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Monday, August 29, 2016
Leadership Lessons
It was fall of 1985, and I was providing air transport in my single-pilot helicopter, an OH-58 Kiowa, for Colonel John Taylor, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, during field training exercises in the Mohave Desert.
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Leadership Lessons From The Godfather
What can a movie about mafia bosses and gangsters teach us about leadership? If you look closely at the main characters in The Godfather – Don Vito Corleone and his son, Michael Corleone, you can learn a lot about leadership principles, both the good and the bad.
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7 Science-Backed Habits of Creative Genuises
Even if you don't think you're the "creative type," don't assume you can ignore this skillset, or that you can't become creative too. The seeds of creativity live in everyone, but our daily habits can either nurture or constrain them.
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
10 Leadership Lessons From Inspiring Leaders In History
Whether at home or at the workplace or in pursuit of our passion, we all want to become better leaders. But what does it take to get there?
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5 Brilliant Questions You Should Ask in Every Job Interview
This story first appeared on The Muse, a Web destination with exciting job opportunities and expert career advice.
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Friday, August 26, 2016
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As you kick off ministries this fall, you'll likely need to recruit volunteers. Below, you'll find advice for inviting people into areas of service. Principles for introducing more people to the joy of service.
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Don't Overlook These 5 Shifts Changing the Future of Work
Significant social shifts are influencing the future of work. These changes are forcing businesses to alter the way they remain relevant in the market place. Additionally, these changes are pushing businesses to redefine the talent they want/need and how to find, attract, and retain people.
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5 Surprising Things Incredibly Successful Women Always Do
How successful are you? Do you regularly achieve your goals? Are you quickly climbing the ladder within your organization or achieving rapid growth with your own business? If the answer is no, it may be because of the way you approach your work and your career.
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6 Ways to Give Employees Feedback That's Actually Useful
Productivity in the workplace is the life force of the company. When employees are firing on all cylinders, deadlines are getting hit, clients are satisfied, and leadership can reward their staff with incentives like bonuses.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
7 Signs You're an Effective, Influential Leader
It's not always easy to gauge how you're doing as a boss. Your reports aren't always likely to tell you how you're undermining their performance -- or even what you're doing well that they'd like to see more of.
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Here's What It's Like to Intern at Google, Uber, and 5 Other Top Tech Companies
Each company has its own office culture, different traditions and perks for its interns. We interviewed current interns at a handful of the biggest tech companies to give you a feel for what it's like to intern with them today.
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Leadership Worksheet
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Monday, August 22, 2016
3 Ways to Instantly Elevate Your Leadership
Any type of growth takes time. Growing a body, a plant, a mind, a skillset, a home or your leadership. Patience and perseverance are your best friends when it comes to growth. There are not shortcuts to growth, but there are three things you can today to instantly elevate your leadership.
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Friday, August 19, 2016
3 Leadership Skills Critical For Driving Change
All organizations experience periods of much-needed culture change in order to achieve the results they need to grow, compete and win. Changing or improving the culture of a company or team requires focus, accountability and consistency. And it must be led from the top.
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5 Signs You're Going to Fail as a Leader
The best leaders I have witnessed over the years are committed to understanding how to meet the needs of employees from every generation. Have you noticed how drastically different a Millennial needs to be led versus, say, a baby boomer?
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Apple's Tim Cook Says Being a CEO Is a 'Lonely Job.' Here's How to Solve That Problem
It's lonely at the top. That's a sentiment many CEOs of companies have said over the years, and now it is Tim Cook's turn. In an interview with The Washington Post, he described his job as lonely, but quickly pointed out that he doesn't want any sympathy.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Power Sheet: A Popular Decision Doesn’t Equal Leadership
Leadership is, among other things, doing what others are not doing, without knowing how it will turn out, but believing it’s for the best. That sounds noble; it isn’t always. In other words, leadership isn’t always good.
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Quote of the Day
"I’ve learned that asking questions isn’t a sign of weakness; rather, it demonstrates curiosity, engagement and intelligence.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Leadership Worksheet
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Leadership Worksheets For Students
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Leadership Worksheets
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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Let’s Stop Talking About Marissa Mayer’s Gender for a Minute
While there is some truth to that general narrative, in Mayer’s case, it’s a mischaracterization. That’s not to say that female leaders never face additional scrutiny, just not here.
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Saturday, August 13, 2016
16 Activities Successful Millennials Do Outside of Work
We all define "success" differently, but most 20-somethings associate it with happiness, good health, a strong social network, and a well-balanced life. According to experts, how you spend your downtime plays a huge part in your ability to achieve these things.
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Friday, August 12, 2016
4 Ways to Assert Yourself (Effectively)
KNOW HOW You'll get better results if you understand and calibrate your assertiveness style. The sixth in a multi-part series on leadership communication. Advertisement I recently had a conversation with Eric, a manager at a large manufacturing company in the Midwest.
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Real Leaders Create Other Leaders
If you're under the age of 30, it's highly likely that Elite Daily articles populate your social media feeds on a weekly basis. The online news platform was created by millennials for millennials and around 2014, became known as "The Voice of Generation Y.
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7 Horrible Ways to Lead a Team (and the 1 Mistake Everyone Makes)
Leadership is not, "Hey, you, go do this thing for me." When we think about leadership, we tend to think in terms of hierarchy--those at "the top" are considered "the leaders" and those at the bottom are considered "the followers.
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Thursday, August 11, 2016
You wouldn’t want a wood-products company to be, er, lumbering—but deep roots help. The latter might explain why CEO Missad, who started working at the company as part of a maintenance crew in high school, is leading the company to unprecedented heights.
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One quality all young female leaders should have
I’ve had the opportunity to serve in a wide range of leadership roles throughout my career — leading organizations in diverse industries that have faced numerous challenges. Along the way I’ve worked with talented people and observed many gifted leaders in action.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
What You Can Learn About Leadership From a Nuclear Submarine Captain
Imagine spending a year of your life studying and preparing to captain a nuclear submarine, only to be re-assigned to a brand-new sub just two weeks before departure.
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Why Leadership Is so Hard BY Brian Evje
It's very hard for leaders to show that they're good at leading, and that they know what they're doing. Which is why sometimes they need to do a lot less.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
As a leader, is it better to be feared or loved?
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Monday, August 8, 2016
Your Leadership Only Drives Success, Not Powers It. Here's What Does
By Marcus Nicolls, senior partner for Partners In Leadership who works with global leaders on overcoming tough business challenges. He is also the co-author of the leadership book, Fix It: Getting Accountability Right.
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Sunday, August 7, 2016
5 Tips From a Gold Medalist That Will Power Your Success
By Ryan Millar, member of the gold medal 2008 U.S. Men's Volleyball team and a senior director for Partners In Leadership, where he helps business leaders overcome workforce challenges. An Olympic gold medal is a symbol of excellence, recognized throughout the world.
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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Apple’s Leadership Team Is Just As Male, May Be More White Than It Was in 2015
When it comes to diversity, Apple has some good news—and some not so good news. On Wednesday, the tech giant released its third annual diversity report, which shows the gender and racial breakdown of its global workforce.
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What the Rio Olympics Teaches Business Leaders
Cathy Engelbert is CEO of Deloitte LLP. As the opening ceremony for the 31st Olympic Games kicked off in Rio de Janeiro Friday night, 207 nations joined to celebrate this pinnacle of sportsmanship, dedication, and talent.
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10 Signs Your Company Culture Needs a Fix
There is little doubt that the best performing firms on the planet have exciting and healthy cultures - think Google, Southwest and Nike - while other organizations seem to be in a constant state of struggle to reach their full potential.
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