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True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
by Bill George and Peter Sims
29 Annoying Words and Phrases on Your Résumé That Make Hiring Managers Cringe
29 Annoying Words and Phrases on Your Résumé That Make Hiring Managers Cringe
by Rachel Gillett “Nearly everyone is guilty of using buzzwords from time to time, but professionals are evaluated increasingly on their ability to communicate,” says Paul McDonald, senior executive director for professional-placement firm Robert Half. Some of the major problems with using buzzwords, according to Mary Lorenz, a corporate-communications manager at CareerBuilder, are that they … Read More
How the U.S. Marines Encourage Service-Based Leadership
How the U.S. Marines Encourage Service-Based Leadership
by Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch Many of us feel that we’re stretched to capacity at work and have nothing left to give. But according to a recent Gallup poll, 70% of the workforce is either “actively disengaged” or “not engaged,” meaning there are millions of professionals who have more effort that they could give … Read More
What Not to Say to a Stressed-Out Colleague
What Not to Say to a Stressed-Out Colleague
by Holly Weeks I was recently stressed out and sleepless because I had to tell a difficult senior colleague something he was not going to want to hear — and I always dreaded his angry, high-volume pushback when it was directed at me. An acquaintance listened to me, nodded quietly, and said, “People have yelled … Read More
Being a Strategic Leader Is About Asking the Right Questions
Being a Strategic Leader Is About Asking the Right Questions
by Lisa Lai If you asked the world’s most successful business leaders what it means to “be strategic,” how many different answers do you think you’d get? Consider this number: 115,800,000. It’s the number of unique links returned when I searched online for “strategic leadership.” There’s a good reason for all of those links: Strategy … Read More
Experience: “Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store.”
Experience: “Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store.”
24/7: The First Person You Must Lead Is You
24/7: The First Person You Must Lead Is You
by Rebecca “Becky” Halstead