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Many Competency Models are Failing. 5 Keys to Make Them Flourish

The Practical Leader

I recently updated an article on Leadership Competency Models: Why Many Are Failing and How to Make Them Flourish for Zenger Folkman’s monthly newsletter. Virtual assistant, Lee Dantzer , has been doing an excellent job working with us for many years editing The Leader Letter and articles like this one.

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Living Without the “K” On Your “_eyboard” :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If I need to use that letter in a word, which does become an issue when I need to spell my last name or express gratitude in a document or email, I have to come up with different ways to get to it. Another way I’ve managed to deal with the loss of this letter is to type a word and then select the command for an automatic spell review.

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Business Publications Small Business Review | Newsletter for Small Business Owners Small Business Review’s e-letter is published bi-weekly and provides small businesses with information on the necessary evils of running their businesses. ** N2′s Top Pick for being of real value to small businesses.

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New Tax Bill Allows RMD as Gifts to Charity :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The transfer must be made directly from the IRA sponsor to the charity, and the organization will send a letter to the donor to confirm the gift. In addition, the donor doesn’t get a deduction for the gift made to charity as he would with other gifts. The Season for Giving Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

She also wrote a letter to Build-A-Bear Founder and Chief Executive Maxine Clark after reading Clark’s book. Megan has used other unique approaches to get her daughter’s book into famed Manhattan toy store FAO Schwartz, and partner with Build-A-Bear workshop stores.

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Finally Get on TV with the Right Pitch :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Furthermore, a TV pitch letter is very different from a press release. Many business owners make the mistake of drafting the same pitch to various TV shows; however, that’s a no-no because no two TV shows are the same. Each pitch has to be tailored to match what the TV producers are looking for.

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Words of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers from John David Mann

Skip Prichard

When I led a team of 100,000 in a direct sales operation, I called my newsletter “The Leadership Letter.”. By this I mean a blog; a weekly LinkedIn post; a regular opinion column in a local newspaper or organizational newsletter; a bimonthly thought piece you send to a subscribing readership of friends.

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