Leading Blog

JANUARY 28, 2023

Jacob Osborn and Peter Richman put together a list of the top holiday toys in the U.S. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. through the years over on Stacker. Toy shopping has transformed over the past 100 years due to advancements in the products or the marketplace.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

According to LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report, 94% of employees would stay at a company longer if it invested in their career development. Mentoring Programs: Pairing experienced employees with newcomers facilitates knowledge transfer and professional development.

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Surviving Leadership

JULY 24, 2019

Acacia HR Solutions CEO Sabrina Baker warns against approaching leadership development as a checkbox activity versus a commitment to the growth of their employees. Dorothy Dalton , CEO of 3Plus International, presents a compelling suggestion on how to get more women in leadership …and it involves leave for men.

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Experience to Lead

AUGUST 27, 2024

Let’s break down recent developments in L&D since the pandemic and the rise of AI, so that we might better navigate the world of today and tomorrow. Trying to get the best of both worlds As public health protocols allowed, organizations transitioned from full-remote work to hybrid models, extending this shift to Learning and Development.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ll let SOBConer Amber Osborne (aka Miss Destructo) have the last word : “What I have found at SOBCon is real, honest and supportive people that I have only known previously behind a computer screen. Schmaltzy, you say? Cosell note his passing.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne – I had the opportunity to spend some time with this author this year and I can’t believe I had not been closely following his work previously. I read it on the plane to Africa this Summer and shortly into the book I was mesmerized. This book is full of nuggets of how to make teams work well.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Anyone, alone or with other people if they need or want help, can pick any idea and develop it further.

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