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Hire People with Common Sense and Good Critical Judgement

Great Leadership By Dan

My boss, who had the authority to order the recall and the CEO of the company were traveling and were unreachable. A few days after I shared this experience, I received an email from one of the attendees, a senior leader at a bank, who wrote: Your presentation last Thursday evening was very impactful.

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From Restless to Rest: 3 Steps to Find Meaning in 2020

Lead Change Blog

Use the PTO you have in the bank—don’t let it go to waste. Get away from the office even if you can’t travel as usual. I, too, experienced those feelings as training and speaking engagements were postponed, moved online, or canceled altogether—I miss the opportunity to travel and interact with leaders in person. Get some rest.

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Five Frequencies That Are Driving Your Culture (for better or worse)

Leading Blog

They introduce the concept with a story: A traveler on an important journey comes to a raging river. Fortunately, she spots a rickety old raft on the bank, off in the brush. When fellow travelers point this out, she’s incredulous: “You don’t understand,” she says. “If It seems there’s no way to cross. And she’s right.

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Leading by Cause

Lead Change Blog

A recent conversation with a community bank CEO focused on his vision for the company. For example, a manager might delay travel or defer other expenses in the last weeks of a quarter to create the appearance of lower operating costs, thus a better bottom line.

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Career Opportunities After Pursuing an MBA

Strategy Driven

An MBA holder can become a Financial Analyst, Business Consultant, Leadership Trainer, or Corporate Strategist. Graduates can also succeed in specialized positions like venture capital, investment banking, or entrepreneurship. It can include venture capital, commercial banking, and investment banking positions.

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No Jab, No Job: Major companies take a hard line on mandated vaccinations

HR Digest

Bank of America: The bank will allow only vaccinated employees to reenter its offices. employees informing them that all of its salaried employees, office-based staff, sales team, and employees who need to travel for business will be required to get vaccinated by Oct. Centene Corporation: Starting Oct. Chevron: The U.S.

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5 Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Advantage

Skip Prichard

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. But you should pick a longer time horizon for calculating ROI on your leadership choices. What Leaders Tolerate.