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Leadership and Self-Awareness

N2Growth Blog

I’ve never understood leaders who make heavy investments in personal and professional development early in their careers, who then go on to make only minimal investments in learning once they have reached the C-suite. Learning and development are lifelong endeavors. Control is about power – not leadership.

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Tips for Navigating Through a Job Transition

Lead Change Blog

In the earlier organization, one would have been one of the best performers; but in the new culture and with an increased span of control, the same person may find it difficult to perform at similar levels as before at least in the beginning. Your performance may dip during the transition to the new organization.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Why was that the case?

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Internal Hires Need Orientation Too

Harvard Business Review

As someone who has been in the business of hiring people and developing people organizations for many years, I’ve noticed two common first-day-on-the-job scenarios. Re-hiring means deliberately reaffirming the reasons why an employee was hired and moved into a new role, as well as their career expectations and job alignment.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

Their goal is to attract, engage, develop and retain employees – moving talent into, through and out of the organization. HR systems emphasize long-term relationships and high performance, with big investments in selection and development, amortized over a long career.

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Why Your Leadership Is Overrated

N2Growth Blog

Moreover, leaders who fail to continue developing will always be replaced by those who do. Let me be as clear as I can – the more responsibility a leader has, the bigger their obligation to be on the forward edge of learning, growth and development. Learning and development are lifelong endeavors.

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You Don’t Just Need One Leadership Voice — You Need Many

Harvard Business Review

We often equate developing a leadership voice with finding ways to appear more confident. when you’re coaching a direct report, asking good questions to help them grow in new ways, explore issues they’re facing, or support their career development. Gregor Schuster/Getty Images. Your voice of connection.