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Mastering A Career Change After 50

HR Digest

The Intern , a movie starring Robert De Niro as a 70-year-old intern, may come as a bit of a shocker to many. What’s great about this movie isn’t that De Niro’s character goes back to the first rung on the ladder in search of a sense of purpose. So what all is needed to make a career switch at 50?

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Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything

Eric Jacobson

That is what this book is all about – applying those lessons learned to provide clear direction on how to be the very best leader and communicator you can possibly be.” I was continually inspired by the concrete action leaders took to lead and communicate with heart – and guts.

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7 Steps to High Performance Teams

Mike Cardus

Pitfalls common to all teams. Task Initiated Role Responsibilities (TIRR) – are cross-functional relationships in which A is authorized to initiate B’s doing something but where it is B’s manager and not A who is held accountable for whether or not B does it and for B’s output. Dealing with project de-railing behaviors of team members.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As a CEO Coach I am often asked to provide counsel on the political hot potato de jure, and let me be perfectly clear that it is not only possible, but preferable, to successfully handle highly charged political topics without being politically correct. These characteristics should be present in all human beings.

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What Every Executive Should Learn from Wal-Mart's Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Wal-Mart made headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. Top executives systematically swept the company's misdeeds under the rug despite stern advice from its general counsel and internal investigator. Wal-Mart's upper management echelon balked despite her recommendation. Think globally and manage your risk.

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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

In fact, our data indicate that the percentage of women in senior management and boards has been decreasing over the past eight years. For example, at Kenya Women Finance Trust , we were intrigued to hear about the "marriage counseling" its human resources department offers to the newlyweds among its women employees.

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The Best Leadership Book Of 2021

Eric Jacobson

That is what this book is all about – applying those lessons learned to provide clear direction on how to be the very best leader and communicator you can possibly be.” These are real people opening up about their emotional journeys and how they managed to lead with humanity during these unprecedented times for business and society.

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