Leading Blog

JULY 16, 2021

We can’t be surprised by this in a culture that encourages selective truth, self-promotion, and short-cuts. If, in our self-awareness, we realize that our authentic self is getting in our way and undermining our leadership, it’s time we did something about it rather than closing our eyes and slapping an authenticity label on it.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Loyalty creates “blinders to full awareness and action.” When we have a vested self-interest in a situation, we have difficulty approaching that situation without bias, no matter how well-calibrated we believe our moral compass to be. Focusing too narrowly on the information in front of us is common too us all.

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Power Self-aware Loyalty Ethics 284

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. How – This is how the business fulfills that core belief.

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Leading Blog

MAY 19, 2017

He doesn’t claim to be self-made. It’s being risk aware. If there’s one consistent theme, it’s that I’m always on the lookout for anomalies or disruptions in an industry, in a market, or in a particular company. Recognizing the psychology of market extremes can lead to attractive points of entry. Do the Right Thing.

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Loyalty Self-aware Reputation Long-term 188

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Employees know what many leaders haven''t figured out: Parental, top-down cultures in today''s world are as ineffective as one-size-fits-all, print-only marketing approaches. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women. Capture Your Market Share. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership. Related articles.

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Self-aware Bureaucracy Open-book Ethics 91

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2013

In today''s hyper-competitive job market, you have to be hardworking, smart and educated, but you also have to be politically astute. Chapter 25 of " When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women " agrees that tales of political sabotage, power plays and turf wars are part of every organization’s history.

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Politics Handbook Self-aware Management 135

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Stock Market has always been based on knowing more than the general public does about market direction and the industry, company and corporate leadership of those stocks you invest in. So, why would you play in the market when you know the game is rigged? Especially in volatile markets, the temptation to cheat is fierce.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 16, 2013

As the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit based in Providence, RI that uses financial services to tackle poverty, I am all-to-aware of the damage these companies do to the fabric of communities and the families that reside therein.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 19, 2016

Have a ring leader Before you can start improving your team’s EI, you have to work on yourself by cultivating: Self-awareness – leaders aren’t only self-aware; they also know how to recognize their emotions. Social awareness – leaders can realize what’s going on and give valuable feedback.

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Emotional Intelligence Team Goleman Self-aware 100

Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

It doesn’t matter if you are working in a package sorting center or a marketing department.) More than ever, we are going to need emotionally intelligent, self-aware, empathetic, creative thinkers to work alongside machines and steer business and policy decisions toward positive ends.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 16, 2011

Because most requests have a tinge of self-esteem built into them — you have to keep it up while letting them down easy. But let them down gently and quickly — again, a lot of their self-esteem and work is bundled up into the idea — and it will take a major hit. But you just can’t do it NOW. Rich Gee 01.17.11 Bravo for you.

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How To Ethics Licensing Project 211

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. many of us face an endless stream of ethical dilemmas at work. We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen.

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Ethics Company Emotional Intelligence Short-term 12

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. Catch up here.

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

” These customer-praising marketing messages are part of a broader trend in “corporate societal marketing,” which aim to emphasize companies’ social efforts to consumers. Or is it possible they could do the opposite, and actually advance self-interested actions on the part of consumers? Good for you, you.”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Swapping the instant gratification of consumerism for an investment in your future requires discipline and an acknowledgment of your responsibility to your future self. Most of us are aware of the stock market, but stocks are from the only way to invest. Investing can take many different forms. Shop around for a good deal.

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Real Estate Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Commitment 50

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Key components of compassion are self-awareness, kindness, self compassion, acceptance and equanimity. Courage is the capacity to do the right thing, while being aware of the personal and wider risks.

