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How To Lead With Guts (and Have Their Backs)

Let's Grow Leaders

We all cringed when this particular leader, let’s call him “Simon,” would walk into the store and start interacting with customers. Don’t go along and destroy the vision or someone’s career to protect your own. Be THAT guy and your career will follow. Of course you would, but do they know it?

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Teachable Moments: How To Make The Most of Them at Work

Niagara Institute

As Simon Sinek has said, “The greatest contribution of a leader is to make other leaders.” However, despite leaders' critical role in shaping their direct report's skills, abilities, and career trajectory , many in management are unsure or uncomfortable doing so.

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16 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Work Performance.

Career Advancement

Simon wanted to have an extremely productive upcoming year. This is the plan that I completed with Simon and other clients over the years. How will you keep that in focus? Learn how to use your time in the most productive way possible. ~Tom Peters. Organize your priorities. What is most important? Choose your attitude.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

All leaders face their own version of these tests, and the authors draw on the distilled wisdom, stories, and lessons from hundreds of chief executives to show how every aspiring leader can master these challenges and lead like a CEO. How did you react? Blog Post ). If your competitor can’t ride out the next wave and you can, you win.

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April 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Ken Downer of Rapid Start Leadership provided The Ransberger Pivot: How to Win an Argument by Not Arguing. John Stoker of Dialogue Works contributed How to Achieve Recognition Through Results. John asks: “ How do you increase your credibility in your organization? Simon asks: “ Are your habits good or bad?

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August 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Art summarizes: “ The road to career success runs through a nearly endless string of challenging conversations. Learn to survive and thrive in the most difficult of communication circumstances and watch your career grow. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Optimistic People. Creativity/Inspiration.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2019

Leading Blog

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. You're It : Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most by Leonard Marcus, Eric McNulty, Joseph M. They show you how to understand what is happening during a moment of crisis and change, what to do about it, and how to hone these skills to lead high-performing teams.

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