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Leading Thoughts for February 2, 2023

Leading Blog

Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large.

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How to Avoid the 5 Career Derailers

Leading Blog

W HY DO SOME careers stall while others flourish? The careers of one-half to two-thirds of managers and leaders will derail. “At At some point, over half of us will get fired or demoted—or our careers will flat-line, and we won’t reach our innate potential. They have become overspecialized thereby limiting their careers.

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Learning the Wrong Lesson

Leading Blog

In What You''re Really Meant to Do , Robert Kaplan tells the story of a television producer that got passed over for a promotion. You undermine your "ability to exhibit character and leadership traits" that could help your career, says Kaplan. Personal Development' Initially, he took the easy way out.

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Understanding Leadership

Coaching Tip

A person's conception of leadership matters because it will likely have a strong influence on how he or she processes the writings, leadership coaching , and development practices he or she experiences. That power can work against us, in that it undermines our ability to get to a widely shared understanding of leadership.

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The Power of Persistence for Leaders

LDRLB

In the world of business leadership and entrepreneurship, persistence is often touted as one of the key success attributes. They then developed a “success” ranking by comparing their investor’s expectations to the actually performance. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Bob Parsons.

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How to Help Someone Discover Work That Excites Them

Harvard Business Review

” Robert Kaplan, author of What You’re Really Meant to Do , states that “numerous studies of highly effective people point to a strong correlation between believing in the mission, enjoying the job, and performing at a high level.” Developing others toward their passions requires a mindset shift.