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Putting People First: The Promise of Human Centered Capitalism

Let's Grow Leaders

and owner of ChemBlend of America, discusses human centered capital, and the importance of compassion, empathy, and resilience in leadership. She attributes her success to embracing every part of her past, a belief that reveals the essence of a leadership style that treats setbacks as stepping stones.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2023 curated just for you. The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity.

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6 Powerful Ways to Thank Your Team for Being Awesome

Lead from Within

An interesting aspect about praise is the chemical reaction it causes in us. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness.

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Why Great Leadership Requires the Courage to Accept Pain

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Angela Sebaly : As a leadership coach, I’ve spent decades observing hundreds of people who have strikingly different backgrounds and equally diverse approaches to leadership. It is, quite simply, part of the process of effective leadership. That’s because courage is not something we are born with.

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Inspiring with the Power of Persuasion: Do You Have the Write Stuff?

The Practical Leader

He writes, “Brain scans are showing us in new detail exactly what entices readers…Whether you’re crafting an email to a colleague or an important report for the board, you can write in a way that delights readers on a primal level, releasing pleasure chemicals in their brains.” How do you know?

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Red Lines and Policies – A Last Resort for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

response to Syrian chemical weapons dominates this week’s news. Thankfully, most of our problems are simpler than the President’s, but the Syria puzzle exposes the risk of one leadership tactic–leaders who draw red lines are likely to get stained in the process. By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth.

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Exercise Your Power of Choice in Conflict Resolution | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

After the heat of the moment passes, you can exercise your power of choice to act in better and more constructive ways. Remember to exercise your power of choice in conflict resolution. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Photo by tonystl.

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