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July 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Art writes, “The emerging digital and technology-driven world demands that we rethink everything about how we manage, lead, structure and run our organizations. Let’s Get Started. ” Discover Joel on Twitter at @JoelGarfinkle.

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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2016

Tanveer Naseer

It’s from that vantage point that I sat down to put together my Top 10 leadership insights for 2016 as determined by you, the readers of my leadership blog. Or maybe you have an employee whose natural people-skills makes them an invaluable team member in helping to break the ice when meeting with new clients.

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Looking Back: Best New Leadership Book Of 2016

Eric Jacobson

Flashback to 2016. After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick.

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Soft Skills Are Vital If Low Skilled Workers Are To Thrive

The Horizons Tracker

At a firm level, this is usually translated into higher wages for employees at the most innovative firms, with new research from the London School of Economics showing that over 12 years, from 2004-2016, the typical worker in a non-innovative firm in the U.K. The importance of soft skills. When the researchers assessed the U.K.

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Leadership Development in the Modern Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Embracing leadership as a skill – Over 40% of employees identify their top workplace frustration as “a lack of effective soft skills training.” Enhancing skills – The half-life of a skill set today is approximately 5 years (and dropping rapidly). In 2016, 74% of employees were willing to support organizational change.

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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

"Workforce Skills Upgrade: A New Competitive Advantage" SAP is one of the few companies leading diversity & Inclusion, having implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade since 2017. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, SAP successfully implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade in 2017.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. Lencioni Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.

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