Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. Lencioni Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Other successful companies build upon social interaction to develop innovative concepts leading to disruptive product and service developments. In truth, success depends on two factors-what a person knows, his or her human capital, and the network of relationships he or she has developed, the person''s social capital.".

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

In providing research and developing training programs for various large corporations about managing change, we find that the biggest stumbling block for employees from top-down is lack of buy-in. In his book entitled Influence by Robert Cialdini he explains that one of the most influential words in the English language is ‘because’.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Reading has a host of benefits for those who wish to occupy positions of leadership and develop into more relaxed, empathetic, and well-rounded people. Robert Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. That's a tough question.

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Books Cialdini Christensen Collins 22

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Reading has a host of benefits for those who wish to occupy positions of leadership and develop into more relaxed, empathetic, and well-rounded people. Robert Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. That's a tough question.

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Books Cialdini Christensen Collins 21

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I had just finished a talk at a leading technology company when an engineer approached me. “I Yet I’m convinced it’s possible to be real about building connections and developing our personal brands, while still respecting our natural tendencies. I liked your ideas about personal branding, and I can see how they’d work,” he told me.

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