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The One Important Thing They Never Tell You About Before You Start Leading

Terry Starbucker

Leadership is a great responsibility – but with that responsibility comes something that we never really hear about in all of our education, training and preparation. Before too long we’re popping aspirin, antacids and other pharmaceuticals to dampen the symptoms so we can just press on and keep working. Exercise regularly.

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Your Leadership Mission Should Fit on a T-Shirt!

Marshall Goldsmith

Peter Drucker instilled this short phrase in me, “Your mission statement should fit on a T-Shirt,” as he did with so many others, and it has guided my career for many decades. Today, most people who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. I replied, “Interesting possibility.

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How Pfizer’s Ramcess Jean-Louis Champions an Inclusive Culture

HR Digest

Having joined the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, she is now out to raise the bar for human resources leadership across the organization. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Pfizer continues to make great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I). The HR Digest: What is diversity to you? colleagues.

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Identifying the Skills That Can Help You Change Careers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of talented people grapple with the disruption of having to switch jobs or careers and figuring out how their current profession’s skills can be applied in a fulfilling new way. Since then, many friends and strangers have sought my advice about career paths outside of newspaper journalism. Consider the legal field.

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business Review

The executives came from a wide array of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, and media. The thirties are often characterized by intense activity to establish the foundation for a successful career; this involves mastering rules that win approval. The average coaching engagement lasted six to 12 months.