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Understanding Yourself to Lead Others Better

Organizational Talent Consulting

Self-aware leaders are not naive about their habits and are able to develop better habits. When feedback lacks reliability, it creates confusion and can slow your development. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 32(2), 127-149. Handbook of psychological assessment. Look outside, and you will see yourself.

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business

Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. Explicit in our HR officer’s question was her assumption that the newest thinking on leadership development must contain something essential.

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business

” The memo’s bullet points ought to “provide concrete metrics of the impact you’ve had,” descriptions of “solutions you’ve delivered” and financial outcomes for which you’ve been responsible. Show your manager that “you’re working hard to develop someone else,” he says.

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