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3 Ways to Be a Positive Leader

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. For example, Doug Conant, the CEO of Campbell Soup, has written more than 16,000 thank-you notes to employees in the past seven years and created a very positive business in the process.

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Hamilton Recognized His Challenges

Coaching Tip

To fulfill your dream, you will have to establish multiple long-term goals that complement one another. Once you have set your long-term goals (for example educational goals, financial goals, family goals), start setting short-term goals that will help you attain them. George Washington.

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Simultaneously I have witnessed many candidates achieve their interview goals and many more failing to make the grade. Be sure you know the examples you want to give the interviewer before you say them.

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Common Purpose Leadership

Leading Blog

For example: Emphasize One GoalGordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines, recognized that his customers valued on-time performance. In order to underscore this goal, Bethune decided to send every employee a check every time the company was first in on-time arrival. They must live the goals they espouse.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization. Share and Enjoy: View Comments Gordon R. I mentioned an example of this in a comment on a recent Ron Edmondson post dealing with Leading People Older Than You.

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The 15 minute guide to a successful interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Simultaneously I have witnessed many candidates achieve their interview goals and many more failing to make the grade. When giving, answers remember brevity is everything. Basic details only, please!

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7 Steps To Foster Emotional Intelligence In Your Team

Tanveer Naseer

Your employees also have diverse skills, talents, and knowledge that could be beneficial to your overall goals. For example, if a team member has lost a loved one, then you should be compassionate and understand that their mind is elsewhere and ask how you can be supportive of them.