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A To-Do List for the CEO of Your Career

Harvard Business Review

Let's start off with a pop quiz: Who is the CEO of your career? I'm not sure why I'm asked so often for career advice — guess it could be my job title (chief talent officer), or the well-documented ebbs and flows of my own journey. Finally, optimize your career-life fit. I was reminded (once again) of this just last week.

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How Women at the Top Can Renew Their Mental Energy

Harvard Business Review

Below are three tactics that my female clients have used to succeed in the particular context of a top-level job: knowing your superchargers, finding a work ally, and reducing your anxiety levels. hedge fund partner, told me: “If you want balance, go be a yoga Nidra instructor.” Know your psychological superchargers.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis.

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“Trust Me, I’m a Leader”: Why Building a Culture of Trust Will Boost Employee Performance – and Maybe Even Save Your Company

Strategy Driven

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Without trust, people respond with distraction, fear, and, at the extreme, paralysis.

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Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Pricing Lessons from the Rolling Stones

Harvard Business Review

Guitarist Keith Richards could casually drop in an interview that this may very well likely be the band''s last tour (the "hedge" in the wording is intentional). While this tactic sounds strange, it can make sense by preserving the value of the brand while finding a justifiable reason to lower prices. Marketing'

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Making the Choice Between Money and Meaning

Harvard Business Review

And why does a top hedge fund manager "earn" enough to pay for thousands of teachers? Remind me: why is an average investment banker worth, say, a hundred times as much as an average teacher? Is there a trade-off between meaning and money? And if there is, how does one master — and perhaps — resolve it? Can it be resolved?

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