By Jenni Catron
“If you want to work with widgets, go work in a factory. If you want to work with people, you’re going to have to learn how to love them and lead them and work with them.” I heard these words as a twenty-three year old learning to manage my first employee. These ...
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Collaboration
How to Lead When You Aren’t the Leader –
By Chris Brown
Pick me. Pick me! PICK ME!
Your nose scrunched up into your eyebrows as you tried with all of your might to send a message to the teacher. Still, she chose someone else. Round three of “follow the leader” began and, sure enough, you were stuck in the back of the ...
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6 Reasons Why Isolated Leaders Are Dangerous Leaders –
by Eric Geiger
An isolated leader is a dangerous leader. The sting of criticism, the burden of the responsibilities, and the pace of leadership can nudge a leader towards isolation, but every step towards isolation is a step towards danger. Sadly, many leaders move towards ...
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3 Leadership Lessons from Jerry Seinfeld –
by Eric Geiger
I recently listened to Daniel McGinn’s interview with Jerry Seinfeld on the HBR Ideacast (also published in the January/February issue of Harvard Business Review). In the interview, Jerry Seinfeld talked about how nine years was a magical number in terms of the ...
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3 Good Reasons to Heed Limits In Your Leadership –
by Jenni Catron
Recently I was pursuing an opportunity that I was really excited about. Not only was it something that I would enjoy, but also it would enable me to be closer to my family and be helpful to the future of The 4Sight Group. I started out cautiously optimist and ...
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8 Thoughts On Creating Great Partnerships –
Collaboration is crucial in today's culture. Great organizations seem to always have a strong ability to partner well. Partnerships are not always easy though. Teaming up with one another can result in true synergy. Or many times can result in ultimate failure.
Here are a few ...
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