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quickpoint: What Middle Managers Do

Leading Blog

What middle managers do is actually much more complex than what either executives or frontline workers do: They manage both up and down, and serve as translators in both directions. What kind of qualities and skills does the job require? They came to realize that they needed middle managers more than ever.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

Research has shown that as leaders rise up in the ranks , their proficiency in nurturing talent declines rather than increases. They’re promoted because of the skills that allowed them to excel in their previous role—not in the role they’re about to step into. How can you develop your talent?

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Is your Leadership Development Developing Leaders?

Great Leadership By Dan

Soft skills are increasingly important in creating successful leaders Guest post from Gary S. Remarkably, the most consistent area of incompetence pertains to developing leaders. Ninety-one percent of HR professionals surveyed by LinkedIn believe soft skills are very important for the future of recruiting.

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When Skills Are Mismatched In The Labor Market

The Horizons Tracker

While it would be lovely to believe that everyone is well matched to their role and no skill goes to waste, the reality is that the labor market is riddled with the poor allocation of skills. Research from Boston College explores how the relative levels of skills mismatching vary according to the business cycle.

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March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Beverly Crowell of Designed Learning shared Developing Flawless Clients. Development.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

Research has shown that as leaders rise up in the ranks , their proficiency in nurturing talent declines rather than increases. They’re promoted because of the skills that allowed them to excel in their previous role—not in the role they’re about to step into. How can you develop your talent?

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2024

Leading Blog

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick understood that humans had developed a kind of co-intelligence that could augment, or even replace, human thinking. Co-Intelligence shows what it means to think and work together with smart machines, and why it's imperative that we master that skill. Why is having a mentor crucial to success?

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