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Hire People with Common Sense and Good Critical Judgement

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Stan Silverman : During a recent event to launch my book, Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success , I spoke about the importance of hiring people with common sense and good critical judgment because at some point, you want them to violate policy when it is in the company’s best interest to do so.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years. The Key to Business and Career Success. ” -Stan Silverman. . ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. Different in what way?

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How to Build Trust with Those You Lead

Strategy Driven

The Key to Business and Career Success and as a nationally syndicated columnist on leadership, I share my views on the traits of effective leaders. Stan Silverman is founder and CEO of Silverman Leadership and author of Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success. As the author of Be Different! About the Author.

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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

It’s one that started in the early 1990s with authors like David Armstrong and Peg Neuhauser, and continued in the 2000s by authors like Annette Simmons, Evelyn Clark, Lori Silverman, and Stephen Denning among many others. What has Lead with A Story done for your career? Paul : It’s completely changed it.

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress? We all hate business jargon, but we can't stop using it. Don't bother. by Tony Schwartz.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

In order for us to empathize, we must listen so that we understand what others are dealing with, what’s happening in their careers and in their lives. Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? Second, listening allows us to learn and to understand.

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How to Succeed in Business Writing: Don't Be Dickens

Harvard Business Review

David Silverman has had ten careers so far, including entrepreneur, executive, and business writing professor. And finally, remember that whatever your personal view on Italio-Hawaiian fusion cuisine, most people will still opt for pepperoni. What's your view? Have you been the victim of an operatic report?