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Yes - Nice Guys CAN Lead and Finish First

Great Results Team Building

As quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan has become known as a “nice guy,” and that has led a number of football fans in Atlanta to question his ability to lead. Success in most any organization is about team motivation and getting the team to the goal line together. They don’t believe a nice guy can finish first.

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The Glass Cliff: Opportunity or Threat for Rising Strategistas?

LDRLB

It is assumed that once a woman reaches this point, she is limited to accomplishing goals at or around this point and cannot advance professionally without upsetting the established status quo. The term “Glass Ceiling” is commonly used to describe the limitations women face in the corporate world.

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Why Networking Is Dead – Part Two.

Rich Gee Group

The glove is holding an old, wooden tennis racket and a bi-plane (like the one Snoopy flies) breaks through the strings of the racket, flys around your high school, comes to a soft landing on your football field and touches the goal post.&# Goal post - What goals are you shooting for this year? This story is a pneumonic.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. It could help boost pay equality Tips and tools to help you navigate the slippery slope of business ethics Lessons from Britain’s Most Admired Companies on leading with integrity Should pets be allowed in the office? Do give it a read !

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Diane Ryan – Associate Dean. Keith Ferrazzi – Addresses behaviors that block the achievement of strategic goals. Provides groundbreaking university-wide coaching. Led Leadership Department at West Point.