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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: 10 Entrepreneurial Types and Their Journey

Leading Blog

We need new ways to lead during the crisis – from how to reshape our careers or work, to how to craft a fresh collaborative model in this instantly all-digital age. The authors write: We’re adrift – lacking the stabilizing force of the office, the social grounding of a shared workplace, essential interactions with colleagues.

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Bill Schley: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He began his career as a writer at the legendary Ted Bates Advertising Agency in New […]. Bill Schley is an award-winning branding expert, author, speaker and a life-long entrepreneur.

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9 Lessons from Henry Ford’s $5 Day Decision

Leading Blog

Let me set the scene, and then talk about the decision Ford made to save his company—a business decision that Fortune magazine said is the “greatest” of all time. Even early in his career, he possessed those qualities, and his reputation only grew throughout his lifetime. Your great manufacturing process is driving your employees away.

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How to handle the “salary expectation” question in an interview

HR Digest

Career coach Joyel Crawford said she asks this question to gauge a job candidate’s expectations relative to the budget allocated for the role. . Salary expectations is a question that will crop up if it has not been specified in the job description. Here are some strategies to handle this question as it seem to faze a lot of people.

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October 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Willy Steiner of Executive Coaching Concepts provided The Importance of GRIT – My Recent Adventure in the Wild. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 4 Ways to Break Career Stagnation. Joel shares: “If you find that you’re simply going through the motions at work, your career may be in stagnation.

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Are You Coachable? Does it Matter?

The Practical Leader

In their new research paper, The New Leadership Frontier: Coachability , Joe Folkman, Jack Zenger, and Kevin Wilde found that this question most clearly delineated successful leaders from those heading for a career crash or derailment. Your coachability correlates very strongly with your leadership effectiveness.

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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

Happy clients that go wild about you because of the surprising way you serve their needs. Yes, I will talk to my manager and see if we can do that for you.” How about, “YES, I can do some hard work for you even though it would be easier for me to just say no.” The result? Related posts: Are Your Client Delight Efforts Misplaced?