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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

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Recently, a large study ranked empathy as the most important leadership skill in the workplace. With similar conviction, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said, “Empathy makes you a better innovator.It’s a quality my wife helped me begin to learn when our son was born with severe disabilities. It is also for tough people in any field.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2024

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Bad leadership is a social disease. Leadership from Bad to Worse is, then, a corrective. Martin, A Game of Thrones * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Five Qualities Genuine Leaders Have in Common

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It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. Matias Obludzyner is a communications and leadership professional Matioblu Leadership & Communications in Washington, D.C. A recent MIT study underscores this. Employees are expressing this, too.

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The 3 Mental Qualities of Great Leaders

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In The Mind of the Leader , authors Rasmus Hougaard and Jaqueline Carter of the Potential Project, report that there are three mental qualities that stand out as being foundational for leaders today: Mindfulness, Selflessness, and Compassion. They call it MSC Leadership. The two key qualities of mindfulness are focus and awareness.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog : Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by Admiral William H. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership. It can—and should—be harnessed into a force for good.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2023

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2023 curated just for you. Leadership is engaging others to solve daunting challenges. Because, leadership is an activity―small actions taken in moments of opportunity. The most trusted source of leadership wisdom, updated to address today's realities.

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The 3 Types of Humility That Impact Your Leadership

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These three qualities are reflected in leaders who make a difference. It gives one a multi-faceted picture of humility and how we might cultivate this quality more fully in our lives. Remember the Milgram experiments you studied in your Leadership and Accountability class. This is never an attractive quality.