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The Science Behind Getting Ahead At Work

Eric Jacobson

Additionally, e mployees will have to manage [iii] themselves, make decisions through consensus, and navigate the how of work to succeed. The new world of work is a ‘hyper-social workplace’ because it requires one crucial skill: The ability to read the people you work with. 8 (2014): 691–709, [link]

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Embrace Conflict and Transform Discomfort For Better Business Results

leaderCommunicator

Also, drive consensus but encourage individual points of view. Originally ran June 2012. It’s a paradox that every leader faces: create teams that work well together but embrace conflict. Discomfort is emotional. Feelings can be complex and multi-layered. Institutionalize the questions, “What worked well?” David Grossman.

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How to Find a Business Mentor Who'll Help You Achieve Your Leadership Goals

Great Leadership By Dan

Petrin provides a nice 8-step approach: Back in December, Dan talked about " 10 Big Development Goals for Leaders in 2012." Are you more collaborative as a leader, working through consensus? Here's to your leadership success in 2012! I often get asked for advice on how to find a mentor. This guest post by Rene D.

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Five Ways to Spot a Leader in the Wild

LDRLB

Therefore leadership is about making the best decisions under pressure with “an ongoing sense of obligation or duty to others based on the intention to uphold the covenantal relationship” (Hernandez, 2012). It’s less about coercion than building consensus, and knowing when to apply pressure and when to let up. Here are five.

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Don’t Delegate More – Delegate More Effectively

Marshall Goldsmith

This helps direct reports understand the agendas of the peer team members and allows them to develop their skills in building collaboration and reaching consensus. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There has been listed as the #2 bestselling business book for 2012 by INC magazine / 800 CEO Read. Marshall@MarshallGoldsmith.com.

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The January Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2011 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival! Well, that may not be all that helpful, especially when the general consensus now is that leaders can be developed.". Linda Fisher Thornton presents New Years 2012: Questions For Leaders posted at Leading in Context LLC.

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Global Stocks Slide

Coaching Tip

dollar , doomed to failure by the mainstream consensus a few years ago due to the Fed's "inflationary" QE policies, is enjoying strength not seen in years. On June 6, 2012, we sent to subscribers a Special Report calling the low in 10-year T-bond yields after 31 years of decline. The top in T-bonds came right around the same time.