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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the rude, larcenous wheeler-dealer Gordon Gekko. This should have been the apex of Mike's young career. He communicated clear expectations for ethics, values, and behavior. But Mike put up astounding numbers with his trades.

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April 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Others are mid-level, solo entrepreneurs, retired, or some at some other point in their careers. Gordon Leidner answers these questions in his guest post on Great Leadership!” Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted The 5 Smartest Strategies to Build Influence in the Workplace.

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Hired by the Data, Fired by the Data

Harvard Business Review

But the power of analytics as a mechanism for making decisions about hiring and firing is still growing, and the "application of predictive analytics to people’s careers … is enormously challenging, not to mention ethically fraught." That is, one that isn’t based on who you know or what kind of degree you have. Chang writes in Forbes.