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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills.

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Before You Open a Business…

Leading Blog

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Some things in business and life are simply out of our control. Family Questions.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. It still doesn't seem necessary to be a COO in order to take over as CEO, though.

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

Harvard Business Review

In this article, we address each of these to show how leaders can engineer high-performing organizational cultures — and measure their impact on the bottom line. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. 2) What is culture worth? How does culture drive performance?

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Theyve been finely engineered, instead, to do. Theyve been finely engineered, instead, to do. Reflection items are what Mycroft was to Sherlock: the smarter — but largely invisible — big brother. The catch is that most companies dont know how to reflect. So heres how to craft your own reflection items.

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Automation: A Potential Game Changer for Mining and Maritime Industry

HR Digest

More people are becoming skeptical about choosing certain careers, while employers in some sectors are getting more assurance of not having to push so hard on talent management in the future. The US mining company is also using other mining automated technologies to lower production cost for an ounce of gold to US$700.