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Help Your Global Talent Succeed and Lead - Cultivate Communication Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Nancy Vason: As leaders of global businesses, you draw from a deep well of talent. Most are highly educated, technically competent professionals. Are they leading global teams? How can you cultivate the communication skills of your global team? But are they effective communicators?

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What Has 2011 Taught You About Business and Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

As this is the last week of the year, many of us are understandably looking back at the past 12 months and discussing what we consider to be the significant events of 2011. In most cases, such discussions tend to focus on the numerous challenges and upheavals we’ve either watched from afar or witnessed first-hand.

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Leadership Development and Educating our Young :: Women on Business

Women on Business

There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. Education is not bringing forth from the core of the young the ability to learn and discern. We can and need to take part in the larger dialogue about education whether we have biological children or not.

Education 170
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How a Good Life Builds a (Better Than) Great Company – The Zen of Jonathan Fields

Terry Starbucker

His last best-selling book, “ Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel For Brilliance” was named the top personal development book in 2011 by 800-CEO-READ.

Company 392
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10 Best Countries For Women In 2012 (Spoiler Alert: U.S. Did Not Make the Cut)

Women on Business

.” Finland: Up from the third spot on the list in 2011, Finland’s new position at #2 matches its jump in the WEC Global Gender Gap this year. Ireland has made great strides in closing the gender gap since 2006 when the WEC began measuring the Global Gender Gap.

Politics 279
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Progress for Women in Economic Equality Lower Than Health and Education in Recent Study

Women on Business

The sixth annual World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011 shows that over the last six years 85% of countries have been improving their gender equality but in several African and South American countries it is declining. Gains have been made in Ethiopia, Brazil, Turkey and Tanzania as well.

Education 172
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Marshall Goldsmith and the Thinkers50 Leadership Award

Marshall Goldsmith

Most Influential Leadership Thinker — Thinkers50 2011. · #7 Most Influential Business Thinker – Thinkers50 2011. Wall Street Journal – top ten executive educators, Forbes – five most-respected executive coaches. World HRD Congress – 2011 global leader in HR thinking. Dr. Goldsmith’s Ph.D.