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3 Inexpensive Ways to Develop as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

There are inexpensive ways to develop as a leader. The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Side note – In my opinion, when organizations struggle they cut things they shouldn’t cut – such as marketing and staff development. The only cost is the book.

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Wall Street banks opt for greater automation for grunt work to retain talent

HR Digest

Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work. Wall Street banks are trying to automate as much grunt work as possible to save the younger bankers from feeling overwhelmed. Headcount in the banking industry is likely to get reduced, aided by technology.

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Books Every Professional Woman Should Read

HR Digest

We bring to you books which every professional and career-minded woman should read once in their lifetime. These books offer valuable insight into ways to accomplish professional dreams: The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. This book is a great read for a person starting in their career. Bossypants by Tina Fey.

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Leadership Development as a 5 Year Journey

Great Leadership By Dan

A proven best practice to improve as a leader is to create and follow-through on an Individual Development Plan (IDP). If you were to go to a bank or venture capitalist and ask for funding to start your new business, they would never accept a one-year business plan. I’ve included approximate costs when appropriate.

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The Story of U.S. Business Is the Story of Real Estate

Leading Blog

T HE STORY of American business is the story of real estate — a story of more than 200 years of claiming, seizing, developing, settling, and speculating in vast areas of land. Real estate developers will capitalize on infrastructure investment. Wealthy colonials organized massive land companies well before the American Revolution.

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Why Fintech Will be The End of Traditional Banking

Strategy Driven

That we would use them for reading news, our entertainment, to shop online, to order food, to book a cab, and to take care of more serious business, such as authentication and finances? The latter has really found an accelerant in mobile devices and app development. If anything, Fintech is putting the customer central again.

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How To Harness Your Experiential Intelligence

Eric Jacobson

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. Developing XQ helps people become better leaders. Hire and develop talent using more strategic criteria.

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