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How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

Let's Grow Leaders

Here are just a few examples that we’ve faced in our careers: Decreasing insurance benefits or eliminating positions. Set during the US Civil War, Colonel Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick, is asked to lead one of the first regiments of African American soldiers. For Shaw, it was the dignity and care of his men.

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The Benefits of a Chief Transformation Officer for Growth

N2Growth Blog

He highlighted the need for change as the main prerequisite of a successful transformation; being ex-McKinsey and a public official before this current role, Boris’s whole career revolved around extensive transformation processes. Therefore, it’s critical to hire an experienced CTO.

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Carnival of HR – April 22, 2015 Edition

Lead Change Blog

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided 15 Timeless Work Habits For Career Success that he learned over 30 years in the workforce. These truths differ from what he believed when he started a career in HR. Doug Shaw of What Goes Around shared two posts which build off of each other. Find Dan on Twitter at @greatleadership.

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Blueprints Aren’t Just For Buildings

Lead Change Blog

Describe every aspect of life you can think of: career, family, leisure, and so on. Taken together, the research made clear that writing down the things you want to accomplish increases your odds of success at doing those things. What do you want your life to look like? Pick a specific time frame—goals thrive on specificity.

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Learn How To Identify And Overcome Your Leadership Blindspots

Eric Jacobson

"A blindspot is an unrecognized weakness or threat that has the potential to undermine a leader''s success," explains author Robert Bruce Shaw. Blindspots are tenacious and can reappear, causing problems over a leader''s entire career." These blindspots can cause great harm when leaders fail to see what is right in front of them.

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The Costs of Poor Communication

Frank Sonnenberg Online

As George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Moreover, in business, it can produce errors, destroy efficiency, hinder collaboration, and retard progress. And yet, communication doesn’t always receive the priority that it deserves.

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The 7 Failures That Will Make You a Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

That was a famous quote from George Bernard Shaw, and it has always stuck with me throughout my career as a leader and executive. “ Success Covers a Multitude of Blunders ”. What it ultimately told me was yes, I was going to fail – multiple times.

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