Research Report of the Week * Take a break to improve memory (via Futurity.org - January 28, 2010)

Weekly Leader * Charlie Coiro, Assistant Branch Chief, US Coast Guard Leadership Development Center * USCG's 28 Core Competencies * Currently reading: Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee * Leader Lunch: President Jimmy Carter and Egypt's President Anwar Sadat * Advice to aspiring leaders: Reflection

Contact info * Twitter: @WeeklyLeader, @PamFR, @PeterMello, @MVittone, @EdBrenegar, @RunDigger and @GuyBBY * Email: podcast@weeklyleader.net

Podsafe Music * Intro: Trance Sends by Trance Blackman * For What It's Worthby Buffalo Springfield from the Monterrey Intl. Pop Festival