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It’s Time to View Leadership as a Profession

Great Leadership By Dan

documentary film Jiro Dreams of Sushi tells the story of an 85-year-old. you watch this film yourself (it’s now available on DVD). As you will see in this film, Jiro is a professional in. I challenge you, upon watching the film and seeing how. sought to humanize medicine and was portrayed by Robin Williams in a 1998.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership.

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4 Ways to a Better Bottom Line

Lead Change Blog

Still, studies show that leadership programs are failing at preparing future leaders with the skills needed to excel in today’s global business world. Global mindset is truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today. Its training isn’t an optional area of casual interest for employees.

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Make This the Year of Boosting Coaching Skills

The Practical Leader

It’s also very clear that leaders with strong coaching skills have dramatically higher levels of employee engagement, productivity, safety, and customer service. We’ll be missing the Sundance Film Festival coming up later this month. There’s been a big surge in coaching over the past decade.

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Why Your Employees Should Be Playing With Lego Robots

Harvard Business Review

As a variety of researchers have argued, it may offer a way to better equip workers with the skills they need to succeed in the 21 st century. Papert’s work has had a major impact on how people develop knowledge, and is especially relevant for building twenty-first century skills. This is more than just a smart marketing campaign.

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In an Age of Self-Promotion, Celebrating the Invisibles

Harvard Business Review

Among the films nominated for an Oscar this Sunday, I am rooting for one in particular. While the press has made much hay, and rightfully so, about these talented singers finally getting their due, what hasn’t been emphasized is the film’s message about the nobility in doing unseen work. It’s a message that Love is happy to back up.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. An honest self-evaluation will tell you where you have to increase your emotional and interactive skills.

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