Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

In Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success , veteran entrepreneur and innovator Janice Omadeke delivers an insightful discussion of mentorship, including what it is, how to find a qualified mentor, and how to make mentorship work for you. There is no more powerful leader than a generous leader.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. I thought back on my running career at Oregon. Source: The Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur. * * *. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. I needed to remain cool.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

When I started my career almost twenty years ago, I wanted to find meaningful and creative work, make a good living and eventually have a family. Today, it is what I have achieved as an entrepreneur. For other business owners this is about having powerful connections with clients and delivering the highest level of service.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 27, 2016

I hear a lot of entrepreneurs say they’ve thrown out their televisions in exchange for self-improvement books, meditation, and more hours chipping away at their dreams. Well, I’m an entrepreneur that loves to spend hours watching reality competition shows. How do you balance being both a powerful threat and a harmless ally?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 22, 2019

Did you know the power to change our world exists within all of us? One of his greatest lessons has been that the power to change our world—to make it what we want—exists within each of us. And through these powerful insights, strategies and life skills, the journey can be faster and easier than you ever imagined.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Nowhere is this more so than among entrepreneurs, who, legend has it, need to bend society to their thinking. Believing in success It’s the kind of narrative supported by a recent study led by researchers from Washington University in St Louis, which found that optimism is the most desirable trait entrepreneurs can have.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

What if instead you could stand out in a crowded field of professionals and be noticed as the real entrepreneur, leader, talent that you are? Most entrepreneurs are people of impulse, and most passionate people live by feelings. Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of a well-developed consciousness.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 29, 2019

If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar with award-winning entrepreneur and author Bonnie Marcus on the subtle ways we give away our power, and how to get it back. Join Bonnie and Becky Robinson on June 4th at 1 PM ET to explore how women give their power away, and what they can do to take their power back.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Related posts: Being an Entrepreneur – How I Fight Against the Conformist in Me Guest post by Rebecca Tervo (learn more about Rebecca at. Why I Chose to Become an Entrepreneur Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer People. Corporate Exec or Entrepreneur – Which is Better? Post by Jane K.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2019

Consider this simple yet powerful idea: disruptive companies and ideas upend markets by doing something truly different—they see a need, an empty space waiting to be filled, and they dare to create something for which a market may not yet exist. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar with award-winning entrepreneur and author Bonnie Marcus on the subtle ways we give away our power, and how to get it back. Join Bonnie and Becky Robinson on June 11th at 1 PM ET to explore how women give their power away, and what they can do to take their power back.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Guest post from Karlin Sloan: As a leadership development consultant, I have spent my career with people in business, NGOs, government, and not-for-profits who are focused, competent, talented and who have a deep sense of their personal power to impact those around them. Recently, those same people are having doubts.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Henry Mukuti of Insakanet contributed Do Not Underestimate the Power of Your Actions. Henry writes: “ Never underestimate the power of your actions. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting shared 5 Leadership Lessons from Powerful Women. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 4 Tips for Improving Work/Life Balance.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2017

Being an entrepreneur is not a career choice that means you can stay static. If you’re never moving forwards and developing your skills, you’ll just get passed by all the other entrepreneurs that are doing just that. In short; if you want to see continued success as an entrepreneur, you need to keep evolving and being better.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MARCH 6, 2023

Today’s guest post is by Alex Brueckmann, author of Secrets of Next-Level Entrepreneurs (CLICK HERE to get your copy). These four mindset shifts can help you create winning strategies in both your business life and your personal life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

Powerful Phrases to Confidently Confront a Bully at Work Looking back I feel I should have stood for myself and not give into this bully. However, this has made me not decide so many things for myself like my career path, my job etc…at that time. Start with this powerful phrase. Here are two examples from our research.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. Here we bring you a list of 5 must-read books for Women Entrepreneurs and leaders: The Obstacle is the Way. No path to success is free from pitfalls as any entrepreneur or executive will tell you.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

People hear about entrepreneurism and think it is for them. They talk to other entrepreneurs and learn that it all about perseverance and building sweat-equity in companies. The wise entrepreneurs have mentors, compensated for their advice, tenured in consulting and wise beyond reproach. Entrepreneur is as entrepreneur does.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. This powerful reflection and guidance can help executives identify blind spots they might be missing. How is that possible?