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2016

Writing, speaking, negotiating, tweeting, or marketing requires excellent communication skills and is a tremendous asset to any company. Are you self-aware or self-absorbed? The first impression of your work ethic will be evident in the details of your resume, cover letter, and email communications.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Learn more about Shann at the end of this post. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Most of the times people won’t mind or won’t care….but

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Most organizations have a list of core values that are displayed on the wall and show up in a variety of company marketing materials, from coffee mugs to baseball caps. Courage is a mindset that requires grit and determination. During orientation, many organizations train their new hires about their values and how to live them.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

While so much expansion can be tough on a brand, Santander is moving quickly to rebrand all of its acquisitions under the Santander name and launched substantial marketing campaigns in the U.K., which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010. He is a frequent lecturer on the subject of branding.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 25, 2013

Not cocky, more like self-assured in a way that passes your confidence on to the customer. You speak the truth, have high ethical standards, and are known for service. Blaming others (the opposite of responsibility) allows you a hall pass form self-education. R – Take RELATIONSHIP ACTIONS. MAJOR AHA!

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Open-book Definition Self-aware Price 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But commitment guides bravery more than an inherent belief in self-ability! Self-doubt only belongs in the evaluation phase and kept out of the implementation phase. Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. Perhaps this is an issue of confidence.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

​ For example, the job function I have now, digital marketing , didn’t exist when I left college, and had I focused on other areas without adapting as my career progressed, I might’ve missed my calling in digital marketing. They are all self-learners and continuous learners. Self-assuredness.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Here’s why: “Most organizations see leaders'' as drivers of results - exceeding sales quotas, deepening market share, boosting profits, etc. It requires a level of personal awareness, humility and courage to actually practice integrity in the microcosm of our daily actions, but great leaders are masters of this simple skill.

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Leadership Development Development Planning Self-aware 283

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2018

A combination of facial analysis, voice pattern analysis, and deep learning can already decode human emotions for market research and political polling purposes. Keeping those concerns in mind, business leaders should be aware of current applications for Emotional AI. The insights are communicated to the user for learning purposes.

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Self-aware Analysis Brand Automotive 8

Coaching Tip

APRIL 1, 2013

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity."

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Social Capital Cialdini Mentor Incentives 139

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

No, the real story here is the willingness so many companies displayed — Wikipedia going dark; Google's logo blackout — to irk, irritate and/or annoy their users into awareness about a cause that infuriated them. After all, one industry's "dirty trick" is another's savvy guerrilla marketing tactic.

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Tactics Self-aware Politics Industry 13

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The foundation principle is self-leadership. The more self-awareness we develop the more likely we are to grow and help others. According to Robin Sharma , the author of The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life , anyone can be a leader. The book is written in a business fable style.

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Review Books Self-aware Ethics 236

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I wonder what makes people market products that they know cause addiction and death. Sixteen years ago I attended a self-awareness seminar, “The Basic” from PSI Seminars. Among them, I wrote a book about self-awareness. I wonder what makes people create car software that masks deliberate pollution.

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Career Seminar Self-aware Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

They set out a broad vision, provide lofty goals, and model an ambitious work ethic (for recent college grads, it’s not a big leap from “all nighters” to “all weekenders”). For example, a digital marketing director at Daniel’s company wanted to gain greater visibility and impact beyond her area of focus.

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Brainstorming Leadership Delegation Self-aware 12

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Sort it all out early and become more aware of your “ fine print “ 4. Stay self aware! You don’t have to be a zen master, but it’s important to stay centered, calm, open minded, receptive, and understanding. Is “ethical leadership” an oxymoron? Ak January 5, 2010 at 1:38 pm Thank you Terry.

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Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. Carl had a Ph.D. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. No wasted film, slides, or prints.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2017

He had extensive market knowledge and a stellar track record. He tolerated (and even encouraged) ethically questionable sales practices. When such failures are coupled with a leader’s egotism or lack of self-awareness, it’s unlikely that the leader can lean on others to overcome his own deficiencies.

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Restructuring Health Care Self-aware Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Carl, a self-made success and CEO of a venture-backed software company, is a great example. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. Carl had a Ph.D. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. No wasted film, slides, or prints.

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