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Meaningful Work: A Love Letter | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

All of this excitement and pride in our daughter’s accomplishments has fostered some reflection and a letter about what I’ve learned in my own work journey. This letter includes my own thoughts on the meaning of work to us as it is such an integral part of what makes us whole and human. They are lucky to find their life’s work early.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. The author will inspire readers to examine the effectiveness of their current strategies, using the model that has served him in his distinguished career. Dig deeper. Why and how do these kinds of things happen?

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Worn Out by Weariness?

General Leadership

I’m speaking of those moments in which we find ourselves operating in the present without joy, face an uncertain future with little hope or are seemingly pursuing a path with no discernable purpose. So he sent an unexpected letter of congratulations to the author of the story, a man named Norman Vincent Peale.

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John Wooden: What the Obituaries Missed

Michael Lee Stallard

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players in history who played his entire college career with Wooden, would later write, “Coach Wooden had a profound influence on me as an athlete, but even greater influence on me as a human being. Coach Wooden operated a meritocracy that treated every player fairly. How about you?

Follow-up 360
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Leadership & Influence Summit | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Quoted text: "After reading a portion of the letter with his eyes squinting at the small writing, Washington suddenly stopped. Washington read the remainder of the letter, then left without saying another word, realizing their sentiments. What were yours? His officers stared at him, wondering.

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? That is the question. I take away from your post that an objective in bonus pay should not create negative outcomes (us vs. them, entitlement, etc.),

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May 2019 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Lisa Kohn of Thoughtful Leaders Blog contributed Silent and listen have a lot in common besides six letters. Stephanie shares: “ Leadership self-care includes practical actions you can achieve to take care of yourself as a leader and ensure you’re operating at the highest level. Communication. Engagement.