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Or does this mean that you don’t have anything to worry about if you’re pursuing a career path that involves public communication and effective persuasion? Zombies? * * * Gabe Zichermann is an entrepreneur, author, investor, and leader whose books, speeches, and workshops focus on gamification and behavioral design. Au contraire.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 16, 2023

Research from Copenhagen Business School analyzed the career choices made by 65,323 second-generation immigrants who were born and raised in the United States (U.S.) The significance of culture as a powerful and deeply ingrained factor that impacts entrepreneurship is clearly evident.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Blog Post ). How did you react?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

Today, women are wielding more and more power on both sides of the business transaction. Add in the number of female CEOs at small and mid-sized companies, female upper level managers, and female entrepreneurs, and you can see that we’re actually talking about a large number. And if you’re a woman reading this, think about your career.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In Sailing True North , Admiral Stavridis offers a much more intimate, human accounting: the lessons of leadership and character contained in the lives and careers of history's most significant naval commanders. Leadership expert and coach Amy Jen Su's powerful new book helps readers discover that the answer lies within.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We’re changing jobs more than ever and pursuing multiple careers and projects simultaneously. Take a moment to consider how many jobs you’ve had and how many careers you’re yet to embark upon? Modern ways of working require us to consistently tap into our cognitive powers, creative energy, and collective genius.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 31, 2018

Lessons from a tech entrepreneur via @LBS. 12 Technology Categories That Will Transform Careers by futurist @DanielBurrus. Boss’s Tip of the Week: You have no power from @wallybock. It's never too late to become an entrepreneur says @LBS alumnus and founder of @WebID_Solutions Thomas Fuerst. from @JohnBaldoni.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 8, 2017

Guest post by Dianna Booher : Millennials drop an employer quicker than they leave a boring party when they see no career-growth opportunities. Career development is the cool calling card––a powerful tease to job seekers you’d like to have join your team. They actually want these career-development opportunities for themselves.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 14, 2018

Early on in Eli Broad's book, The Art of Being Unresaonable , he reminds us of the power of a child's instinctive asking, " Why not? throughout his career that brought him success. " Broad is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of two Fortune 500 companies -- KB Home and SunAmerica.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

A MERICA WAS FOUNDED by entrepreneurs. It is a golden age for entrepreneurs. The cost is often the entrepreneur’s physical and mental health and the impact their work has on their family and friends. The entrepreneur’s personal life is often the hidden cost of building an uber-successful career or business.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

These are the industry disruptors who have changed how business is conducted in distinctly powerful ways. The successful brand renegade has staying power and causes others to ask, “What are they doing, and how can we do it, too?”. A brand renegade makes huge changes that everyone else turns their heads to notice.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Early on in Eli Broad''s new book, The Art of Being Unresaonable , he reminds us of the power of a child''s instinctive asking, " Why not? throughout his career that brought him success. " Broad is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of two Fortune 500 companies -- KB Home and SunAmerica.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

The Silent Power Behind Emotional Intelligence. If our EQ capacity empowers us to effectively leverage our emotions to bring about better business outcomes, then – our ability to exercise self-regulation powers our EQ capacity. Lose positional power. Lose brand power. Lose situational power. Lose control.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Whether your definition of accomplishment revolves around money, power or making a difference to the world doesn’t matter. So, what are the best ways to boost your career prospects for immediate and long-term rewards? Gaining those leadership attributes won’t only help you climb the career ladder. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 27, 2014

That’s a powerful confession to hear from an accomplished Fortune 500 professional. Recognizing that his successful career, nearing its end, had been filled with constant falling into temptation to over-explain, he confided to me that his default mode was to dump on his subordinates and give them lengthy lectures.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are tactics that help you get ahead, accelerate your career, or grow your salary. Gunther turned out to be the most powerful man at Pez International. They have no power per se. Write for a major publication such as Insider, Entrepreneur, or some other business website. He learned the game. Study what works.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What’s more, this over-confidence often allows them to bluff their way into positions of power. Those who are born in upper-class echelons are likely to remain in the upper class, and high-earning entrepreneurs disproportionately originate from highly educated, well-to-do families,” the researchers explain. Advantages beget advantages.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 27, 2014

Early on in Eli Broad''s book, The Art of Being Unresaonable , he reminds us of the power of a child''s instinctive asking, " Why not? throughout his career that brought him success. " Broad is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of two Fortune 500 companies -- KB Home and SunAmerica.

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