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Harvard Business Review
Management is a lens. It's the best way yet invented to focus the organization's capital, human and time resources toward the goals of the business. Many have observed that companies can have admirable goals, but if poorly managed, success proves elusive.
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Great Leadership
Honest, purposeful and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet leaders who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. With an increased demand for transparency, building trust through authenticity is more critical than ever for individuals and organizations to keep their competitive edge.
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By Betty Boyd
 Did you ever make a mistake, then hide the fact that one was made? Leaders often insulate themselves from others when they do not want admit to a mistake. In fact, many leaders do not want to learn from their own mistakes. Ultimately, this problem will crescendo out of control, and the leader may never recover from his or her mistakes. We all make mistakes, but our role as a leader is to make sure we understand that a mistake was made and to learn from it.
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Fast Company
At a certain point, anyone with talent and a great idea needs to stop executing and start leading others. One of the biggest reasons people fail to make those next steps, though, is because they're only good at the job they already do. Which is good — you should master the skills that are required to succeed in your role. Here are the six habits that the most successful aspiring leaders practice in order to lay the groundwork for their further growth.
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Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry
The best coaches put 100 percent of their focus on helping the other person become more successful and confident. So if this true, then why am I writing about how the coach will benefit? Don't I have my priorities wrong here? Not at all. Let me tell you why.
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The Muse
In an effort to always be kind, you may water down feedback by saying things like, "Maybe it's just me, but…" And while those kinds of comment qualifiers are usually coming from a good place, chances are the person receiving it won't take it that way. They’ll think you're just being passive-aggressive and not-so-subtly hiding what you're really trying to say.
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TED
 Modern work — from waiting tables to crunching numbers to designing products — is about solving brand-new problems every day, flexibly and collaboratively. But as Yves Morieux shows in this insightful talk, too often, an overload of rules, processes and metrics keeps us from doing our best work together. Meet the new frontier of productivity: cooperation.
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Management Issues
People in management often fail to realize the ripple effects of their actions and attitudes. Thankfully, many are eager to learn how to be better when given the chance, but other managers couldn't care less about any damage they cause. Do you know which category you fall into? After all, it's a fair question for employees to ask. They have to report to you, and they have a right to know what to expect during the course of their workday.
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