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Being a Responsible Leader

Leading Blog

A clear and established values and belief system also helps to smooth out irrational swings of behavior.” When an inner confidence “is not balance with sober self-assessment or mature emotional intelligence, it becomes skewed and egocentric.” Leadership Development' Adaptability and Learning Orientation. “We

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How to Avoid the 5 Career Derailers

Leading Blog

This can happen due to a simple fear of change or an inability to adjust to changes that have been made, or because they possess a rigid belief system. Cast finds that people with the right stuff act on their own initiative, they have emotional intelligence, and have tremendous perseverance and drive for results.

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Developing Mindful Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Organizations invest billions annually on a success curriculum known as "leadership development," which ends up leaving so much on the table. If you want to transform an organization it's not about changing systems and processes so much as it's about changing the hearts and minds of people," says Weiss.