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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2020

Leading Blog

Before Silicon Valley disrupted the world with new technologies and business models, America’s industrial giants paved the way. Companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar were the Google and Amazon of their day, setting gold standards in innovation, growth, and profitability.

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. The goal is to find the "Optimal Margin of Illusion", which enables you to strike the right balance between confidence and doubt. Robert holds a Ph.D.

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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobson

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. It is the entire world.

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How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap

Eric Jacobson

“In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine,” says Deanna Mulligan , author of the book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close The Skills Gap. It is the entire world.

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Rejoice in Life

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? Popularity: 2% [ ? Share it!

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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

The members-only union is supported by the Communication Workers of America, which represents workers in telecommunications, information technology and media. The union is open to all employees, including temps, vendors and contractors (also known as TVCs), with the goal to “build a structure to create worker power.”

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Progress

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? We all need to adapt to succeed.

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