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Thought-full Thursday: Purpose and Confidence

Persuasive Powerhouse

Quinn What is your leadership purpose? We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Are you acting in accord with your purpose? Do you enter uncertainty with your purpose in mind?

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Planning Maternity or Paternity Leave: A Professional’s Guide

Harvard Business Review

“Think about [your leave] as an opportunity to help other people develop,” she says. Erin Quinn-Kong, the editor-in-chief of Austin Monthly , found out she was pregnant only a couple of days before her company’s new publisher started on the job. ” …And then gear up. . “I jumped right back in.”

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Asian Leaders Value Creativity and Intuition More than Europeans Do

Harvard Business Review

Will we see a steady convergence in leadership – and toward the Western style – as developing economies mature? Perhaps it is not just coincidence that where we see more women leading, our survey finds more openness to using creativity and intuition – and also a higher value placed on the ability to delegate. Many believe so.