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Why do some talented executives fail?

Coaching Tip

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. Behaviors That Can Hold You Back.

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Accidental Leaders

Coaching Tip

Companies need to do due diligence to select leaders who have the desire, motivation-and skills-to be a leader or you've failed the individual and the organization." Broadening skills (39%), to advance their career (33%), making a greater contribution to the company (33%), and power and influence (21%). All the Wrong Reasons.

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Make Work Meaningful for Your Freelancers, Too

Harvard Business Review

Have you stopped to consider how they’re finding meaning in their careers? Usher is a Canadian anthropologist who recently retired after a career of university teaching and advising provincial governments on the social impact of major infrastructure projects on rural and native Canadian communities. Check in and offer feedback.