Sun.Jul 04, 2021

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer

Leading Blog

L IKE HIS MOTHER Rose, John Kennedy believed that reading constituted the most important instrument of knowledge. JFK‘s advisor Ted Sorensen said he read widely on history, biography, and politics. “But he had little interest in abstract theories. He primarily sought truths upon which he could act and ideas he could use in his office.”. Reading gives us a chance to reflect on our lives, grow our knowledge, and become more creative.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From In The Heights

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Once again, I’m not a huge musical fan but there’s been a few fantastic musical movies that have released recently. The first was Hamilton. Now, In The Heights has released starring Lin Lin-Manuel Mira as Piragüero, Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, Corey Hawkins as Benny, Leslie Grace as Nina Rosario, Melissa Barrera as Vanessa, Jimmy Smits […].

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Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

Kevin Eikenberry

If you are a leader, you are leading by example. The question that matters is: Are you leading in a way that you would want others to follow? Most of us lead by the example that was set for us. Unfortunately, sometimes a less-than-great example leads us to repeat those mistakes. What if you had […]. The post Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Two Question Activities to Create Connection and Empathy in Your Remote Team Meetings

Great Results Team Building

The art of leadership used to be easier, right? Remember the old days? People were there with you in person at the office…. People expected the “boss” to TELL them what to do…. . But those easier days of leadership weren’t necessarily BETTER. . If you are sincerely committed to being a great leader today for your team, that is not about telling… and it doesn’t even really require being there in person. .

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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What Covid Has Taught Us About Building Resilience

The Horizons Tracker

Resilience has been a watchword of the pandemic from both an individual and an organizational perspective, with the huge uncertainties caused by Covid forcing many of us to dig deep into our reserves. A new report from Cranfield Universities explores some of the organizational lessons we can learn from the past year. The researchers interviewed 50 C-suite executives from a range of FTSE 100 companies, multinationals, and infrastructure organizations, and found that society is entering a new age

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How To Be A High Performing Team

Eric Jacobson

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.

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