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How To Build a Future Others Don’t See

Leading Blog

If you want to push your career and your organization forward, you need to get bold. Chipping Toward Your Next Big Move We are advised to stick to our core competency. Am I focusing too much on what I believe is my core competency?” If you want to engineer a hot streak, you need to do something to get it going.

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Hiring And The Peter Principle: Square Pegs Really Don’t Fit Into Round Holes

Terry Starbucker

Many (many) years ago at the beginning of my management career, my new boss asked (no, ordered) me to read the book “ The Peter Principle ”, by Laurence J. I had just received one of the best and most important lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. Especially when it comes to hiring.

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Leadership & Influence

N2Growth Blog

Generally speaking there are two types of spheres of influence…those that just evolve over time by default, and those that are strategically engineered. Be sure that your vision is based first and foremost on adding value to the lives and careers of others. While contacts are rarely purpose driven, relationships are highly intentional.

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The Complete Collection: 25 Timeless Leadership Lessons That Just Plain Work

Terry Starbucker

It’s the final installment of my five-week series outlining my 25 timeless (and time tested) leadership lessons that just plain work. “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. About 17 years ago, someone advised me I needed to be more “statesmanlike” in my leadership approach.

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Gloria Chen Pushes for Greater Representation

HR Digest

In addition to improving existing programs and practices, the effort led to a dedicated diversity talent acquisition team and greater HBCU and HSI partnerships, a sponsorship program to support career advancement, and other programs. What would you say have been the most interesting transformations in your career?

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Your comment about "sacred cows" is also spot-on. via n2growth.com [.]

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Giving Away Your Gifts

Persuasive Powerhouse

Inspiration when given as a gift is like the fuel that feeds the engine of prosperity for your organization. It has been a huge learning for me throughout my own life and career that presence is sometimes all that is needed. What keeps you from gifting your kindness? Mary Jo Asmus : June 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm Welcome, Scott!

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