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How to Be an Education-First Leader and Why It Matters

Thin Difference

This extends past asking your team to read a handbook or attend a seminar. Kevin Sealey, the education-first vice president of operations for EPOCH Student Living , explains how this benefits your business, not just you personally: “Do not ever stop learning and further developing your craft. Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash.

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

So it shouldn’t be surprising when a new business model, such as ridesharing, disrupts existing systems and causes friction between entrepreneurs and local government officials, right? Answer: more public entrepreneurs. Public entrepreneurs around the world are improving our lives, inventing entirely new ways to serve the public.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

One book, I would have anyone who worked for me read is the Leader''s Handbook. of The People Equation offers this advice for an IDP: “I would recommend that leaders build in one action item that relates to learning an aspect related to the organization’s operations that is outside of the team member’s area of expertise.