BRAVE Leadership
BRAVE Leadership

BRAVE leadership is not about you as the leader. It's about inspiring and enabling others. You can earn their devotion to an important cause by focusing on behaviors, relationships, attitudes,…

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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor on How to Capitalize on the Mobile Wave Before You Get Washed Out
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor on How to Capitalize on the Mobile Wave Before You Get Washed Out

It’s always more fun to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem. When the problem is the inefficiency and ineffectiveness created by decades of ever-expanding…

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Give Your Boss What She Needs, Not Just What She Requests
Give Your Boss What She Needs, Not Just What She Requests

This worked because Ammann followed three principles which new leaders must also keep in mind when initiating cultural change within organizations: Delivered what was agreed; Leveraged special knowledge and insights;…

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How to Take Advantage of Coming Changes In Consumer Behavior through Nexting
How to Take Advantage of Coming Changes In Consumer Behavior through Nexting

Anticipate the impact of changes. Like Zyman, ask “What else is that going to change?” Noticing changes that are already happening keeps you from losing. Winning requires you to get ahead of…

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan

Hopefully, Mayer has already gotten a head start and completed her new job preparation. She should already be clear on her message and story. If not, she needs to get those…

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Managing First Impressions In A New Job
Managing First Impressions In A New Job

Premature cognitive commitment from new staff members, or jumping to conclusions, is always a risk in onboarding. However, it plays out differently with employees and executives. This is one of…

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Manage Major Business Transformations In Stages
Manage Major Business Transformations In Stages

Transformational change requires aligning plans, people and practices around a shared purpose. Tackling those pieces with the right approach and resources step-by-step in stages instead of all at once is…

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Survey Highlights Successful Onboarding Strategies for Salespeople
Survey Highlights Successful Onboarding Strategies for Salespeople

Sales Architects’ 2012 “Salesperson Onboarding Survey” illustrates how comprehensive onboarding programs can increase employee engagement and drive faster results. Some of the most striking data in the survey, which will…

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Every New Leader Faces Recall Elections. Survive Yours.
Every New Leader Faces Recall Elections. Survive Yours.

Every new leader faces recall elections. The key to surviving your recalls is getting the support of the people that vote and the people that influence those that vote. There’s…

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