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Great Leadership Trains

Career Advancement

However, she had mastered her current role in her publishing company and really wanted to get promoted to a higher-level position. Within a couple of months, her boss had remarked about her growing leadership competencies and suggested she might be a prime candidate for a directorial position one day. What do great leaders do ?

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Leadership and Maintaining a Positive Outlook

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Leadership and Maintaining a Positive Outlook Conversations are at the core of good leadership and how/what a leader communicates reveals the personality of the leader. But I learned a couple of things: Effective leaders maintain a positive outlook. Once a problem (i.e.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. Communicate your intention to advance your career.

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Put to the test to get a job.

Coaching Tip

private employers now administer pre-hire tests in their job applications for some positions. Leadership Tactics for Career Women. Books Business Coaching Career Current Affairs Memes Self Assessment Self-Awareness Skills Web/Tech What is Work life Buffalo Delaware North directory of self assessments Donald O.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. In summary, a seat at the table can help you in your own career efforts. The opportunity to give back to your community. Post by Jane K.

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4%

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Assessments@Work

Coaching Tip

They affect everything we do—positively or negatively. When we put our pedal to the metal, we learn very quickly that driving can indeed be dangerous to our health and to our career aspirations. For a directory of online self-assessments, go to: www.SelfAssessmentCenter.com.