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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything. Both Draper and Gekko are consumed with their careers. It was number one at the box office. It doesn’t happen by accident.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. On with the interview.

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9 Things Positive Leaders Do

Leading Blog

J ON GORDON is a prolific writer. Gordon explains nine things positive leaders do. I’ve had many leaders tell me,” writes Gordon, “that when they focus less on rules and invest more in their relationships they experience a dramatic increase in performance, morale, and engagement.” Positive leadership is grounded in reality.

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3 Ways to Be a Positive Leader

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. I know this well because early in my business career I was that kind of leader and I have had to work hard to change my approach.

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Whether you are just starting or seasoned in your career, the 15 minutes you will invest here today will serve as your guide to master the basics of interviews- and hopefully help you land your dream job.

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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

In the documentary, Spielberg said that all of the accolades and big-budget movies that came to him throughout the rest of his prolific career (one that includes directing credits on “E.T.,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Schindler’s List”) were made possible by the success of “Jaws.”

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The Big Picture of Business- Flip Sides, Second Acts and Successful Careers

Strategy Driven

It used to be said that people have three careers in them. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers. We benefit from going back and learning from our own early Body of Work, assuming that we stratregized our career to be a long-term thing, as Burt Bacharach did.

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