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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2015

Tanveer Naseer

As I wrote in that earlier piece, our future success hinges on how well we connect where we need to go with what we’ve learned so far [ Share on Twitter ]. And this is understandable if we appreciate that – thanks to the faster-pace by which we now have to operate – it’s become harder for people to make those connections for themselves.”

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How GM Uses Social Media to Improve Cars and Customer Service

Harvard Business Review

social media users actively seek customer service through social media, according to Nielsen and McKinsey Incite , we’ve made getting globally aligned one of GM’s priorities. It quickly became clear that support functions such as legal and IT would be critical to the team’s success. Be active listeners.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Succession between generations is a very risky project,” says Fernández-Aráoz, which is why it’s critical to talk early and openly about rules for advancement and what handing off power might look like. For your sanity and future success, it’s critical to maintain outside interests and contacts of your own.