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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

Fortunately, Akamai’s VP of Human Resources, Steve Heinrich, recognized what was happening and brought in Chuck McVinney, a management consultant with expertise in teamwork and leadership training. Remarkably, after only two off-site workshops, our teams started to function better. a start-up that was acquired by Intel in 2009.

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Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman?

Women on Business

Business Leadership: Recycling Conflict Last week I was delighted to be a workshop presenter. Bold Leadership There are so many words to describe leadership and almost. Why We Need a Woman at the Top Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

Megan has used other unique approaches to get her daughter’s book into famed Manhattan toy store FAO Schwartz, and partner with Build-A-Bear workshop stores. The following Saturday Shea and her book were featured in a two-page spread in USA Today.

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Building Your Brand “Buddy the Elf” Style – Part 1 :: Women on.

Women on Business

In the movie, Buddy failed dismally to keep up with the production of Etch-a-Sketch toys against the skill and speed of the other elves in the workshop. If Buddy was originally trained to be a toymaker, how well did he compete against the other elves? However, if Buddy didn’t excel at toymaking, then what was his true strength?

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Culture Transformation for Thriving in Permanent White Water

The Practical Leader

I told him that we saw many organizations cut back sharply on leadership and culture development during the economic shock of late 2008 and into 2009. ” In the midst of the financial crisis back in 2009, Harvard Business Review published a special issue on “Managing in the New World.”

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! In a nice post to read in conjunction with Sharlyn's post above, Tim points out that we aren't operating in Q1 of 2009 anymore and that fewer and fewer employees are willing to stick around in a job working for a boss they can't stand.

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Possibility Maximizer: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Gladwell must have been impressed by the book too, as he wrote an exclusive review for Amazon.com which also choose The Checklist Manifesto  for its book of the month in December 2009. License. .