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How To Build a Future Others Don’t See

Leading Blog

If you want to push your career and your organization forward, you need to get bold. Success Is a Pitfall Past success kills innovation. To innovate, you need to let go of those things. Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret Innovation means discovering, not inventing. You don’t need to quit your job to innovate.

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Executives’ Careers Benefit From Using Twitter

The Horizons Tracker

It’s well known that career moves at the C-suite level are often made by virtue of personal recommendations and connections. Twitter was chosen because it allows users to broadcast to a much wider audience than Facebook. The number of posts was measured for each executive, alongside the overall size of their audience.

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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark. After all, this was the scene he needed to “hook” the audience and keep their attention throughout the entire movie. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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Career Opportunities After Pursuing an MBA

Strategy Driven

Have you ever wondered what career opportunities a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree could open up for you? After completing an MBA degree, you can embark on many exciting and lucrative careers. Read on to learn more about the career opportunities available for MBA graduates: 1. Well, the answer is simple – a lot!

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2023

Leading Blog

With candor and depth, Rometty shares milestones from her life and career while redefining power as a way to drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few—a concept she calls "good power." They’re better at changing minds, engaging audiences, and driving action.

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5 Leadership Development Practices to Kick to the Curb

Leading Blog

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. Focusing solely on skill development Early in my career, I worked as a corporate trainer. There is no one way to be a leader. And it opens the door to greater diversity in the leadership ranks and pipeline.

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How To Develop A Powerful Leadership Style

Rich Gee Group

PRESENCE How you are viewed (and consistently graded) by your audience - superiors, peers, subordinates, vendors, and clients. INTERACTION How you associate with others and transform based on your audience. Most managers see communication as a chore, while leaders see it as moving their careers forward.