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5 Most Important Leadership Competencies for Function Leaders

Center for Creative Leadership

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. Aligns resources to accomplish key objectives and assigns clear accountability for important objectives.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015

Modern Servant Leader

Whether you need a leadership and management expert for yourself or your team, you’ll find someone great below. 97 28,500 294 3,850 Antoinette Robinson Culture, Community Development #Organizational & Purpose Architect | Cultural Influencer. I write, teach and consult across the world on human resource strategy.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. So I convinced the plant manager they gotta bring this guy back. I’ve never seen anything like it – this kind of influence, this kind of mark this guy left.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. So I convinced the plant manager they gotta bring this guy back. I’ve never seen anything like it – this kind of influence, this kind of mark this guy left.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business Review

If you want to measure his influencing skills, talk to peers. Begin by saying something like, “We are seriously considering Mary to be a project manager here. For instance, “Nancy doesn’t have a lot of experience managing people”—how do you think she’ll do as a supervisor? Stick to the facts.

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What Facebook’s Anti-Bias Training Program Gets Right

Harvard Business Review

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently wrote about her company’s introduction of a course for its employees aimed at combatting unconscious biases. Raise awareness and acceptance of the influence of bias. Increasingly aware of the costly consequences of bias, leaders at various companies are taking action. not having prejudice).