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Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career

Harvard Business Review

As a result, his team had been winnowed away to a fraction of the size it used to be. His own reputation bled over onto the members of his team. For Chris it had a powerful effect on his career: he had been passed up three times for a promotion he was repeatedly promised. But the cumulative effect on your career can be dramatic.

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Pitch the PowerPoint – and Speak as an Impromptu Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Judith Humphrey: In my career as a corporate “ghost writer,” I produced a ton of speeches and PowerPoint presentations for senior executives. If you can inspire your team or persuade a customer to do business with you, you have led, and earned, the title of leader. All that has changed.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

The Petrified Forest , starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda. In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. When working with teams, determine the best compromise working tempo. Requiem for a Heavyweight , the premiere of “Playhouse 90.” Analyze what makes it different.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

The Petrified Forest , starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda. In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. When working with teams, determine the best compromise working tempo. Requiem for a Heavyweight , the premiere of Playhouse 90. Analyze what makes it different.

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