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Honoring those who question

Persuasive Powerhouse

Not one to let what I was told dampen my curiosity, I began my career as a laboratory biologist, where asking questions is foundational to important insights. At some point, my ambition got the better of me, leading me into other career choices where asking questions wasn’t always embraced.

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The Magic Potion in Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

A promise is a promise was their unspoken shackle bonded with truth and trust. It was in the early years of my career when we had developed the corporate branding signature line: 'Leadership with Trust.' You can’t preach people to be ethical and have moral standards and then show off a falsehood of high morality and ethics.

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Collaborate Instead of Competing With Gen Z in the Workplace

HR Digest

The conversation around Gen Z in the workplace receives a lot of negative attention whether we’re in discussion about their work fashion or their work ethic. A survey by Kantar found that 40 percent of Gen Z workers are combining at least two roles, especially those at the beginning of their careers.

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Leading for Others

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s natural to gravitate toward, and develop bonds with, people who look like, talk like, and think like we do. Most are decent and ethical people. If you’re in a leadership role, or if you’re aspiring to be one, consider taking these actions: Identify a time in your career when you felt like an Other. to include Others.

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Your Bad Leaders Are Driving Away Good Employees

Strategy Driven

Leaders are meant to coach, helping employees improve their skills and thus develop their careers. Plus, office politics always comes with ethical concerns , which certainly won’t boost your brand perception. There is a fine line between healthy feedback and destructive criticism — and many leaders stray to the wrong side too often.

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The Big Picture of Business – Mentoring Guides Your Success

Strategy Driven

The mentor becomes a role model, offering insights about their own life-career. This is a bonded collaboration toward each other’s success. The mentor stands for mentees throughout their careers and celebrates their successes. ’ Approach your career as a body of work. Insight offered about own life-career.

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Why Networking Is Dead – Part Two.

Rich Gee Group

Each subsequent question, follow-up question, and connection will build a stronger friendship bond between you. Once you make the ‘connection’, you begin to build a rapport of trust between you and the person your connecting with. It might be an article, a web site, an acquaintance you might know — to give to them at a later date.

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