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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Steve Boese of Steve Boese’s HR Technology shows how quickly small acorns can grow into the mighty oaks of an ‘A’ Team in Quick – Send in the ‘B’ Team Michael Lee Stallard entices us to take a break on our tour …er, journey…. Gayathri Moosad picks 20 Essential Leadership Skills for us to consider.

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

The fear of making mistakes is deeply ingrained in our psyche says Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies [link]. In order to influence creativity and innovation, leaders should also encourage employees to make mistakes in order to learn.

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Seeing the “And” in Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Since I work with technology execs, I constantly hear people promote the stereotype that technically brilliant people cannot lead. Executive Coach Caroline Smith : July 19, 2010 at 6:06 pm Wow, I love the phrase “seeing the ‘and’ in others&# ! This resonates with my desire to always look for strengths in a person.

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The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

There has been a boom in startups, the number of freelancers is growing rapidly, and technology-enabled platforms such as Upwork and Amazon’s MTurk are helping people find work that suits their skills and schedules. Internet technology has essentially democratized entrepreneurialism. What about motive ?