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Why Every Top Leader Needs a Succession Plan

Lead from Within

Succession planning is crucial for any organization, but it is especially important for top leaders. A well-crafted succession plan can ensure a smooth transition of power, minimize disruptions, and preserve the organization’s legacy.

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The Uphill Climb: Why Career Transitions Feel Like Scaling Mount Everest (And How to Do It Anyway).

Rich Gee Group

"In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks." — Warren Buffett Ah, the career transition! A career transition isn't just about shifting from Job A to Job B. That's precisely what makes the very idea of a career change daunting.

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How to (not) plan your career

Persuasive Powerhouse

learned the hard way how to plan my career by not planning. There are some things you can do to fast-forward your own quest for the perfect career without planning it out in minute detail (which might cause you to miss the perfect opportunity). I began working post-college as a laboratory research biologist.

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2024 Priorities: Helping Employees with Career Management Strategies

HR Digest

Career management strategies are more important now than ever before as we step into a new year and hope to leave behind one that was full of job losses and instability. Employees often have to reassess their career trajectories and mentally realign themselves to the next step in their careers.

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What Your Organization Really Needs from You: Influence and Impact

Leading Blog

In many organizations, authority-based leadership is waning. In other words, you have impact on the organization. When organizations send clients to me for executive coaching, the work usually focuses on one of two things: How the leader thinks about their job, and how they do that job. Decide if you want to commit to that job.

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Are You Falling for the Myth of "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"?

Great Leadership By Dan

Gleb Tsipursky: You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” Making plans is important, but our gut reaction is to plan for the best-case outcomes, ignoring the high likelihood that things will go wrong. succeeded in meeting the original planned resource expenditure.

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Career Map: A Strategic Approach to Achieving Your Professional Goals

HR Digest

Just like planning a road trip, creating a career map can help you navigate the twists and turns of your professional journey. A career map is a written plan that outlines your current position, your ultimate career goal , and the specific steps you need to take to reach that goal. What is a Career Map?

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