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What’s That Musky Smell?

The Practical Leader

He’s like the high IQ, low EQ, dehumanizing retail/technology global VP who joined us (and met the Canadian leadership team for the first time) at a strategic planning retreat a few years ago. He said technical and analytical skills were the key to career advancement at their company.

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The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed

Strategy Driven

I see the leader from the big picture perspective and how he-she paints career panoramas by interconnecting the pieces. They are forced by circumstances to change (career obsolescence, down-sizing, marketplace factors). Base-Level Sellers (door-to-door, telephone, clerks and checkers, retail sales). Career Worker.

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How to Make a Great First Impression

Harvard Business Review

” These talking points will vary, depending on the situation, but in general they should showcase your knowledge, strategic planning abilities, and “grasp of the business.” ” Lane also tried to engage his interviewers by asking them about their career paths and histories at the company.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

My analysis: Financial planning does not constitute global thought on life. Banks buy money wholesale and sell it to borrowers at retail rates. ’ What they’re really selling: Retail merchandise. Retailers are motivated by keeping the cash registers ringing. Greatness is earned over an entire career.

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