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How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

Have you ever worked for a manager that consistently helped you learn new skills and develop? A manager that took an interest in your career, challenged you to be your best, and believed in your potential to grow? That’s the kind of manager that most employees want to work for. In many cases, managers just don’t know how.

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Top Down Leadership Does Work, If You’re Stuck in the Industrial Age

Lead Change Blog

And top-down, hierarchical leadership styles can still be effective for managing an organization, especially those that mass-produce specific products. Here’s where it gets sketchy… When left to their own devices under stress, these hammer-dropping leaders will lack the emotional intelligence to influence those they lead.

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The Secret to Success: It’s Not a Secret

Strategy Driven

During my career as a successful commodities broker, I learned a key lesson about success: self-management is more important than talent. Whether they are called ambitions, purposes or aims, goals can help you live a meaningful, productive life. His career had its ups and downs, including a bankruptcy.

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Voice of Experience: Sarah Sherber (Barclays Capital)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Sarah Sherber (Managing Director, Head of Securitized Products IT and Cross Product Operatiins Technology, Barclays Capital) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

I have been a leader throughout my whole career which started in late teens when I was fortunate enough to be provided with an opportunity to participate in a two-year supervisor traineeship with a large retailer in Adelaide. Whether managers are prepared to acknowledge this is another point altogether! Why does CoachStation exist?

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What Do You Need To Know As A First Time Business Owner?

Strategy Driven

You’re striking out on your own in a way you never have before, taking your career into your own hands, and placing a lot of responsibility on your own head. After all, if you can’t show an investor some real time figures over the need for your product in the market, they’re not going to be very interested in your product!

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How to Write a Resume That Stands Out

Harvard Business Review

Don’t think you’re going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. “You have to think carefully about what to say and how to say it so the hiring manager thinks, ‘This person can do what I need done,’” she says. ” Here’s how to write a resume that will be sure to win attention.

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