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Leading Rookie Talent: A Sizing Guide for Stretch Assignments

Leading Blog

In the realm of knowledge work, rookies tend to outperform those with experience, especially when it comes to innovation and speed. They work lean and agile, the smart way all professionals should be working in the current, constantly changing environment. Because they aren’t encumbered with previous knowledge and resources.

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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2014

Tanveer Naseer

A milestone that I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to celebrate here on my blog with the help of such leadership luminaries as Doug Conant , Liz Wiseman , Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner , and David Burkus. Leadership insight #9 : To improve agility, we need to strengthen our curiosity, which requires making time from work routines.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

We must be creative and innovative in our organizations but perhaps more importantly, in working on ourselves. Accelerate : Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. A S LEADERS we must learn and grow.

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