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Insights and Lessons on Critical Thinking, HR and Leadership Development

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I have been exploring the topic of critical thinking with respect to HR, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Communication and Training via series of posts at Pearson’s TalentLens Blog ( @ThinKritical on Twitter). 10 Most Important Traits of a Leader Who Thinks Critically. Critical Thinking: The Soul of Effective Communication.

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Leadership Development Carnival: June 2014 Edition

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Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Dr. Anne Perschel from Germane Insights shares “ The Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership ”.

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Leadership, Self-Awareness and A Story

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His grades in diploma allowed him to get a lateral entry into Bachelor of Engineering course. In school days, when most students remain too busy (and often anxious) doing their assignments and tests, he assembled transistors and explored electronics. His father allowed him and he first took a diploma course in electronics.

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Craftsmanship

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Craftsman spirit is visible when someone engineers an experience, writes elegant code, builds a new business model, writes a piece that moves us, teaches in a way that changes people, sells in a way that creates win:win and connects in a meaningful way. Craft, in this day and age, is not just about traditional art as we know it.

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Dr. Deming on Joy of Work, Innovation and Leadership

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Dr. Deming is remembered for transforming Japan into a formidable business competitor through his management and leadership practices, especially Deming’s 14 principles. 3M’s William McKnight first instituted a policy known as 15% rule – that engineers can use 15% of their time on whatever projects or initiatives they like.

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Organizational Leader as a Social Architect

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Leadership success is largely governed by, amongst other things, one’s ability to create an ecosystem of engagement, meaning, performance and growth. This is an area where what the leader says counts less than what the leader does in this social engineering. Leadership: Start With Trust. 5 Timeless Qualities of True Leaders.

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Friday Five: Slow Learning

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5 Questions to Surface Your Leadership Beliefs. In this post, Jesse Lyn Stoner offers five questions to surface some important leadership beliefs and consider how well your actions reflect them. What we do or don’t do when we face conflict is the engine of storytelling. What you don’t see CAN hurt you. and your team.

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