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December 2014 Carnival of HR

Lead Change Blog

Since I am hosting, and my main business focus is books, this month’s post is mostly about books that have influenced people. We relaxed the usual requirement that a post should be no more than two weeks old, so that people could share their favorite books of 2014. There are so many choices.

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The Great Leadership Development and Succession Planning eBook

Great Leadership By Dan

Now I can cross "write a book" off my bucket list and I can include "author" in my official bio. (-: There will be no book signing tour - after all, it's an eBook. Over the years Dan McCarthy has established a reputation as a shrewd commentator on the state of leadership in contemporary management. Thanks for your support!

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Author Interview: “The 8 Essential Skills for Supervisors and.

Persuasive Powerhouse

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. In the interest of full disclosure, I owe a lot to Paul (including his delivery of my own free signed copy of his book). What are the 8 skills?

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Will Artificial Intelligence Take Your Job?

Leading Blog

The term artificial intelligence first appeared in an article by Stanford professor John McCarthy in 1979. Fourth, what we see are new roles and skills emerging as people find new jobs and tasks to perform when previous tasks are taken over by automation. This skill cannot be stressed enough. “As A dire situation indeed.

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17 Ways to Teach Managers how to Coach

Great Leadership By Dan

What one book, website, or other resource would you recommend to a busy yet motivated manager who wants to learn how to be a better coach?” Dating back to 1996 when it was first published (with subsequent updates) Bell’s book, while practical, also has a philosophical underpinning. The following is a collection of their responses.

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Are you Ready for the Next Level?

Great Leadership By Dan

Why shouldn’t there be something, other than a book and a “good luck” handshake, to offer a newly promoted or soon to be promoted senior manager to help them be successful in their new role? A lack of these skills was the reason many managers were considered “not yet ready”. Is there a senior manager school I could go to ASAP?”.

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Your Genius

Coaching Tip

Yet, we've been conditioned to believe that geniuses are something we only read about in history books; Einstein and Mozart but not us. Your assets include all of your natural and cultivated aptitudes and skills. Leadership Skills. ?Though McCarthy: The On-Purpose Business: Doing More of What You Do Best More Profitably.

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