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Leading Up

Cultivating a mutually valuable relationship with your boss requires leveraging personal strengths and employing some strategy. This Executive Edge looks at how you can step up to earn your leader’s trust, gratitude and attention, while also keeping an eye on increasing your value and influence within an organization. Leaders like to know that your goals […]
Be the Optimistic Leader

Active optimists believe they can make a difference and evidence suggests that this is true. In this Executive Edge, there is support for achieving active optimism, creating a positive work experience, developing an optimistic outlook, communicating honestly and positively with others, choosing positive thinking, and radiating an energy that is positive. The benefits will quickly […]
Put Your ‘Self’ Into Your Career

Self-learning and self-awareness initiate personal growth. Leaders who are successful know themselves well. They recognize any limitations they have and also know what they do well. In this Executive Edge, the focus is on how to interject your “self” into every level of your career. More and more companies are empowering individuals to take ownership […]
Empower Yourself to Be a Better Leader

Anyone who aspires to lead well should have a keen awareness of what sort of leader they can be and want to be. This Executive Edge suggests qualities that will define and develop you as a leader, such as: maintaining a level of commitment, being decisive, taking responsibility, practicing mindfulness, becoming more disciplined, building a […]
Build Harmony Within Your Team

As managers and leaders, it’s vital to build team harmony. A team that works together effectively can make a big difference when it comes to the level of a company’s success. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to build consensus and harmony between team members and managers. Topics include managing to […]
Lead with a Shared Vision

Successful teams need clear goals and roles that leverage the skills and interests of each team member. This Executive Edge looks into the challenges of leading large groups and virtual teams; how to cultivate maneuverability and stability; and the need to balance focus on results and relationships. Stakeholders must be inspired by the possibilities of […]
Keeping Up With Customer Demand

Companies that understand what their customers will want next year and in five years are positioned to consistently outrun their competitors. This Executive Edge offers insight into how to get close to your customers so you can hear what they’re talking about, what they’re sharing, what matters to them and how you can reach additional […]
Some Basic Management Skills That Work

Management encompasses broad elements of responsibility and critical aspects of control. This issue of Executive Edge captures a few slices of management, looking at the style of “hands-off” management, managing conflict, staying true to your values, tricks for taking charge, and how to encourage your employees to be committed to their jobs. This sampling will […]
Strategize Your Leadership Transitions

As you move ahead on your career path, it is likely that you will be promoted to a leadership position and then advance to other leadership roles. Each transition will present a number of challenges as you get acclimated to your new situation. This Executive Edge looks at the first days of a new leadership […]
Develop a Sharper Focus

What we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore can affect everything we do and say, and ultimately influence our quality of life. The ability to focus on what matters can be strengthened with practice. In this Executive Edge, focus is the focus. Leaders of all levels will benefit if they make […]
Lessons From Leaders

A critical component of successful leadership development is having opportunities to interact with experienced leaders from a variety of organizations, especially those who have valuable advice to share. This Executive Edge looks at the history of some well-known leaders and zeros in on specific takeaways from their leadership methods relating to demonstrating authenticity, leading in […]
Prepare to Hire the Best

Businesses are evolving quickly. The people you hire today could be the company’s key decision makers tomorrow. In this Executive Edge, there is advice on how to be objective in the hiring process, how to elevate the level of talent in your organization by hiring A-players, and how to dodge the common excuses for not […]

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The Edge

Leading Up

Be the Optimistic Leader

Put Your ‘Self’ Into Your Career

Empower Yourself to Be a Better Leader

Build Harmony Within Your Team

Lead with a Shared Vision

Keeping Up With Customer Demand

Some Basic Management Skills That Work

Strategize Your Leadership Transitions

Develop a Sharper Focus

Lessons From Leaders

Prepare to Hire the Best

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