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You need a leadership makeover if you are just focused on getting things done. Here's how to do it.
Author Mark C. Crowley underscores that leadership is effectively grounded in self-knowledge, so it’s essential for all managers to take themselves on a journey of self-exploration. A recent McKinsey study on the Great Resignation arrived at a stunning conclusion: Despite the fact that millions of …
Soft Skills: The intangible qualities companies crave
In order to do your job effectively, you need hard skills: the technical know-how and subject-specific knowledge to fulfil your responsibilities. But in a forever-changed world of work, lesser-touted ‘soft skills’ may be just as important – if not even more crucial.
How Humble Leadership Really Works
This is an outstanding article on servant leadership from Harvard Business Review.
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When you’re a leader — no matter how long you’ve been in your role or how hard the journey was to get there — you are merely overhead unless you’re bringing out the best in your employees. Unfortunately, many leaders lose sight of this.
First Introduction - How to Present Yourself
Most of us are nervous when we interview for a new position. There is that awkward first introduction. Do I shake hands, do I make small talk, do I just say thank you and smile. Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School, recently wrote an article on how to present yourself during the introduction phase of any first meeting. His article provides a simple framework that allows anyone to feel comfortable when faced with that first meeting.
Exceptional Presence Through the Eyes of Others - Book by Jennifer K. Crittenden
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Do you ever wonder what people think of you? What is the audience thinking as you are speaking? What is the room full of strangers thinking as you enter? We all have these thoughts whether we want to admit it or not. How we are perceived is a result of how we handle our thoughts…thoughts of how we are perceived by others.
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Jennifer K. Crittenden has written a wonderful book titled “You, Not I: Exceptional Presence Through the Eyes of Others”. Jennifer provides you with a step by step understanding of how to build a presence that makes others, and you feel at ease. When you project an inviting presence people’s perception of you will be positive and memorable.