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Leadership Is a Contact Sport: Ask

Marshall Goldsmith

It will just sound like denial, rationalization, and objection. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Just act on advice that makes sense to you.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week - A Look Ahead at 2011

Sales Wolf Blog

 Today I would like to shift gears and take a look ahead at what the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogging community sees in store for us in 2011.  Below is a great collection of posts containing predictions, resolutions, trends, and thoughts for 2011.  Enjoy! .  Enjoy!

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How Being The Underdog Can Help Teams To Succeed

The Horizons Tracker

It’s commonly seen in a sporting context, but brands have also capitalized on it to help communicate their journey. CEO Reed Hastings acknowledged that the company had previously been regarded with ‘mystique, envy, and fear,’ but in 2011 it was ‘just pity.’ Sporting success. Building an underdog narrative.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 Don't miss this great podcast where Wally and Wayne talk about ways to keep your team focused on key business objectives.  Don't miss this great podcast where Wally and Wayne talk about ways to keep your team focused on key business objectives.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 Ever the fan of simplicity, Charlie has a great approach to goal setting that is as easy as 1+3: decide on the goal/objective that needs to be accomplished and identify three key results that provide evidence of its success.   Amy Wilson, TalentedApps : Are You a Knowledge Hoarder?  Amen!  Amen!

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Who's In Charge?

N2Growth Blog

I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives. The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc.

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Social-Network-Un_Plugged

Mike Cardus

Objective: Social-Network-Un-Plugged is effective with groups of people who know each other well as well as those who do not know each other well. The objective is to find connections, then to continue to explore how people in the team are connected. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.