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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. Lawful leaders should seek to build a culture that differentiates their organization from others. * * * Jerold L. Zimmerman , Ph.D., is the co-author of Relentless: The Forensics of Mobsters; Business Practices.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP development is a lifelong process. Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. The Power of Bad : How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It by John Tierney and Roy F. Blog Post ).

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Why HR Gets a Bad Name

Let's Grow Leaders

I spent the next decade keeping my HR and Finance partners as close as possible. The HR (or training) organization becomes the dumping ground for people who struggled to “carry a bag” in the sales function or meet their P & L in an executive role. Power trips. I spent the first decade of my career in HR.

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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

If you don’t have a good grasp of the emotions that “make you tick and tick you off,” you will not have a solid foundation on which to establish personal power , let alone positional power , with those you seek to lead. (links to blogs 1 & 2 here) In the EQi-2.0® MANAGE OTHERS. The other three realms of the EQi-2.0

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Following Leadership’s Qs

Strategy Driven

In recent years, the power of EQ, the ability to read others’ emotions (including your own), has been exalted as a key trait in successful leaders. A study of UC Berkeley PhDs discovered that EQ was 40 times more powerful in predicting who achieved success in their fields than IQ ( Developing Management Skills ).

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

o Make sure your position has P&L responsibility. Your mentor might be able to help identify and facilitate this. Create visibility and credibility for yourself in the organization. o Take on high profile projects. Identify your value proposition. What do you bring to the table? o Build and leverage these relationships.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

But the real power and full potential of data was not being fully realized by marketing. Rajamannar involved finance early. To spearhead analytic efforts, he assigned a finance person – who was already embedded in marketing – to create an ROI evaluation framework and integrated her deeper into the marketing function.

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