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Leadership Edge: Your Soft Skills Set You Apart

Tom Spencer

If your goal is to step into a higher-level leadership role whether in your current organization or elsewhere its time to focus on mastering these critical soft skills and behaviors. For example, you might prioritize authentic leadership, a strong cultural fit, or clear pathways for growth.

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How the Best Leadership Teams Navigate Uncertain Times

Harvard Business

This is an environment that will demand — and reward — high-performing leadership teams. Based on his conversations with more than 100 clients across industries, PWC U.S.

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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business

Investments in traditional leadership development are often misguided and a waste of money. In a Deloitte study of 7,000 organizations this year, 89% of executives rated “ strengthening the leadership pipeline ” an urgent issue. The culture at GE, for example, centers on execution, simplicity, and innovation.

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Sustainable Social Enterprise - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Sustainable Social Enterprise. Lack of a sustainable ‘business engine’ is a Social Enterprise’s Kryptonite. IT’S a charity … It’s a for-profit … No, it’s a social enterprise! All social enterprises have a business model. in Business Strategy. Identifying the business model.

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Culture is like the wind. For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. His leadership team began with a search for purpose.

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Soft Skills Training in the Digital Age: Strategies and Best Practices

Clarity Consultants

It’s foundational for leadership and team cohesion. For example, pairing a new manager with a mentor can reinforce leadership skills while building confidence. These insights are especially helpful when assessing leadership and management skills or tracking progress after training. Intentional design.

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Building Rapport Across Cultures

Harvard Business

In these places, I often find myself back at square one, trying to decipher what it takes to successfully work across cultures. I decided to sit down and think about what had worked so well for me in Latin America, and figure out if I could turn it into a generalizable principle that would help me in other cultures. Pamela Hinds.

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