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Nice Guys Can Finish First

Marshall Goldsmith

Who would you rather have as a CFO? And not many people remember that Jack Welch has a PhD in chemical engineering. And start developing it. All other things being equal, your people skills (or lack thereof) become more pronounced the higher up you go. At some point, you get the benefit of the doubt on skill issues.

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. To meet these challenges, we see three priorities for developing the next generation of leaders in the “work-disrupted” age: Mastery of Digital. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.