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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee

Consulting Matters

I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career. Next steps: Buy Jim's new book if you need to develop your Circle of Influence, get in balance, and lean into time-tested leadership guidance.

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Seven Years Later, Global Debt Keeps Piling Up, $57 Trillion More Than 2007

MishTalk

In fact, rather than reducing indebtedness, or deleveraging, all major economies today have higher levels of borrowing relative to GDP than they did in 2007. Since 2007, government debt has grown by $25 trillion. China China’s debt has quadrupled since 2007.

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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

You are likely to receive a question at your upcoming job interview, which assesses to what extent you are up-to-date with the latest business developments, and also requires you to reflect on that knowledge with regards to a major social-political issue. Green Finance. Resilience Bonds.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. Yes, do start with the pirate metrics (from Dave McClure's 2007 talk ) so you can focus on the value you can provide. While those skills are useful, they are not enough.

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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Team

Organizational Talent Consulting

Partnering for performance is one way to develop self-reliant achievers and avoid micro-managing your team. link] Key #1: High-Quality Relationships Partnering with followers begins with developing high-quality relationships. European Journal of Training and Development, 41(3), 241-260. References: Blanchard, K. Zigarmi, D., &

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How to Bring Out Your Best in the New Year

Organizational Talent Consulting

These assessments can be completed online and provide development recommendations and support materials. Leadership development and reflection: What is the connection? For more information regarding the VIA Character Strengths Survey, please go to www.viacharacter.org. References: Densten, I. & Gray, J. Doolittle, J. Gardner, S.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Blue River, which has raised more than $3 million in venture capital, also plans to develop machines to automate weeding – and eventually harvesting – using many of the same technologies. Another company, San Diego-based Vision Robotics, is developing a similar lettuce thinner as well as a pruner for wine grapes.