Lead from Within

MAY 9, 2017

Instead of blaming others when things go wrong, look for solutions, and create an environment where people feel it’s OK to mess up and make mistakes. Cultivate an environment in which owning up to your mistakes is OK, and it’s safe to fail. They know that honest hearts produce honest actions.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. Young leaders engage in an “action learning” project in which they work on real-life problems facing the firm. Life is good.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A complete career change. Career-wise, this is the granddaddy of development moves. Sure, no one likes to start all over again at the bottom – but perhaps there’s something out there that would allow you to use 40-60% of what you’ve already learned, and provide an opportunity to learn something new for the other 40-60%?

Goal 230

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Having been trained by one of the best companies in the world on Leadership Development, (GE), in one of the best action learning environments in the world (a high performance culture), I frown on textbook practitioners. So let's start recruiting the ones who can.

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