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The Road Trip: Making The Personal Connections That Build Trust and Respect

Terry Starbucker

Note: Here’s another preview excerpt from my book manuscript of “More Human: A Journey To The Heart Of Great Leadership” It’s a true story of a road trip that proved to me that making personal connections to build trust and respect is a necessary part of being a More Human leader. . “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller.

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7 Tips to Build Your Confidence and Achieve Success

Women on Business

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Overcoming the Shoe Drop Syndrome

Leadership Freak

Shoe drop syndrome: Waiting for the bad news, after receiving the good. Manipulative leaders use praise as the channel to give the bad news that’s really on their mind.

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The State of Leadership Development – a Free Webinar

Kevin Eikenberry

There are a lot of smart people in the world (both inside of companies and consulting to them) spending a lot of time, effort and money trying to develop leaders. Unfortunately, we aren’t getting nearly as good of results as we wish we were. It is a dirty secret, that more and more money is […]. The post The State of Leadership Development – a Free Webinar appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Discovering Your Life's Work

Coaching Tip

A sprout grows damp under the earth. It pokes through weak mud, following the light, gently leaning toward nourishment. The sprout unfurls. With its flesh, it creates stalks, leaves, flowers and fruits. It flourishes through a growing season and withers with the frost. With each moment, the growth of this plant unfolds, following innate design. Likewise, each of us contains a blueprint for the continual discovery of our true nature and purpose.

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Richard Newton: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

In his own words… I’m an entrepreneur who writes. I’ve written three books. The End of Nice: How to be human in a world run by robots: This is a manifesto for human creativity in the age of machines, big data and automation. I wrote Stop Talking, Start Doing: A Kick in the Pants in […].

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Should You Run A Webinar?

David A Fields

A consultant sent me the following question: A vendor I work with has invited me to give a four-part series of webinars. The intention, of course, is to get more clients for me and for the vendor to get sales opportunities. Are there specific guidelines for using webinars? Here’s the answer I gave the consultant: There are two approaches to webinars in the consulting business.

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Checking Rerferences: Seven Honest-Feedback-Extracting Questions

Eric Jacobson

Awhile back, the Harvard Business Review published some great questions that Gilt Groupe CEO Kevin Ryan asks when he is checking references. Ryan serves on the board of Yale Corporation, Human Rights Watch, and INSEAD , and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and a M.B.A from INSEAD. His main seven honest-feedback-extracting-questions (and follow-ups) are: Would you hire this person again?

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Parable of the Growing Seed

Ron Edmondson

As a summer series, we consider the parables of Jesus. There’s something for everyone in this one. Patience in Sowing from ron edmondson on Vimeo. The post Parable of the Growing Seed appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Related posts: Romans 7 Sermon: You Need This. Wrestling – The Series – Part 1. Living Job’s Life, Part 3 (Questioning God).