Creating an Agenda or Setting an Agenda?
The age-old business strategy of setting an agenda and sticking to it has good intentions: you have certain points to cover, and to best utilize everyone’s time, you set an…
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Leadership
How Purpose-Driven Business Models Also Drive Business: The MOD Pizza Example
For some, the concept of a purpose-driven business may sound like a neat marketing trick to try to attract Millenials into the workforce. The reality is starkly different, as these purpose-driven approaches are altering business models in companies of all sizes.
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What Works in Leadership Development
You’ve probably heard that leaders aren’t born, they’re made. Most experts believe this to be true, but what isn’t as commonly agreed on is how great leaders develop. For every…
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Corporate Turnarounds: How Much Depends on Leadership?
Can corporate turnarounds be characterized with a broad brush? Or, must they be judged individually?
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Self-Awareness Challenges Women Face
Self-awareness is a key business leadership strength. In fact, over the last several years the ability to be aware of your own qualities and how you’re viewed by others has…
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For CEOs to New Hires, Industry Legend’s HR Lessons Drive Impact
HR executive William Conaty’s insights gained from working with and studying organizations, cultures, and leaders are relevant for CEOs, HR leaders, business managers, and even new employees
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What to Do When Teams Argue
When business leadership fails to foster an atmosphere where healthy debate can flourish, the business cannot thrive. While disagreements are not always pleasant, they are essential to innovation and breakthroughs.…
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Book Excerpt: “Finding Your Leadership Voice”
One of the most important skills any leader must develop is the ability to communicate—to share ideas clearly, engagingly, persuasively. If people inside and outside your organization don’t understand your message or find it unappealing, they won’t follow you—and your ideas, no matter how brilliant, will go to waste.
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Podcast: Ron Williams, “Learning to Lead”
Williams has written a book about leadership: “Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization.” However, he has also written a book about addressing many of the major gaps in society today, including the growth of inequality and the death of ethics.
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Persuasive Secrets from Melinda Gates
Persuasive speaking inspires change. Though Melinda Gates has only now released her first book, The Moment of Lift, her reputation as a powerful storyteller and business leadership inspiration has preceded…
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