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Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference

Marshall Goldsmith

Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. In some cases, these decision makers may be immediate or upper managers – in other cases they may be peers or cross-organizational colleagues. If you are, refuse to do it and immediately let upper management know of your concerns.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

John Hunter , from Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog , says “ One item I think every leader should have in their IDP is to continue to improve coaching their staff. Examples: an accounting manager could shadow HR for a day or an person in operations could learn more about the sales process. Tacy Byham, Ph.D.