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The Best Leadership Books of 2017

Leading Blog

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership. Avoid making this your Kodak moment.

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10 Surefire Reasons to Try Feedforward!

Marshall Goldsmith

They tend to resist negative judgment. This can lead to very negative – or even career-limiting – unintended consequences when applied to managers or peers. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Feed forward is especially suited to successful people.

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What do you do when workplace ‘change’ happens?

Strategy Driven

That’s a hell of a lot to think about, and that’s why change is so perplexing, so resisted, and often so fought against. Just so we’re clear, there are 3 predominant types of change to deal with : Business or career change – which could also affect revenue. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. My mother died.

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Is Office Politics a White Man’s Game?

Harvard Business Review

Developing political skill reduces stress and enhances performance, reputation, promotability, and career progression at work. A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. Recent research does not support this idea.

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5 Things We Learned About Creating a Successful Workplace Diversity Program

Harvard Business Review

In 2015, UCAR appointed Brinkworth as the Director for Diversity, Education, and Outreach (DEO), (later called the Chief Diversity Officer), and was tasked with making UCAR more diverse and inclusive. Personal issues and career paths are inevitably intertwined. Invite non-managers to foster communication across the organization.

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The 5 Skills That Innovative Leaders Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. In Conference Board’s 2015 CEO Challenge study , 943 CEOs ranked “human capital” and “innovation” as their top two long-term challenges to driving business growth. Leadership is changing — fast. Insight Center.