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Hire People with Common Sense and Good Critical Judgement

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Stan Silverman : During a recent event to launch my book, Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success , I spoke about the importance of hiring people with common sense and good critical judgment because at some point, you want them to violate policy when it is in the company’s best interest to do so.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years. The Key to Business and Career Success. ” -Stan Silverman. . ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. Different in what way?

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How to Build Trust with Those You Lead

Strategy Driven

The Key to Business and Career Success and as a nationally syndicated columnist on leadership, I share my views on the traits of effective leaders. Stan Silverman is founder and CEO of Silverman Leadership and author of Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success. As the author of Be Different! About the Author.

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Leadership & The Value Of An Inquiring Mind

You're Not the Boss of Me

Reply Harris Silverman - Business Coach July 29, 2010 at 12:39 pm Inquiring minds are not just for leaders. Harris Silverman [link] Reply Gwyn Teatro July 29, 2010 at 11:27 pm You make an excellent point, Harris. → Like Be the first to like this post.

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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

It’s one that started in the early 1990s with authors like David Armstrong and Peg Neuhauser, and continued in the 2000s by authors like Annette Simmons, Evelyn Clark, Lori Silverman, and Stephen Denning among many others. What has Lead with A Story done for your career? Paul : It’s completely changed it.

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Becoming a leader…Shifting the Balance of Power. | You're Not the.

You're Not the Boss of Me

rikerjoe August 2, 2010 at 12:45 am As I was reading your post, Gwyn, I was picturing a very similar experience I had earlier in my leadership career. Harris Silverman [link] Reply Gwyn Teatro August 5, 2010 at 5:28 pm Hi Harris, Yes, you make a good point. 5 Responses to Becoming a leader…Shifting the Balance of Power.

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress? We all hate business jargon, but we can't stop using it. Don't bother. by Tony Schwartz.

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