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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? That requires the humility to remain open to learning from others and to seek diverse opinions. Please DO NOT reward those who do a great job simply with more work!!!!! Leaders are learners.

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How to Succeed in Business Writing: Don't Be Dickens

Harvard Business Review

I believe in diversity of opinion. David Silverman has had ten careers so far, including entrepreneur, executive, and business writing professor. He is the author of Typo: The Last American Typesetter or How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars and of the April 2011 HBR article, " Synthesis: Constructive Confessions.".