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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities. He is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT.

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How Important Is Coaching in Professional Development?

Leading Blog

Here are a few that people in jobs ranging from nursing home administrator to mechanical engineer are working on this week: For a client who’s finding their voice – participate in every meeting you attend for one month; for one who finds it hard to focus – document and prioritize a task list, then share it with your boss to become more aligned.

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Developing leaders | Deloitte University Press | Global Human Capital Trends 2015

Chart Your Course

Leadership is the engine that drives successful organizations. According to a recent Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report: GLOBAL organizations today must navigate a “new world of work”—one that requires a dramatic change in strategies for leadership, talent, and human resources.

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Leadership Development: Are You Trapped by Paradigm Paralysis?

The Practical Leader

Lord Kelvin was a highly decorated and recognized 19th century British mathematical physicist and engineer. And as I described in Manifesto for a Leadership Development Revolution , I too became trapped by the current “bedrock” paradigm of needs analysis, gap analysis, and improvement planning. The guy was a genius.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership : Do's and Don'ts for Having a 360 Degree Assessment Development Discussion - There is little argument that 360 degree assessments are a powerful tool for leadership development.

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Managerial-Leadership Case Study: Falling from Big Enough to Too Small in competence for the role

Mike Cardus

Contact Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership to fix this before it happens. Jackie had recently been hired as vice-president of engineering. Prior to her new role she was director of engineering. Case-Study going from “Big Enough” to “Too Small” in competence for the role.

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5 Most Important Leadership Competencies for Function Leaders

Center for Creative Leadership

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions.