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How To Identify A Leader During An Interview

Eric Jacobson

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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Conduct your OWN performance Review

Career Advancement

Reviewing your past goals. Look at the work performance goal s you set for the period you’re reviewing. Ask yourself how you leveraged your successes, advises Sharon Armstrong in The Essential Performance Review Handbook. Setting goals. Now it’s time to set new goals for the next period. Developing ideas.

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45 Years of Leadership in Outer Space

Coaching Tip

Kennedy announced, before a special joint session of Congress, the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. Armstrong, Edwin E. The Photograph was taken by Neil Armstrong. Aldrin poses for Neil Armstrong on the Moon. Neil Armstrong took this photograph of Col.

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When Leaders Should Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobson

As a coach , a manager: identifies an employee's need for instruction and direction and this need is usually directly related to his or her performance or career goals. It relies on mutual, progressive goal-setting, personal feedback, and an ongoing, supportive relationship. Coaching is collaborative.

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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., I'd say that's pretty darn efficient leadership development. Believe it or not, this is my number one leadership/management related post.

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How To Identify A Leader During An Interview

Eric Jacobson

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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When Leaders Should Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobson

As a coach , a manager: identifies an employee's need for instruction and direction and this need is usually directly related to his or her performance or career goals. It relies on mutual, progressive goal-setting, personal feedback, and an ongoing, supportive relationship. Coaching is collaborative.