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Hire People with Common Sense and Good Critical Judgement

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Stan Silverman : During a recent event to launch my book, Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success , I spoke about the importance of hiring people with common sense and good critical judgment because at some point, you want them to violate policy when it is in the company’s best interest to do so.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years. The Key to Business and Career Success. “Companies in which leaders at every level nurture a culture where employees can develop a sense of ownership in what they do are the companies that excel.” ” -Stan Silverman.

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Leadership & The Value Of An Inquiring Mind

You're Not the Boss of Me

Over time, many of us learned to be more discreet. We learned to mind our own business because it was polite. Why do we do things this way instead of that ? Reply Harris Silverman - Business Coach July 29, 2010 at 12:39 pm Inquiring minds are not just for leaders. It prompts us to ask bold questions. How about you?

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

So I reached out to a number of experts with these 3 questions: What is the number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Stay true to your values and do what is right. ALL CLEAR!

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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

It’s one that started in the early 1990s with authors like David Armstrong and Peg Neuhauser, and continued in the 2000s by authors like Annette Simmons, Evelyn Clark, Lori Silverman, and Stephen Denning among many others. So, while I didn’t start the trend, I do hope I’m in on the early part of a much larger and longer lasting movement.

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Becoming a leader…Shifting the Balance of Power. | You're Not the.

You're Not the Boss of Me

And, while I was doing all of that, I was not doing my job. All I had been trying to do was be one of them; to let them know that I was human; that by being their friend, they could trust me. This is a hard lesson for a newly minted leader to learn but it is a truth that anyone who wants to be a good leader needs to know.

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently. Talent plays only a tiny role in your success; what really matters is what you do. by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Do you perpetuate these productivity-destroying falsehoods at your company? How to Accomplish More by Doing Less.

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