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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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The Neurochemistry of Positive Conversations

Harvard Business Review

Positive comments and conversations produce a chemical reaction too. This “chemistry of conversations” is why it’s so critical for all of us –especially managers – to be more mindful about our interactions. Communication Difficult conversations Leadership Managing yourself' Harness the chemistry of conversations.

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How to Overcome the Midday Slump

Harvard Business Review

“That’s just not enough,” says Christopher Barnes, an assistant professor of management at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. “All it’s doing is masking the effects of your low energy,” by blocking a chemical that tells your body you are tired. Ryan Hulland was dog tired.

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Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?

Harvard Business Review

” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. Of course it was natural for a boss to have mixed feelings about seeing a valued employee move on, but David was more than Mark’s manager: He was his mentor.