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Strive for Productive Conflict
Managing conflict and not discouraging it has proven beneficial to advancing innovation, creativity and a healthy culture within many organizations. This Executive Edge looks into how to reach people when they are caught up in a stressful situation, make sure healthy competition stays healthy in the workplace, handle resistance, lead effective conflict, harness creative conflict […]
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Smart Leaders Amplify the Smarts of Others
Leaders who empower others by guiding them to recognize the higher performance levels that are within their abilities are leaders who will inevitably raise the performance of their companies. In this Executive Edge the focus is on such leaders –– the multiplier leaders who grow their people through challenge, the leaders who listen for a […]
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Nurture Your Inner Drive to Succeed
Successful leadership begins with self-leadership and that means a commitment to excellence and continual improvement. In this Edge, we learn that we are defined by the choices we make in critical times, that we always need to be learning, and basically if you want success, go for it – if you’re willing to do the […]
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How to Communicate With Authority
This issue of Executive Edge offers ways to convey power in how you talk, appear and act in interactions of all kinds. Learn how to get your message across and achieve the buy-in you seek. Your ability to communicate with power visually, intellectually, emotionally and verbally can be a critical component to how successful you […]
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Foster Entrepreneurial Thinking
By cultivating an “owner’s mindset” within your company’s culture, employees will be more apt to step up to actively contribute to the growth of the organization. This Executive Edge considers applying entrepreneurial methods within companies and offers strategies and insights that support the need to foster entrepreneurial thinking.
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Focus and Practice at a Higher Level
Among the challenges faced when we’re asked to, or choose to, work fulltime at home for an extended period, are competing forces vying to gain our attention. And yet, there are still work details and deadlines that demand it, when they demand it. In this Edge, we look at the advantages of intentional practice, putting […]
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Put Everyone’s Emotions to Work
Emotions exist within each of us, but some emotions can sneak out before we’re even aware of them. In this Edge, we learn that by building our self-awareness, we can increase our emotional intelligence, which is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express our emotions. Topics in this issue include creating resonance, guiding […]
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Give Customers What They Need
To consistently improve their position and products in the market, businesses need to listen to what customers have to say and focus on process more than on results. This issue of The Edge looks into determining your business’s ideal position in the market by knowing who you are and what you bring to the market, […]
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Lead With Vision
Most successful leaders are inspired and driven by a well-articulated vision. A vision sets a purpose and describes an outcome that a leader hopes to achieve. This Executive Edge looks into the role of vision in attaining leadership and organizational goals including how a clear vision sets direction, taps into imagination, and inspires and empowers […]
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Success on Your Own Terms
Personal success is often wrapped up in the quest to meet the expectations and gain the approval of others – maybe bosses, co-workers, relatives, friends. But success may be better guided from the perspective of what you want it to be. This Executive Edge pulls in insights on success intelligence, recognizing your capabilities, choosing a […]
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Embrace the Power of Leading Change
Handling change may be one of the strongest tests of leadership. In this Edge, we offer guidance for helping people move through four common zones of adopting change, how to anticipate and plan for setbacks that can affect successful implementation of change, how to build organizational consensus for change, and how to address the fears […]
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Sharpen Your Role as Manager
There are many facets of being a successful manager. This Executive Edge shares specific insights into the manager-employee relationship that include cultivating a culture of autonomy for top performance, recognizing the top contributors who can be future leaders, staying in tune with how others are thinking, feeling and reacting to you, and tips on hiring […]
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