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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Hope you've enjoyed it.

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Why Upskilling and Reskilling Matter

The Center For Leadership Studies

The World Economic Forum predicts that upskilling and reskilling will meet the demand for 97 million new jobs created by emerging technologies. Technology creates opportunities for specialization and challenges companies to fill the digital talent gap. Upskilling is teaching your employees new skills.

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Culture Counts

Leading Blog

There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. As a manager “on loan” to Abbott from the University of Michigan, I quickly found similarities between the two organizations. They can pose major challenges for today’s managers, especially if those managers are part of a different generation.

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Building the next leadership pipeline with short-term executive programs in Top B-schools

HR Digest

Seasoned executives in large corporations may have loads of experience in management, but there are many aspects of business that need to be honed constantly to make it to the top of the ladder. A good way of doing that is through some executive business programs on offer in almost all major business management colleges.

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

You can follow Seth on Twitter @ThisIsSethsBlog Alexa Rank : 4,876 Google Page Rank : 7 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 35 TwitterGrader Score : 100 The Management Experts : If you’re looking for a positive spin on leadership then look no further than Phil Gerbyshak. And LeaderLab at [link].

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What 40 Years of Research Reveals About the Difference Between Disruptive and Radical Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The first thing they should know is that not all technological change is “disruptive.” Entrants may target over-looked segments of the market with a product considered inferior by incumbent’s most-demanding customers and later move up-market as their product improves. A prime example is Netflix.

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MBAs Should Take Competency Tests

Harvard Business Review

What doesn't seem to count is experience in studying or, better yet, managing organizations in complex situations. The situation is somewhat like the one American industrial companies faced in the 1970s and '80s when product quality slipped but was covered up by marketing and moving up-market. Other fields do this.