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Leading Thoughts for July 15, 2021

Leading Blog

Journalist George Leonard on mastery: “How long will it take me to master Aikido?” How long do you expect to live?” If you stay on it long enough, you’ll find it to be a vivid place, with its ups and downs, is challenges and comforts, its surprises, disappointments, and unconditional joys. a prospective student asks.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

The company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, and diamonds. Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

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The Seven Tests of A CEO

Leading Blog

This test begins with the ability to crystalize the issue or idea in simple terms and then create a clear, galvanizing plan to get everyone moving in the same direction. Or as former CFO of the Disney Interactive Media Group, Bruce Gordon, puts it, “Very few people are bad at their job, but many are not as good as they must be.”.

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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

Raj Sisodia is a leader in the Conscious Capitalism movement and relates servant leadership to the acronym, SELFLESS : Strength, Enthusiasm, Love, Flexibility, Long-Term Orientation, Emotional Intelligence, Systems intelligence, and Spiritual Intelligence. He explains, “The servant leader is a whole person, not a fragmented being.

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3 Ways to Be a Positive Leader

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. I know this well because early in my business career I was that kind of leader and I have had to work hard to change my approach. You are a hiker.” No one creates success alone.

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. The following are some key considerations: Remember to think long-term; it is more important than any skill you possess. In this article, I will share the 15-minute guide to a successful interview.

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Hamilton Recognized His Challenges

Coaching Tip

To fulfill your dream, you will have to establish multiple long-term goals that complement one another. Once you have set your long-term goals (for example educational goals, financial goals, family goals), start setting short-term goals that will help you attain them. George Washington.