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View from the 40th Floor: Change at the Top and Bottom

Decker Communication

Ken Blanchard is a friend of mine (and the very successful author of The One Minute Manager ) who knows well the changes in leadership over the last 40 years. Building and equipping strong teams is a skill, and communications are at the heart of it. . He says, “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” ” Once you have a list of necessary skills, figure out how to acquire them. Clark suggests identifying ways to “stretch your job description” to learn new skills.

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The Fickle Nature of Good Character and Trust

Leading with Trust

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. Competency-based trust is when others trust that you have the skill to do the work. The following article is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Brock Brown.

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