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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

Let's Grow Leaders

When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur. I had no intention of testing my ability to start an international leadership development company. 21:00 How do I help my team with their engagement and development?

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3 Factors Inventors Share: How to Change the World

Leading Blog

Marconi companies in other countries would dominate wireless transmissions for twenty years. Realizing the device could be used for high-level heating, he and a Raytheon executive cooperated to develop the microwave oven. Further, the approach taken early in a career can help or hinder in the future, and that goes for any field.

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Informational Interviews: Not Just For Rookies

Let's Grow Leaders

A common misconception is that “Informational Interviews” are only for folks starting out in their career. Sure informational interviews are a great idea for the new college grad, but they can be game-changing later in your career as well. Of course I didn’t call them that. I indicated I would be in “the neighborhood (e.g.

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In Search of the Perfect “Boss”

Lead Change Blog

She has a diverse background of executive leadership experience in sales, customer service, call centers, human resources, merger integration, training and leadership development-- the last 20 years of which have been with Verizon. Leadership Development authenticity career development humor mentor'

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

The solution is machine learning —computers automatically discovering patterns and developing new knowledge by furiously feeding on modern society's greatest and most potent unnatural resource : data. The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. Data can seem like such dry, uninteresting stuff.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company.

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Motivating Millennials Takes More than Flexible Work Policies

Harvard Business Review

Chamber of Commerce emphasized flex-time as one way to do this — it found that three out of four Millennials reported that work-life balance drives their career choices. Build an entrepreneurial environment that encourages employees to research and develop their ideas. Loosen up the notion of the career ladder.