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10 Principles For Developing Strategic Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. Distribute responsibility Strategic leaders gain their skill through practice, and practice requires a fair amount of autonomy. The following is a guest piece by Jessica Leitch, David Lancefield, and Mark Dawson.

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What I Learned About Coaching After Losing the Ability to Speak

Harvard Business Review

Take, for instance, my IM exchanges with a technology manager at a financial services firm. It takes time to develop this skill and to do the extra thinking, but it forces you to empathize with people, and they’ll pick up on that. ” during IM sessions, but that comes with practice as mutual respect and trust grow.