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Understanding And Navigating Europe’s “Skills Clusters”

The Horizons Tracker

A recent report from Forrester is interesting, therefore, as it highlights so-called skill clusters around Europe where cities and regions specialize in particularly valuable skillsets. These skills include technical skills, such as AI, cloud computing, and robotics; critical thinking skills; leadership skills; and self-management skills.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. The mob bosses constructed enduring crime rings using core economic concepts of corporate governance that lawful managers also must follow. These include: 1. For more information, please visit jeroldzimmerman.com.

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Persist Like a Tomato Seed

CEO Blog

John Travolta said no to Forrest Gump , and Gwenyth Paltrow told James Cameron that The Titanic , was not her cup of tea. A term that Hayzlett often uses is “change-agent”. Change-agents have a specific role in their business, and they are often those in power, for example a CEO, marketing officers, or project managers.

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B2B Salespeople Can Survive If They Reimagine Their Roles

Harvard Business Review

“Death of a B2B Salesman,” a new report from Forrester Research , lends urgency to the need for companies to rethink and radically transform their sales models by incorporating digital media into their processes. Contrary to what these findings — and Forrester’s prediction that “1 million U.S.

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Morning Advantage: You're Too Busy to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

Research has long confirmed that most people tend to over-estimate their abilities, and that the least competent people are the most likely to be over-confident. But Ortmann cautions weary managers not to give up hope — or stop giving feedback. Seriously, Governments Should Be Playful (Forrester). UNSKILLED AND UNAWARE.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

The term “paradigm shift” is a well-worn term. That boss was Admiral Forrest Faison, and he was Commander, Navy Medicine West (NMW). I’m passionate about life-long learning and was surprised and thrilled to see that continuously learning the art of leadership was the last one. Everything seems to be changing.

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How Digital Natives Are Changing B2B Purchasing

Harvard Business Review

Conversations focus mainly on negotiating price and payment terms. But along with fax machines and long golf games, these features of B2B life have all but disappeared due to the astonishing change in technology over the past two decades.

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