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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

Leadership behaviors guide actions, but a leader's character determines how and if the leader acts. Great leadership is a combination of competence, character, and commitment. Leadership creates moments not defined by policy or procedures - situations where leaders have to choose between right and right.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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The Key to Career Growth: Surround Yourself with People Who Will Push You

Harvard Business

He suggested that, in addition to my client practice and internal leadership roles at Egon Zehnder, I could find even more meaning (and have a larger reach) by using my knowledge of and passion for talent-spotting and development to also become a writer, teacher, and public speaker.

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What to Do If Your Career Is Stalled and You Don’t Know Why

Harvard Business

Having assessed over 2,000 CEOs and over 18,000 C-suite leaders since 1995, we are struck by how often careers of talented executives stall or even derail because of seemingly trivial issues, many of which are utterly fixable. We often see talented executives hitting home runs in their own division and striking out with their peer group.

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How to attract talent when location is no longer a differentiator

Brimstone Consulting

With the shift to remote work, employee experience and culture are crucial to attracting and retaining talent. Location has traditionally played a significant role in attracting and retaining talent. Another 2018 survey found that 71.5% of job searches began by searching job openings in the candidate’s own metro area.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

Leaders face an unprecedented talent challenge with no immediately obvious solution. It is easy to logically think of the talent challenge as attracting and retaining the right people. How is the talent challenge like a supply chain challenge? What if you developed a verbund talent strategy? References. BASF at a glance.

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What We Can Learn About the Economics of Discrimination from a Chilling Study of 1930s Germany

Harvard Business

For example, talented people are often excluded from leadership positions if they belong to the group that faces discrimination. Do corporations become less profitable when they adopt discriminatory attitudes and exclude highly qualified individuals from leadership roles?

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