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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. Much of what needed to be done at GE were long-term propositions. Immelt states in Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company : The best leaders absorb fear.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x We chase short-term wins. They go after short-term wins and cannot lift their heads high enough to glimpse the future. This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Successful organizations know what skills are required for a leader to be effective for the organization to meet its long term strategic goals and grow and prosper. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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Generational Differences in the Workplace: Understanding and Embracing Generational Diversity

HR Digest

Baby Boomers are also known for their loyalty to their employers and tend to stay with the same company for long periods. Millennials value work-life balance, creativity, and flexibility and tend to prioritize personal growth and development over job security.

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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. The group has developed a model that it believes effectively meets the wide and diverse range of needs of portfolio workers even inside the traditional national legislations.

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Accelerate Your Growth through Agile HR Practices

HR Digest

Originally designed for software development, Agile has gained traction in various business functions, including HR, due to its adaptive and iterative approach to work. The Agile Manifesto written by a collection of 17 bright minds in 2001 , gave rise to a collection of values to guide software development in an agile, adaptive manner.

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What Is Preemptive Love?

Joseph Lalonde

Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love Coalition, a “first-in, last to leave” community of peacemakers who provide front-line relief and long-term development in Iraq, Syria, and other areas of polarizing conflict. The events of September 11th, 2001 changed my life. What is Preemptive Love?

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