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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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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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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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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