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Promote Innovation in the Workplace
A critical leadership role in sustaining and growing a business is the ability to promote a culture of innovation within the workplace. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to inspire innovative thinking within your organization in order to develop your business. Topics include how to think differently, focus on what’s important, design […]
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How to Cultivate Fresh Ideas to Feed Progress
Successful organizations depend on a consistent flow of ideas to keep them competitive. In this issue of The Edge we look at when ideas are overvalued by their creators, why employees may be the best source of ideas, how to influence people to go for an idea, and how to listen for, nurture, and make […]
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How to Manage Distrust and Negativity
Much of a company’s success hinges on who the leaders are – on all levels – and what the employees think of them. According to data gathered by the authors of Credibility, the top characteristic people seek in a leader is honesty. This Executive Edge looks into how to reverse a loss of trust, how […]
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Basics for Building a Business
As this Executive Edge points out, successful entrepreneurs are risk managers, not risk takers. Covered in this issue are components for a healthy start, such as a sound business model and an effective executive summary, and also some important perspective on how to pick the right business, adopt the right attitude and values, shape your […]
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Seeing the Merits of Quality
When a company commits to the pursuit of perfection, it sets a goal for everyone in the company and stimulates increased performance, higher productivity and ultimately higher profits. In this Executive Edge the focus is on quality –– how to drive it, how to incorporate it into a company’s culture, how to present it to […]
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How to Build Your Presence
Aspiring leaders want to earn the respect of their peers, employees, bosses and the general public. It involves developing an executive presence and in this Executive Edge there is some helpful advice on social intelligence, personal branding and how to become more persuasive. There is also some insight into what characteristics are admired and a […]
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Insights Into People Development
Developing yourself and those around you has proven to be the ideal recipe for sparking organizational development and growth. In this Executive Edge, we take a look at how leaders can develop innovative and critical thinkers, coordinate work assignments that help ongoing development, and shift their own focus from being a producer to being a […]
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Coach Others for Greater Success
Increasingly, coaching is becoming an important component to good leadership. Successful leaders are helping people to fulfill their potential and are paid back handsomely with improved performance and stronger commitment. This issue of Executive Edge looks into the process of coaching others. Topics include performance coaching, hands-off coaching, inside-out coaching and also advice on how […]
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Adjust Your Focus to Be More Effective
Often we get overwhelmed by all that we have to do and yet it is not always because we are pressured by a shortage of time. Rather it can be because we haven’t prioritized what needs to be done and we haven’t decided what actions should be taken. This issue of Executive Edge looks at […]
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Make Your Career More Meaningful
Increasingly people are taking responsibility for becoming the person they want to be and accomplishing the things they value. This Executive Edge speaks to individuals who are ready to amp up their careers. Topics include developing high-concept, high-touch senses, adopting a growth mindset, realizing where you are now and where you want to go, creating […]
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Develop Yourself to Become the Ideal Employee
By striving to be the ideal employee, you will excel personally as well as professionally. With practice, you will soon recognize the unique value that you can bring to both your job and your relationships. In this issue of Executive Edge, we examine how to identify your strengths, use those strengths, develop your resources, remain humble, […]
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Build Networks to Improve Everything
A network-driven career benefits not only you, but also your company, your family and friends, and everyone you connect with because networks are built upon recognizing mutual need and their value comes with making a difference in others’ lives as well as your own. This issue of Executive Edge puts emphasis on the increasing value […]
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