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Executive Presence: What’s Your “Talk Track”?

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So what happens in those conversations? Recurring themes start to come up. One of my clients had a talk track for many years that led to a reputation for negativity. And the next time I heard him lapse into that way of talking, I decided to delve into it. Identify your talk-track themes. Strong word!

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Mentoring Still Not Happening for Women in the Workplace

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The average age was 48-years old and 75 percent indicated that they were mid- or senior-level leaders. What is holding women back from mentoring? Why mentoring matters and next steps? The one consistent theme that women in global executive offices share is the role mentoring played in helping them along the way.

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What’s Your Blindside?

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Over the years coaching senior executives, I have found that there seems to be three themes around leadership blindside: Avoidance, Independence, and Acceptance. Avoidance Depending on your level of comfort the number one thing that leaders avoid are difficult conversations, which are generally related to an individual’s performance.

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The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition

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After all, for a typical blogger that cranks out at least 100 posts a year, you'll be reading the top 1% of over 3500 posts ! There were a few that missed the "best of" theme, but are included anyways. This post was my most popular (generated the most comments) and is one of my favorite posts from this past year.

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Guest Blogger Jon Picoult: What Employees Want: It Might Not Be What You Think

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No surprise there; it’s widely acknowledged that workers are frazzled these days after years of being asked to do more with less. More noteworthy, however, was the study’s finding that employers and employees have vastly different views on what’s fueling that stress. Ask your staff. What do you like least?

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How to Discourage Digital Distractions: Conquer CyberOverload.

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Businesses $650 billion per year in lost productivity. Ask yourself and your employees the following questions: Do you find yourself getting LESS done now that you have constant access to limitless information and anyone can interrupt you at any time? Are you so attached to your digital devices that you don’t even have time to THINK?

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0503 | Julian Birkinshaw: Full Transcript

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DAVID: So who are you and what do you do? JULIAN: I am a Professor at London Business School and I’ve been there for 15 years. Like many professors I mix my time between teaching, consulting with companies, and then doing my research, which of course is the real reason I got into it in the first place.