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A Good Leader Makes Self-Aware Decisions Regardless of Feedback
Feedback can be transformative. But executives shouldn't necessarily use it to enact change in their practices just for the sake of changing. A recent posting at the Kellogg Insight blog warns that ...
Effective Leaders With Limited Time Succeed by Prioritizing Tasks
Executives and managers often face this reality: There aren't enough hours in the day to finish everything that needs to get done. In this situation, acknowledging the time you have left can make all ...
Hiring Older Workers in a Tight Labor Market Can Be a Smart Investment
Carriers and others are hiring in the U.S. with an unemployment rate at 50-year lows. With this statistic in mind, the argument toward recruiting older workers grows even stronger, according to ...
Why Firing Someone Can Be Good for Both Manager and Employee
Every executive and manager confronts this challenge: how to fire a poor performer. One way to make the process easer is to consider that not everyone belongs on a given team. Even more importantly, ...
The Most Admired Leaders Are Straight Shooters and Take Ownership of Their Mistakes
Executives: Be straightforward and take ownership of the mistakes you make. Why does this matter? Those two traits are among important ones displayed by the most admired leaders, according to a ...
Build a Better Company by Recognizing Employees Who Do Things the ‘Right’ Way
One way to be a good leader is to proactively search for and recognize employees who are doing things the right way. That's a tip from Bruce Jones, senior cast development director at the Disney ...
Help Your Supervisors Look Good and Influence Their Decisions as a Result
There's a simple way employees can influence their supervisors: Help them look good. This is a simple thing that employees (some who will be future executives themselves) can do, according to ...
Great Leaders Dive Right Into Turbulence, With a Plan and Clear Goals
Great leaders never run from turbulence. Instead, they dive right into it, with a goal of improving the situation. That's the conclusion forwarded in a recent Leadership Freak blog posting by ...