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An Interview with Peak Performance Expert David Silverman

HR Digest

Former Navy SEAL, David Silverman discusses the role of establishing a shared sense of purpose in non-executive teams. In this remarkable interview with THE HR DIGEST, David Silverman discusses the role of establishing a shared sense of purpose and shared consciousness in non-executive teams, and gives his views on what makes a great leader.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? Discipline to complete the task no matter how long or tough the journey. After all, if you're not serving others, you are self-serving and that's not leadership. There are so many great books. Vulnerability is strength.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. What’s behind the disconnect? In contrast, current profits penalize R&D, because accounting rules require R&D to be expensed.