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Rediscovering Your Enthusiasm
Day in and day out, it seems like you work on the same projects or perform the same tasks. With this repetitive routine, the passion for your career may burn out. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to rediscover your enthusiasm in the workplace. Topics include staying ahead by glowing, creating […]
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Develop a Winning Team
When individual goals can be aligned with team goals, it benefits both the individual team members and the team. Ultimately, when teams grow stronger, the company does too. This Executive Edge looks into team development with consideration of the obstacles of interpersonal conflict, setting individual and team goals, risks of pushing a team too far, […]
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Find Your Balance
This issue of Executive Edge gives you permission to take some time to get to know yourself a bit better in order to live a more balanced life. There is advice on finding what is truly at the center of your life right now, developing a positive spirit within, tackling some motivation for long-term happiness, […]
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Cultivate a Culture of Inclusion
If employees don’t feel included in what’s going on in an organization, they tend to become disengaged. In this Edge, we examine how vital inclusion is to engagement, why it’s important to make room for everyone’s success, recognize the strong human need to belong, understand what really causes burnout, and appreciate the need to leverage […]
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Challenge the Status Quo With New Ideas
Challenging the status quo is in effect challenging what you already know and do – it’s challenging business as usual. This Executive Edge considers shaking up the status quo by letting go of certain things, embracing change, sparking creativity, encouraging idea-sharing and cultivating new ideas. To avoid having your business become obsolete and side-stepped by […]
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Unlock Your Best Leadership Traits
Today leaders are expected to be many things to many people and now they must expect more from themselves. This Executive Edge encourages leaders at all levels to be more like explorers than experts, face difficult circumstances head-on, become more socially intelligent, overcome any fear of failure, and to know when it’s time to stop, […]
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Communicate with Clarity
Sometimes messages, advice or instruction gets lost or bogged down in details that do not inspire the action that is needed. People may simply not understand what you are trying to say. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to communicate more clearly so what you say is exactly what is heard. […]
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Craft Ideas That Earn Buy-In
It’s not enough to come up with a great idea, you have to know how to convince others to understand, commit and act on your idea. In this issue of Executive Edge, there is advice on how to build a framework for buy-in, set up your idea-selling strategy, get people’s attention and how to connect […]
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How to See Transparency
To stay competitive in the 21st century and to meet the expectations of today’s digital population, businesses need a strategy for transparency that can be effectively communicated to employees and customers around the world. This issue of Executive Edge explores how to manage transparency, how to create transparency online, how to make sure your company’s […]
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Maximize Your Professional Value
In this issue of Executive Edge, the emphasis is on how to achieve a competitive, professional edge at work. By strategically positioning yourself as a go-to person and essentially indispensable, you can establish a personal brand and reputation that can get you noticed and respected. If you want to get ahead, you need to maximize […]
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Choose to Learn, Choose to Grow
Everyone has the capacity to learn and grow, but it takes commitment to a growth mindset and the willingness to develop your skills and abilities through consistent practice that will make the appreciable difference in your life. This Executive Edge brings a call to action to encourage you to learn and grow in order to […]
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Confront Adversity and Learn From It
Adversity is inevitable, but if you can face it head-on and vow to learn from it, you will emerge a stronger person. This is the focus of this Executive Edge. Consider turning adversity to your advantage. Stay focused on the goal that needs to be accomplished. Face adversity with a positive frame of mind. Ignore […]
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