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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2020

Leading Blog

Embarking on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, he forged a path to revolutionize his leadership and transform his career trajectory. It wasn't until Doug worked through these six steps that he was able to lift his leadership to heights that ultimately brought him career success, joy, and fulfillment. Friedman and Alyssa F.

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Create The Future And The Innovation Handbook

Eric Jacobson

March 10 brings the new book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking, by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Once you are primed for change, you can flip it over to read, The Innovation Handbook , and began the journey to finding your big idea.

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How To Create Your Future

Eric Jacobson

Earlier this year brought the book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking , by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Once you are primed for change, you can flip it over to read, The Innovation Handbook , and began the journey to finding your big idea.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

We need get off the career ladder and get onto a learning curve. It is structured so that you can thoughtfully and tactically look at each of these areas to see where you can better prepare yourself. Baldoni also provides an appendix that works as a handbook to guide you in this. We need to be a perpetual rookie. Blog Post ).

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business Review

” But, to advance in your career, you’ll need to learn to advocate for yourself, says Joseph Weintraub, the founder and faculty director of the Babson Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program. That tactic often has a negative impact on professional relationships. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.).

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How We Closed the Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Retention Rates

Harvard Business Review

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. Retention of women in mid-career levels is now at parity with that of men. We gave tactical suggestions for how managers could do this (e.g., We also reinforced connections through mentorship and sponsorships.

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How to Manage Your Team’s Vacation Requests

Harvard Business Review

The employee handbook may encourage vacation, but managers send all kinds of subtle signals to our teams that it would be easier if they didn’t make that a priority. How many people do you know who have a continual vacation “carry over” balance because they never get around to taking what they’re entitled to? .