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Cultivate Trust, Hone Human Connections, and Become a Real Leader

CEO Insider

Jackie Meyer has worked with some lackadaisical bosses in her field over the years. She started Meyer Tax Consulting with the mindset that if she could lead with human connection and […]. Cultivating authentic human relationships is crucial to honing your leadership skills.

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Our Stewardship Responsibility

Leading Blog

In Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A , former executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, Steve Robinson explains that for Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, the most important phase in the purpose statement was, “ by being a faithful Steward.” The stewardship idea guides their marketing. It’s about relationships.

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Managers: What’s Your Plan B?

Lead Change Blog

For career and business success, it’s worth pursuing a middle ground—one where we take calculated risks but have a fallback strategy in case Plan A craters. Caught off guard (by this new competition), Climax lost half its market share.” But it is foresight that lets you formulate a Plan B strategy before a disaster ensues.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. link] Lori Meyer This is a great summary of the characteristics leaders must avoid to become and stay effective. link] Lori Meyer Thanks very much for your response…and for this great list. For more check out "Are You Ineffective?"

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Lori Meyer Thank you so much for this post. While today’s post is a bit more kumbaya than most, please don’t check out on me because you perceive this topic too gooey and gushy to be relevant. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Just look at how many comments you generated.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Top-rated Clinical Professor of Management and Strategy, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. Aicha Evans – Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel Corporation. Non-profit CEOs.

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What Marissa Mayer should bring to Yahoo

Women on Business

Yahoo has had its share of head scratching ideas and now as they make the grab for market space with Google TV and media streaming, it is more important than ever to make sure that they have a plan. As a CEO she could have set the tone that happy productive employee is more preferable than burnt out ones. A clear strategic vision.