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Embrace Struggle as an Art to be Mastered

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Leadership is often a struggle. New possibilities emerge, beginning with the awareness that our difficulties are actually a gateway to greater growth and learning. From that moment of awareness comes positive action. Or do you pivot, slightly altering course, based on new understanding and awareness?

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Don’t Just Lead – Guide!

Great Leadership By Dan

Over the past decade, I organized over twenty, guide-led expeditions designed to build leadership and teamwork skills for Wharton Business School students. Here’s what I found -- guides display six important leadership strengths that work as well in business as they do in the mountains: 1. Guides are trust-builders.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I have consistently espoused the value of walking the floor, dropping in for meetings on an impromptu basis, proactively engaging key stakeholders, and any number of other items that focus on raising your awareness. If your CMO is making all of your brand decisions there will be h*ll to pay down the road.

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Hiring C-Suite Executives by Algorithm

Harvard Business Review

Distefano : Over the last number of years we’ve made numerous acquisitions in talent development and leadership development, and [that led us to] acquire more datasets and databases — almost 50 years worth of data for executive levels. Some leadership norms are very specific to a certain company culture, or country culture.

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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

” Yet business leaders who took the CHRO role, including Quinn, report it is the most impactful role in their career, and many would not accept an organizational leadership position that didn’t come with the CHRO role. Of course, they haven’t had a chance to think it through, but that’s the first reaction.”

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Why Is Resilience So Hard?

Harvard Business Review

Resilience has long been touted as an essential capability for bouncing back from leadership setbacks. Others became depressed and filled with self-doubt. Self-doubt can inhibit the proactive behaviors necessary for renewal, recovery, and advance. This state of imbalance manifested in a variety of ways. Adopt a growth mindset.

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Why New Leaders Should Be Wary of Quick Wins

Harvard Business Review

As a consequence, quick wins may soon be undone, or they may beget new leadership problems. The result: You will have more control over the pace of your transition to new leadership responsibilities and the company’s transition to its new era. All of these steps would have helped Greg immeasurably.