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LeadershipNow 140: July 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from July 2011 that you might have missed: @laurencanning: FANTASTIC Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better via TED.com. DDI: Global Leadership Forecast 2011 : Time for a Leadership Revolution! kim: John Thackara 's 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge keynote address. Please take our brief survey.

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myTRUSTnetwork Launches Dear Diary Survey for Women :: Women on.

Women on Business

There is a distinct US link as well as other country links at the bottom of the survey introduction page (choose your location link from the list and start the survey). We expect that most people wouldn’t complete the survey without being introduced to the idea from someone they know and trust.

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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve. In addition to encouraging Straight Talk, Pfizer seeks the opinions of its colleagues through its annual PfizerVoice survey.

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Lady Luck, Superwoman and Your Career

Coaching Tip

LinkedIn surveyed more than 7,000 professionals globally and found that 84 percent of professionals do believe in career luck. Out of the fifteen countries LinkedIn surveyed professionals in, the United States ranked as the seventh luckiest country. However, only Superwoman can juggle it all. . In the February 14.

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Two Books to Better Organizational Results

Kevin Eikenberry

And yet, according to a survey I conducted, these same leaders give instructions 58% of the time rather than asking coworkers for their input!&# Good questions generate thought, focus and action from the listener. They also convey respect. Maybe that’s why 95% of leaders prefer to be asked questions rather than be told what to do.

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Five Strategies for Hiring Success

Chart Your Course

The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates the average cost-per-hire in 2011 and 2012 was $5,100. The results were part of the NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. Businesses with 2,500 to 5,000 employees paid the most for new hires– around $10,000 a person. Divide and conquer.

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How To Find “Hidden” Federal Contracts: Network :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Overcoming the Final Hurdle – The Pre-award Survey Audit Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer Before. Ten Tips to Earn Stimulus Money Contracts Federal dollars from the stimulus package are slowly making their. Networking to Land Contracts Work is love made visible. – Kahlil Gibran As I.