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Encourage Workplace Learning

An organization that commits to learning increases the potential of creating a growth environment where people at all levels will thrive and grow, and the organization itself will be positively transformed. This issue of Executive Edge looks into what it takes to build a learning organization, how to develop a workforce of learners, establish a […]
Improve the Performance of Your Organization

The responsibility of driving performance falls upon the leaders who must make the decisions on how their companies will achieve healthy growth in light of their industry sector, macroeconomic forces and their starting point. This Executive Edge looks at elements of high-performance organizations, setting performance targets, integrating performance accountability into all job levels, and making […]
The Power of Waiting

There is a lot of pressure in business and in life to move ahead quickly. At the same time there is proven merit in stopping periodically to see where you’re headed and to truthfully evaluate why. Experts in this Executive Edge advise letting go of busyness, pausing to sort through complexity, waiting for the right […]
Story as a Tool for Action

It has been demonstrated that people tend to remember information best if it is delivered within a story. It follows, then, that story provides one of the best ways to communicate your idea or your message to audiences of any size. In this Executive Edge, the focus is on story –– using story to drive […]
Drive Company Performance

Efficiency has become a matter of survival for organizations. This Executive Edge dips into what exceptional companies do to improve their ROA (return on assets) and how to define and execute a good strategic plan. It also covers how to increase efficiency with value alliances, and finally, how to cope with the complexity that comes […]
Build a Core of Resilience

Individuals, teams and companies are all susceptible to failing in some way at some point. Developing resilience provides the ability to withstand adversity and ways to bounce back. This Executive Edge considers failure and examines how to develop personal resilience, team resilience, cultural resilience through workplace civility, and behaviors that contribute to making people more […]
Put Your Heart Into How You Lead

Ideally, leadership balances the needs of people and the needs of the business. It often means that leaders must shift more of their attention to others and less on themselves. This outward focus requires that you use not only your head but also your heart. In this Executive Edge we learn that tuning into the […]
Building Healthy Relationships at Work

It’s pretty obvious that if you can build rapport with the people you work with, you are more likely to be happier at work. What may not be obvious is how those relationships evolve and what steps can be taken to cultivate them. This Executive Edge looks into different levels of working relationships, the importance […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
A Recipe for Good Leadership

There are many ingredients that go into making yourself a good leader. In this Executive Edge we consider essential instincts, personal strategies, essential practices, different roles to fill, and developing a vision for the future. As complex as business has become, it’s helpful to have a recipe for good leadership.

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The Edge

Encourage Workplace Learning

Improve the Performance of Your Organization

The Power of Waiting

Story as a Tool for Action

Drive Company Performance

Build a Core of Resilience

Put Your Heart Into How You Lead

Building Healthy Relationships at Work

Cultivate a Culture of Inclusion

Challenge the Status Quo With New Ideas

Unlock Your Best Leadership Traits

A Recipe for Good Leadership

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