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Brilliant Careers Are Built With Bold Moves

Eric Jacobson

The other is not taking a risk to apply for a new job or opportunity, believing that they do not have enough experience or skills sets,” according to Christie Hunter Arscott , author of the book, Begin Boldly. Try this simple trick to build a brilliant career: Forget about achieving “balance!” Instead of asking: “How do I balance?”

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2017

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. Creating Great Choices : A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking by Jennifer Riel and Roger L. The Four Dilemmas of the CEO : Mastering the make-or-break moments in every executive's career by Tom Biesinger, Ross Wall and Clifford Herbertson.

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Beat Yesterday

Lead Change Blog

Chuck showed me the first “Beat Yesterday” book I ever saw. Every evening, he wrote how he did in his Beat Yesterday book. I didn’t know it then, but many salespeople use Beat Yesterday books. Sam Walton used a Beat Yesterday book when he opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas back in July 1962.

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The Key to Change is a People Focus

Lead Change Blog

Some time into my career, I came across a concept that helped me to understand—and then counteract—this lemming-like behaviour. I found it in one of my favourite management books, entitled Managing Change and Making It Stick. Roger introduced me to the concept of the organisational iceberg.

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Why Leaders Solve the Wrong Problems

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Today’s guest post is b y Roger L. We have been taught to find answers to problems, not to question the problem itself. Firestien, Ph.D., author of SOLVE THE REAL PROBLEM: Because What You Think Is The Problem Is Usually Not The Problem.

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(Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

(Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career Sylvia Ann Hewlett Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why mentors help prepare for opportunities but sponsors create privileged access to them; both are invaluable. Mellody Hobson Sallie Krawcheck Sanford C.

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Workplace and Life Advice You Can Use

Leading Blog

T HIRTY-NINE LEADERS were interviewed on subjects related to leadership and were assembled by Roger Dean Duncan into LeaderSHOP Volume 1: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice from Today’s Top Thought Leaders (not to be confused with the LeaderShop ). The book is organized around 10 topics. Career Management.

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