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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.” Thinking and Operating Relationally. More autocratic than co-creators.

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How to Avoid the 5 Career Derailers

Leading Blog

We’re required to operate differently, getting work done through others, moving from athlete to coach. 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. They communicate with others either verbally or nonverbally, “Step aside.

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The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New

Harvard Business Review

I now know that any initial anxiety is just a reaction, one that will dissipate as I begin to operate in it. As long as you’re spending time in an unfamiliar environment, with people whose backgrounds and belief systems don’t entirely match yours, you’re succeeding at stretching yourself.

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