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5 Examples of Important SOFT Skills that Ignite Workplace Performance

Great Results Team Building

Like many leaders, as a young coach I focused primarily on strategy and the requisite skills that I thought were important – but neglected the interpersonal dynamics that would have had a tremendous positive impact on our team success. As Peter Drucker says, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”. initiative –. listening –.

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A New Model For Cooperation, Values, and Employee Motivation

The Idolbuster

Today we’ll take a break from Busting Your Corporate Idol for this timely guest post from Omer Soker, Founder of The Ethics Of Success. . In 1943 Abraham Maslow clearly explained our hierarchy of needs includes being respected, accepted or valued by others. He is a corporate speaker, workshop facilitator and business consultant.

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Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. I was young and had a lot at stake in my position – I was the major breadwinner in my family and felt the weight of the responsibility to provide for my young children. How have you been responsible?

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Where Are the Rewards for Reflection?

Persuasive Powerhouse

The act of reflecting can us to become aware of our past actions in order to impact the future in a positive way. For every decision, there are often positive results and less-than-positive results. I found your suggestion of reflecting on prior events or decisions that had a positive outcome very beneficial.

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What Aristotle Can Teach Firms About CSR

Harvard Business Review

I believe that this is due to the discrepancy in the two dominant approaches in rationalizing why corporations should be ethical. The company is there to make money, but it also tries to appear to meet the public expectation of acting ethically. It seemed to be in polar opposite position to the brand identity of The Body Shop.

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