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How To Unleash Your Full Potential

Eric Jacobson

You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes.” Success and contentment are built on striving; achieving at even the highest level doesn’t obviate the longing. Science knows the answer because the topic has been studied extensively.

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Leader Isolation: 6 Ways to Conquer Loneliness at the Top

RapidStart Leadership

Most people are flattered to be asked for advice and are happy to give it. As Kristi Hedges, writing for Forbes suggests , just as CEOs regularly assemble teams of trusted advisers to help them make tough decisions, you can do the same thing, regardless of your current level in the organization. Form a Personal Board.

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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Much has been written about leadership theory, leadership concepts, leadership style, leadership dynamics, what leaders are, or are not, and a plethora of other leadership-centric content. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action?

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Is Apple Losing its Creative Mojo?

Harvard Business Review

While this is great advice for a cash-constrained startup with little reputation, brand image, or a large group of premium-paying loyal customers to loose, this is not a smart strategy for Apple. Its new content distribution network sets Apple for delivering superior connected TV experiences, for cloud storage, etc.

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Fortune Favors the Prepared, and Hiring Managers Favor the Fortunate

Harvard Business Review

can request a copy of your content, but, Facebook says, he or she isn’t guaranteed to receive it, even with a court order. Simone Foxman of Quartz tells the story of a couple whose son committed suicide at age 21; Facebook gave them limited rights to their son’s content, but only after a months-long legal nightmare.

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May the Best Person Win

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Recently, there’s been a movement to build diverse organizations through fixed quotas — in essence, to hire and promote people based on non-performance-related criteria rather than on “the content of their character” and individual achievement. How will a perception of favoritism affect their ability to lead?

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How Women Can Develop — and Promote — Their Personal Brand

Harvard Business Review

Your brand is also a powerful hedge against professional misfortune. Content creation is a good way to share your ideas and build a positive reputation at scale. Content creation may also open up completely unexpected opportunities, including new jobs.

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