Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

My selection of these leadership attributes was affirmed during a conference of corporate directors when over dinner, a few of us had a discussion about the attributes of strong and effective leaders. All leaders face adversity at some point in their careers. I call these attributes “The Big Four.”. The Big 4 Leadership Attributes.

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 18, 2014

Instead, you must take control of your career and stop hiding out. Every time you communicate, think about how are you will be perceived – in meetings I attend, emails I create, conference calls, interact with client or upper management. “Financial rewards follow accomplishment; they don’t precede it.”

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 29, 2018

The problem is with the Mexicans, or the Muslims, or the banks, or the police, or the pharmaceutical companies.” And because it raises critical questions that aren’t getting nearly enough attention—in the halls of Congress, or the conferences rooms of corporate America.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Recently a survey was conducted that asked preteens about their long term career aspirations - the top three were sports star, pop star and actor. This is in sharp contrast to those of a generation ago- teacher, banking/finance and medicine. They will admire the celebrity of the individual and feel additionally significant by proxy.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Watch the full webinar here: CMI Singapore supports 25th SMEICC CMI Singapore is pleased to be a supporting the organisation of the 25th SMEICC business conference and expo, to be held at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on 13–14 September 2022.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Do you feel you’ve fallen behind in your career? Go to events, meetings, conferences, charity events — meet people, shake hands, learn about what they do. So go to the bank, take out $500, and put each bill into your shredder. How to you lessen and conquer your fear? Unqualified? Do you have a hard time promoting yourself?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago. To help employees learn and grow, SAS encourages participation in industry conferences. The data suggest otherwise.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

The article is based on an interview I conducted with Goodnight at Giant Impact’s Leadercast conference in Atlanta. The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago. Engagement and strategy.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2019

His church is in a recovery mode financially, so he doesn’t feel he can afford (or doesn’t think it can) to send him to conferences or hire a coach. Even in the smallest communities, someone owns (or manages) the local grocery store or serves as the bank brach manager. I have had such groups numerous times in my career.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2016

In a 2014 Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey , 72% of employees over age 50 reported that they’d like to continue working in retirement. Career Transitions. Leaving a Stable Job to Create Your Dream Career. How can you start test-driving your future career now? You and Your Team Series. Rebecca Knight.

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Rajesh Setty

MAY 3, 2011

Early in your careers (and always) your goal has to be to contribute and be an opportunity to other people. In simple terms, do as many favors as possible as early as possible in your career. Build your emotional bank account: Everyone knows about the power of reciprocation but rarely do people use it wisely.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 23, 2016

His church is in a recovery mode financially, so he doesn’t feel he can afford (or doesn’t think it can) to send him to conferences or hire a coach. Even in the smallest communities, someone owns (or manages) the local grocery store or serves as the bank brach manager. I have had such groups numerous times in my career.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.” We’ve also made development conversations a point of emphasis, as an important way to help employees identify, explore and connect with learning opportunities as they navigate their career journey at Mastercard.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. Private conversations are accommodated by small conference rooms or a walk about the parking lot. Job requirement determines the size.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2013

This principle applies to sales representatives if they want to be successful in their career. We focus on quarterly goals, the weekly conference calls, and the ever-looming concern over what this year’s bonus will be-all the while overlooking ideas that keep us on top of our game. Self-stagnation.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 2, 2010

had dedicated departments to do workforce planning, according to a Conference Board study done in 1966. This allows us to respond to the uncertainty in ways that don't break the bank. In order to keep employees from leaving, most employers give them more say about managing their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions. At worst, they misjudge or simply stay out of markets vastly different from their own.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Whether it’s learning new skills or simply taking time to reflect on their work and career goals, a retreat can help your employees grow personally and professionally. The city is also home to a number of world-class hotels and conference centers, offering a range of amenities and services to make your retreat a success.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. “I’m not sure when I first asked if I thought it would be successful,” said Hickox, now CFO of Independent Bank in McKinney Texas. I shouldn’t even be at this conference,” Hickox said.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

