Managing Effectively Without Micromanaging

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In today’s agile, fast-paced business environment, it’s important to trust, let go, and empower the people you hire to take ownership and do their jobs. More »

Feedback as a Gift

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Phillip Friedrich

Viewing feedback as a type of gift--something that will make other peoples lives better or help them improve--is a perspective that makes it more valuable and acceptable for giver and receiver. Are you feeling greater stress and finding that you are sick more often? Do ... More »

Hooray I’m The Leader! Now What?

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Kevin Eikenberry

Perhaps you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. As a learning professional, you have most certainly helped, encouraged, trained, and coached others to get their promotions and advance their careers. You have celebrated, high-fived, and encouraged them... More »

The Professional Is Political: Three Steps to Avoid Business Communication Stumbles

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Karen Friedman

As I exited Amtrak at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station and made my way to the escalator destined upward to the grand train lobby, the oddest thing happened. The moving staircase that was still packed with people heading down to the train platform suddenly changed dire... More »

De-Coding the Unwritten Rules of Career Advancement

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John Beeson

You may play a critical role in identifying and developing your organization's next generation of senior leaders, but that doesn't mean you're not interested in advancing to the executive level yourself. So how can you maximize your chances of making it to the C-suite, ... More »