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October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

What are necessary change skills? Jon explains: “ Strengthening your self-leadership skills will make you a better team leader and empower you to face the stress and distractions of a historic crisis. Randy Conley of Leading with Trust shared The 4 Skills That Allow Your Team to Discuss The Most Difficult Issues.

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business Review

And the average long-term ROE is more than 25%, reflecting improved efficiency combined with greater reliance on financial leverage at most companies. The assets that are truly scarce at most companies are the skills and capabilities required to turn great growth ideas into successful new products, services, and businesses.

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Research: CEOs with Diverse Networks Create Higher Firm Value

Harvard Business Review

Our study , published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, found that CEOs with strong connections to people of different demographic backgrounds and skill sets create higher firm value. We wanted to explore whether the diversity of CEOs’ networks might affect their firms.