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Leading Rookie Talent: A Sizing Guide for Stretch Assignments

Leading Blog

They work lean and agile, the smart way all professionals should be working in the current, constantly changing environment. They insisted that there was no room for learning when someone is flatlining on the operating table. And, they are hungry. I agreed and asked, “What percentage of your time is spent in these situations?”

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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

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. Wiseman says, “We do our best work when we are new to something, striving up that steep ascent.” Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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