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December 2018 Leadership Development Carnival: A Year in Review

Lead Change Blog

We’re excited to share our leadership experts’ favorite posts from 2018 on the topics of communication, creativity/inspiration, development, engagement, productivity, and more. Shelley Row provided The Check Engine Light: Are You Looking Under Your Hood? Shelley shares: “ You have an internal check engine light.

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What All The World’s Leaders Studied In School (2018 Edition)

Joseph Lalonde

But that’s exactly where some former college students ended up, so were there any clues about their career path from the courses they chose? However, when Sooronbai Jeenbekov of Kyrgyzstan studied zoological engineering, he probably didn’t expect that one day he would be President. Photo by Matt Botsford. South America.

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Industries That Provide Stable Careers

Strategy Driven

But you probably want to pursue a career path in an industry that can provide a stable long-term job. If you’re trying to find a career that both suits your personality and promises the possibility of financial stability (for as many years as possible) then here are some of the best industries to consider. Real estate. Construction.

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Research Shows Gender Bias In Work-Related Stock Images

The Horizons Tracker

After analyzing the images in various stock libraries portraying computer programmers, nurses, civil engineers and librarians, they found significant stereotyping and gender bias at work. Search results on NYTimes.com, for instance, would regularly produce images of male nurses and female civil engineers. Challenging stereotypes.

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A Systems Approach to Leading Through Transfomation

Great Leadership By Dan

When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry. I’m an engineer by training, and through my experience have seen that systems work, when practiced regularly and planned purposefully.

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Being Your Own Boss Brings Benefits, But Not Always More Money

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, 2018 research found that self-employed people not only found work more rewarding but also enjoyed it more than their peers in full-time work. For instance, in the 1970s, around 10-15% of self-employed people fell into the top 5% of earners, but by 2018 this had fallen to around 7%. A tough gig.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever

Joseph Lalonde

The critically acclaimed Black Panther movie starring Chadwick Boseman was released in 2018. You may have engineers designing products or creating courses that could change the world. We cannot be so focused on our jobs, careers, and leadership path that we neglect our families. Okoye didn’t want ideas.