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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

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Recently, a large study ranked empathy as the most important leadership skill in the workplace. With similar conviction, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said, “Empathy makes you a better innovator.It’s a quality my wife helped me begin to learn when our son was born with severe disabilities. It is also for tough people in any field.

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The Leaders Our Companies Need: Lessons We Can Learn from Historical Luminaries

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It’s hard to escape this view of leaders and leadership. But what qualities do our celebrated leaders of industry embody that make them successful? Is it their ability to increase the company’s value? And, importantly, what qualities can others emulate to themselves become more effective leaders?

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Five Qualities Genuine Leaders Have in Common

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It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. Matias Obludzyner is a communications and leadership professional Matioblu Leadership & Communications in Washington, D.C. A recent MIT study underscores this. Employees are expressing this, too.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

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Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. Upstanding : How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A. Calderoni discovered that character is just as vital for companies as it is for individuals. When we're moving at 115 MPH, we rarely see the wall coming.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2023

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2023 curated just for you. Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. The result: mixed signals.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2023

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2023 curated just for you. Leadership is engaging others to solve daunting challenges. Because, leadership is an activity―small actions taken in moments of opportunity. To our surprise, solving the four problems changed who we were as a company.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

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Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. It leads to short-term thinking.

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