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The Skills that Every Entrepreneur Must Have

Strategy Driven

Whether you’re a homemaker turning a hobby into a business or a dedicated innovator looking to create the next big thing, there are certain basic skills that you can improve and build upon to enhance your chances of success. One of the top skills required by all those starting a business is leadership and teamwork.

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How Pragmatic Leaders Can Transform Stuck Organizations

Great Leadership By Dan

It cannot quite reach that next level of innovation. There is so much going on that these organizations have a difficult time setting a path and moving forward in a coherent, organized fashion. Pragmatic leaders have to be innovators. Guest post by Samuel B. There are two primary reasons why organizations get stuck.

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Do Big Companies Always Work To Suppress Wages?

The Horizons Tracker

It reveals that prominent companies, when adopting a strategy where their departments compete for new hires, can actually attract highly skilled workers by offering slightly higher wages. In true scholarly fashion, the researchers respond with a nuanced explanation. And what were their findings?

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. Satya Nadella.

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Do You Lead a High Trust Organisation?

Lead Change Blog

Learning is encouraged, as is experimentation and innovation. Feedback is not encouraged, and conversations take a round-about fashion, rather than direct. Dennis and Michelle Reina suggest that building trust is the most difficult of leadership skills to acquire. There is a strong focus on frontline staff needs.

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Dawn Elise Warden-Reeder Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team

Women on Business

A former lifestyles magazine editor and reporter covering an array of topics including philanthropy and business, health and well-being, sustainability, fashion, music and food, Dawn entered the public relations and social media field in 2010 as Executive Partner of The Whole Enchilada PR , now the culinary division of The Warden Ettinger Group.

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General Jim Mattis on Learning to Lead

Leading Blog

Although Mattis resigned halfway through his appointment as Secretary of Defense at the end of 2018, he writes, “I’m old-fashioned: I don’t write about sitting presidents.” “Old-fashioned” Old-fashioned” is often another way of saying character. As is commonly done, a book is a good place to settle scores and vent your opinions.

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