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Women Leadership Changes in 2013

Coaching Tip

General Motors named Mary Barra to be the next chief executive officer (CEO). Park Geun Hye took office as South Korea''s president. Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, December 19, 2013. It’s hard to believe that at the end of 2013 we still see more than a few all-male corporate boards and leadership teams.”

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A Feminine Leadership Way of Doing Things

Coaching Tip

Chief Executive Officer, Susan Schor, was teaching courses in on " leadership skills " and "interpersonal skills" at the Pace University business school when she and Eileen Fisher met. Source: The New Yorker, September 23, 2013. John Agno: Decoding the Executive Woman''s Dress Code. What did Schor do?

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Tough-minded Leadership with Tenderhearted Skills

Lead from Within

In business today, every leader, every boss, every chief executive officer, wants their company to be successful and so they advocate for tough-minded attitudes and strong-willed personalities. © 2013 Lolly Daskal. And in doing so, they sometimes miss the mark of creating the success they are after. All rights reserved.

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Bookseller Leadership Mistakes

Coaching Tip

Since people represent 50-80% of organizational costs and are a flexible resource through learning and innovating, engaging them for enhanced productivity is why effective leadership matters. Source: The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2013 . Related articles. Leadership is Already Inside You. Barnes & Noble CEO Steps Down.

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Creating a Great Rest of Your Life

Marshall Goldsmith

” If you’re the chief executive officer of a publicly traded, multibillion-dollar corporation, you can’t stand up and share your existential angst with the world. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Nuclear Power is Clean, Safe, and Reliable… But Can It Be Competitive?

Strategy Driven

Since 2013, utility executives have announced the early retirement of twelve reactors and Wall Street estimates reveal another dozen to be at risk; raising the question: Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market?

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 6 of 7

Strategy Driven

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.