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Visionary Thinking Is a Practiced Skill

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As I looked back, I realized that most, if not all, of the 45 Performance-based Skills are utilized in some way during visionary thinking. Those who lack vision or don’t know how to identify and act on their vision will struggle with wealth attainment, achievement of goals, and personal fulfillment. They never do it alone.

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How To Build a Future Others Don’t See

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“The intention may be good, and there’s clearly wisdom in focus, but if we’re not careful, we’ll fall into a trap, one where we hyperfocus only on a niche, missing where the world’s going, or our own unique skill set.” In a changing world, it is important to continually ask yourself, “Where am I burying my head in the sand? No exceptions.

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Three Skills Managers Need in a Post-Pandemic World

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It’s time to prepare for the skills managers need to develop in order to support both their teams and their business. Here are the three skills managers need to focus on and develop right now: #1. Virtual Presentation Skills. Some of them could even overcome their lack of skill with humor. Leading in a Virtual World.

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Experiential Intelligence: What It Is and How to Grow It

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Abilities: Your competencies that help you integrate your knowledge, skills, and experiences so you can respond to situations in the most effective way possible. Abilities are specific competencies that bridge your mindsets with your know-how. Know-How: Your knowledge and skills.

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How to Bounce Forward When Life Throws You a Curve

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He wrote: I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. It’s a good description of the world we live in. It’s not very logical. It’s not very hopeful.

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Upshift: How to Turn Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity

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Six Upshift Archetypes As Ramalingam points out, “Upshifting builds on our individual and distinctive problem-solving skills and styles.” They are: Challengers —preferred by those of us who are skilled in constructively disrupting the status quo around us. Social activist Rosa Parks.

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The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How to Avoid Them

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He chronicles them in The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How to Avoid Them. The gold standard for taking on a partner: “A business owner should bring someone in as a partner only if that person possesses a skill that is absolutely critical to the success of the business and that skill cannot be acquired for money alone.”

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