If you’re a business leader looking for an opportunity to have real impact on your company — and position yourself for the top job — which career path is best? That the CHRO role, although at first it may look career limiting, can have more impact than any other position reporting to the CEO?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2012

After finishing my Stanford MBA, I took a banking job at Goldman Sachs.". Traditionally, associating yourself with a prestigious brand did wonders for your career because of the signalling effect. Signalling loses relevance to the extent that these organizations no longer confer credibility onto the individuals that join them.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2018

As a startup founder, I’m constantly struggling to recruit top talent without breaking the bank. And it shrinks the gap between cash going out and coming in for the company since you’re often not paying out the money until the additional revenue is banked. HBR Staff/Phatharapol Nopharat/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

But why isn’t the commercial and investment bank telling its corporate clients to do the same? I believe he should tell his bank’s corporate clients to follow suit. It’s great that JPMorgan Chase will raise starting wages of its tellers and low-wage employees.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. Prior to joining Bank of America, she was placed in charge of an all-male team, and a colleague suggested she act tougher. How did they do it?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2013

Another women''s conference finds another predominantly female group of HR Directors seeking to improve the gender balance in their firms. Rather, the solution requires action by those in leadership positions, still frustratingly rare, as hundreds of women at the recent JUMP Conference in Paris acknowledged. Sound familiar?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

What Was Once There Resigned: The Fast Fall of a Washington Career The Washington Post Their faces are plastered on TV sets and web pages in brief moments of public outrage; but what happens to the people forced out of their jobs by scandal, particularly if their resignations were more symbolic than indicative of any leadership failure?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Many employees are encouraged to “just be yourself,” only to find their authenticity — and their career ambitions — constrained by unwritten office rules about appearance, speech, and behavior. Is assimilation a smart career strategy or a sellout, a compromise to your authenticity or just a compromise?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2014

Let’s start with the pioneering companies now offering generous paid parental leave to new dads — firms such as Yahoo (8 weeks), PwC (12-14 weeks), and Bank of America (12 weeks). A solid 20 percent of the program at the upcoming Work and Family Researchers Network conference is specifically focused on working fathers.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

But in fact, we can see it every day at food banks, volunteer tutor facilities, churches and other charitable institutions, and just plain friends helping friends and members of their communities. I was expecting him to say that this was a good career move, or that it would help him with a new business he wanted to start.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

At the recent Sustainable Brands Metrics conference , Audrey Choi from Morgan Stanley presented some fascinating research on investor attitudes, with particular focus on Millennials. Neglecting the clean-label movement will cost you customers and workers; avoiding it as a purposeful strategy could destroy the company or a few careers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Some start in business, others in government; some operate at the highest of global organizations, others in their local communities; and some are starting to build tri-sector careers at a much younger age than previous generations. We've noticed there are no shortage of major conferences (e.g., Integrated networks. Prepared mind.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

The countless nights spent at industry conferences with people I don’t like; the weekends with bankers and lawyers to finish the deals; the sleepless nights worrying about missing bank covenants. One day, at a particularly unproductive meeting, Harry exploded: “No one appreciates all the sacrifices I’ve made for this company.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV , agrees. If it’s a creative agency, like a design shop, you might take more risks but if it’s a more conservative organization, like a bank, you may hold back.”. The nonprofit organization Invisible Children made it for a youth conference I spoke at this year.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

At this point in my career as a freelance writer-editor and consultant, I’ve worked for multinational corporations, international development banks, associations, and nonprofits. It’s an inarguable fact. No one will appreciate you, but someone sure will be glad to get your finished work in hand.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

And no sector is complete without its own conference. Note that FailCon's sponsors included a Silicon Valley Bank and a variety of business services firms.). Lisa Gansky , in her new book The Mesh , provides a forty-page list of organizations designed for resource sharing. FailCon 2010 took place on October 25th in San Francisco.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Look for professional associations in your field, search LinkedIn for people who are in the same business, and attend conferences in your areas of expertise. With help from those professionals, she established an S Corporation , got an employer identification number from the IRS , opened a business bank account, and set up payroll with Gusto.

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