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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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Do Your Values Pass the Sniff Test?

The Practical Leader

Peeking around the corner, Lucas fought hard to contain himself as he watched grandpa open his eyes and take a sniff of the air. If our behavior sometimes smells a little — we fudge the numbers, cut ethical corners, or stretch the truth — we assume (and often justify our behavior with) “everybody else is doing it.”

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Two Books to Better Organizational Results

Kevin Eikenberry

Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace by Nick McCormick I hesitate to call this book cute, even though it is, because calling it that would mask its value. The whole book can be read in a very short time (only about 90 easy reading pages), but the lessons will last far longer.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

Mercer knows 60 commands that include turning on lights and opening doors. Shea‘s first book began as several entries in her diary that her mother Megan discovered. But getting a book to market and then publicizing it is no easy task; especially with no extra money to support this venture.

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The Homecoming Queen Grows Up (kinda)

Women on Business

My need to be liked helps me deliver tough messages in a way that allows people to open up and listen. Being true to your principles and ethical background almost always leads to being “liked&# for the right reasons, and by the right people. He thanked me and asked me when we could talk again.

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. It’s not surprising Katrina Markoff was named Woman of the Year by OPEN from American Express & Entrepreneur magazine.

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Seven First Steps for New Members of Congress (That Apply to New.

Next Level Blog

Earlier this year, a colleague shared a book with me called Setting Course , that’s produced by the Congressional Management Foundation.      Set up a management structure that keeps you informed, draws you into the right level of decision making and leverages your time and attention. View an alternate.