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Five Tips for Leaders Who Are Betwixt and Between

Next Level Blog

As the authors of The Leadership Pipeline point out, the first time is usually when the leader moves from manager to manager of managers. Further up the chain, the transition from business manager to managing a group of businesses is another. Spend more time listening than talking.

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Viva Chile: Leadership and the Rescue of the Miners

Next Level Blog

I remember I cried when the camera caught the first glimpse of the chutes on the command module opening and the crew members made radio contact with mission control as they floated down to the ocean recovery zone. They managed expectations and created the margin they needed to prepare the rescue attempt in the most thorough way possible.

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. So, as a new manager, how do you build an authentic and connected leadership presence that has a positive impact on your team and colleagues?

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Leadership Development: #1 Priority for Human Resources Leaders

Coaching Tip

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. Other key findings from the study on talent management include : .

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The Dark Side of Resilience

Harvard Business Review

As Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant argue in their recent book , we can think of resilience as a sort of muscle that contracts during good times and expands during bad times. How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience. You and Your Team Series. Resilience. Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

Answer These 5 Questions Think of your boss — your direct supervisor or manager — and consider each statement below. In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement.

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10 Principles For Developing Strategic Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

Be honest and open about information Transparency fosters conversation about the meaning of information and the improvement of everyday practices. That is one of the principles behind “ open-book management “, the systematic sharing of information about the nature of the enterprise.