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Working, Leading, & Living in the AI Era
7min
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly gaining popularity among businesses everywhere, on the strength of new and more advanced forms like ChatGPT. In this Edge, we will explore how embracing AI can help leaders through the lens of three recently published books on the subject of AI and leadership – AI Factor: How to Apply Artificial […]
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The Mindset to Face Career Change
7min
If you’ve ever desired a career change, it can evoke a mix of excitement and frustration. But change doesn’t have to be terrifying or depressing. It can present an opportunity for something better if you approach it with a positive mindset. In this month’s Edge, we explore three authors and their systems for handling such […]
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How To Be An Engaging Speaker
Great speakers keep people’s attention by delivering expertly planned presentations. Without capturing the interest of your audience right from the start and knowing how to sustain that interest, your opportunity to influence your audience will be lost. In this Executive Edge, you will learn how to engage people in your presentations and conversations and become […]
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Content to Please Your Customers
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In this month’s Edge, three authors share their strategies to help your organization become more successful and put out content that will draw customers and create an environment that encourages them to stay and bring others with them by word of mouth. In High-Impact Content Marketing: Strategies to Make Your Content Intentional, Engaging, and Effective, […]
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The Surprising Pathway to Success
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In this month’s Edge, we will explore three authors and their views on what success is and how to achieve it. In All It Takes is a Goal: The Three-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential by Jon Acuff, Acuff shares the steps to leave behind regret and how to step […]
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Freedom to Face the Finances
7min
Life is full of uncertainty and what-ifs. Our everyday unknowns can lead to fear when thinking about our finances. You might have a facade of confidence, but allowing yourself to be genuinely vulnerable about your anxiety and seeking help can be hard. Especially if you aren’t sure where to look, what questions to ask, or […]
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The Art of Persuasion Storytelling
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There’s a stigma wrapped around selling that it has to feel tricky with lies, deceit, or ill intent. In this month’s Edge, we take a look at three titles that dissect the art of selling with stories, while keeping ethics intact. In It Goes Without Selling, author Dr. Eyal Matan explains how to tap into […]
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Conversation: The Human Connection
7min
We are human beings, and the one thing that’s absolutely necessary for us to thrive is the connection with others. In this month’s Edge, we dive into three titles all written by Patrick King. The first is Improve Your People Skills, where King encourages his readers to foster connections with people. The second being Better […]
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Uncertainty Is Inevitable. How Can We Navigate Through It?
7min
Uncertainty is a fundamental aspect of our lives, whether we like it or not. The future is always uncertain, and we never know what lies ahead. However, how we deal with uncertainty is what sets us apart from others. It can be daunting but can also be an opportunity for growth and development. In a […]
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Public Speaking is Public Being
7min
What does improving your public speaking really mean? Does it mean you’ll make more sales? Convince people to see things your way? Those are just effects. The purpose of mastering public speaking is much broader— it’s about taking control of your own voice and making what you think and feel on the inside clearer and […]
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Productivity for a Better Life, Not Just a Better Career
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We all understand what productivity is. It’s doing more, accomplishing more, and getting more out of our allotted time in a given day. Productivity is the way we turn ideas or goals into finished products. But that all describes what productivity is, not what productivity is for. That’s where we often miss the point. Productivity […]
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Why We Need Managers – And How to Be the Kind of Manager We Need
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Everybody loves leaders. We read all the leadership books, listen to all the leadership podcasts, and soak up all the knowledge and wisdom we can about what makes a leader truly great. But managers? Those we have fallen a bit out of love with. The much-maligned manager is actually an essential role that’s not done […]
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