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Fashion Friends Make a Fresh Start :: Women on Business

Women on Business

We did it because we knew we that we were ‘in the right,’ so to speak—that we had the skills, the knowledge, and the passion necessary for opening up an online retail business. More than that, we had confidence in the idea that we were truly going to be introducing a new kind of shopping experience to the fashion-forward customer.

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Managing the “Great Expectations” of the Next Sales Generation

Women on Business

When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures. I teach and advise Gen Yers — also known as Millennials (born after 1980) — at the university level in sales and business ethics.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity. It was one of the most smoothly professional presentations on ethics and values that I have ever seen. We looked at the impact of leadership development programs in changing executive behavior. Enron is a great example. It didn’t really matter.

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10 Steps to Creating a Talent Advantage

N2Growth Blog

That said, it never ceases to amaze me at the number of people who are charged with hiring who possess absolutely no skill at doing so. You may have technology or a product that gives you an edge, but your people determine whether you develop the next winning technology or product.&#. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish.

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Emotional Intelligence Can Improve Communication Between Generations in the Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Known for their disciplined work ethic, they have seen their Boomer children “do better than they did” in education, wealth and professional accomplishment. In similar fashion, personality assessments like DiSC ® and MBTI ® have also proven to be generation neutral. And if leaders were to continually develop and deploy their EQi-2.0

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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