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Is your Leadership Development Developing Leaders?

Great Leadership By Dan

Soft skills are increasingly important in creating successful leaders Guest post from Gary S. In turn, we adapted our culture to meet their needs — casual dress codes, flextime, healthy lifestyle options, community involvement, challenging work, more defined advancement. Many are generally minor performers.

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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

Did you leave on good terms from your previous office? A reference from your last job or company goes a long way in reassuring the interviewer of your performance and skills. A long commute. Maybe inordinately long hours. Long overdue promotion. For example: NEED FLEXTIME. Work pressure.

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Promotion without a raise? Experts weigh in

HR Digest

This is a doubly confounding situation as the recovery largely depends on two unpredictable factors: how fast, and aggressively, our government can act, and how long social distancing lasts. Is it a role where you’re going to acquire skills that will allow you to advance your career in a way you’ve pictured?”.

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How to Be a Family-Friendly Boss

Harvard Business Review

His career has always been demanding- long hours, lots of travel, ultra-high performance standards (which he always has met or exceeded). Especially in the more subjective realms of knowledge work, they default to false indicators of performance such as “chair time” or interpersonal skills.

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How to Keep a Job Search Discreet

Harvard Business Review

You can also casually mention your search to people not associated with your company — so long as you do it carefully. Leave on good terms. Leaving on bad terms can be dangerous for future prospects. Case Study #2: Look internally, and leave on good terms. No matter how bad things are, don't just walk out the door.

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