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Overloaded at Work: How to Ask For the Support You Need

Let's Grow Leaders

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? When your boss asks what they can do to help, have an answer.

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The #1 Tactic That Will Help You Be More Productive as A Leader

Leading Blog

Today’s leaders are being asked to both do more AND think more. So, how do we keep pace and, at the same time, get better as leaders. They think of it as developing a companion habit that celebrates THINKING rather than DOING. Make everything you do earn its rightful place on your calendar. Make a “Stop Doing” List.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2020

Leading Blog

Hyper-Learning : How to Adapt to the Speed of Change by Edward D. Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. Hyper-Learning requires a new way of being and a radical new way of working. Society venerates experience.

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Is A Career In Education The Right Choice For You?

Strategy Driven

If you are thinking about making a career change then you might consider whether you should explore the education sector. Do You Have A Particular Area Of Interest? It can lead to a rewarding experience where every day requires a new tactic for imparting knowledge. Do You Have Experience?

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Across The Memory Board – How To Educate Our Employees On The Best IT Practices

Strategy Driven

What sort of tactics and practices can help you in this situation? We have got to commit to a wide variety of tactics, so our teams know what is out there and what they can do to combat it. But getting your team to do this is an entirely different ballpark. Your employees are prone to human error.

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What Is The Difference Between An Academic Coach And A Tutor?

Strategy Driven

Academic coaches, for instance, may not have course expertise, but they do have the organization skills that academic tutors may not. Academic coaches are best suited for students whose struggles are due to: poor student organization tactics. Every student carries their own strengths, weaknesses, and learning style(s).

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Acquiring the Entrepreneurial Skills You Need

Great Leadership By Dan

Skills are learned over years of embracing self-improvement and education. So how do we gain these much-needed skills as entrepreneurs? Finding and studying a great boss or leader is key to learning leadership skills yourself. Other times we learn what not to do by our own bad experiences with poor leadership.

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