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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

These stars perform across a wide variety of fields, but they all have something in common: when they are at work they know how to think clearly, stay focused, and shrug off setbacks under very high levels of stress. Join a young CIA officer as he recruits a reluctant foreign agent.

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July 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Shelley shares: “ We talk a lot about the need to gather information, discuss, debate and gain consensus. Getting your employees to go beyond the obvious and adapt to being resilient in the work they perform requires them to be more creative and innovative in how they manage stress and frustration. Communication.

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Desk Eating: The good, the bad, and the ugly

HR Digest

The general consensus was that if people are eating at their desks to save time, then it is a fallacy. It does not determine your work ethics or your social skills at work. Eating while stressed and rushing through your meal can lead to inadequate chewing and lower production of stomach acid.

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Different Cultures See Deadlines Differently

Harvard Business Review

Failure to meet them could be interpreted as having a poor work ethic or being incompetent. If it’s maintaining good relationships, stress how failure to meet a deadline will damage relationships and result in loss of trust. Well, Japan’s business culture prizes group consensus. Why might this be?