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Are you ready to kick butt in 2013?

Women on Business

Right now, the idea of kicking butt in 2013 is probably the last thing on your mind. And, if you find you’re falling short in a few areas, there’s still plenty of “training” time to get you into butt-kicking shape. It’s a new year, so don’t be afraid to show off the work-in-progress that you are.

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Overcome speaker anxiety to become a fearless and engaging speaker

Career Advancement

This may not sound like a surprising admission, since 74 percent of the US population surveyed in 2013 shares a fear of public speaking. I even formed a company called Eloqui , with my partner, David Booth, to train and coach professionals to be effective presenters and communicators.

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Knowing and Doing: Closing the Gap

Lead Change Blog

Identified by CIPD research in 2013, the “knowing and doing” gap plows on relentlessly. Managers still do not receive sufficient training for their role. In my leadership career, the effective supervision of staff has always been a consistent practice. Who comes first: you, your team, or your organization?

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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

In the 2013 PricewaterhouseCoopers Annual Corporate Directors Survey it was reported that the average age of board directors is 68 and mandatory retirement has risen to 72-75. It definitely takes a unique individual to assume a director role in the earlier stages of their career and the opportunity will not be appropriate for most.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. He began his career at the U.S. He started his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. The inaugural version of our Top CHRO List was published on Forbes in 2015.

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026: How to Improve Your Public Speaking and Be a Leader Worth Following | with Kent Julian

Engaging Leader

Earlier in his career, Kent was a leader within a large national organization, and several years ago he launched Live It Forward, LLC, where he now speaks to people about goal setting, leadership, and career success. Kent also has a Bootcamp twice a year where he trains people who want to become public speakers.

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5 Must-read Leadership Books for Women Leaders

HR Digest

They say, what women entrepreneurs lack is formal training in leadership. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the bestseller list with this book in 2013. She says you can’t build a corporate career or small business on your own—you need help from your family, colleagues, and friends, same as a family needs the community to flourish.

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