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What’s Nonviolent Communication and How to Apply It
"Nonviolent communication" is a concept introduced by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. in his book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. It's often referred to as compassionate communication. Put it simply, it's a communication style that empowers individuals to be positive and support each other.
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Skills that Will Stay despite Automation and Robotics
In the recent years, AI (artificial intelligence) has been disrupting the human civilization with new technologies. Automation and robotics have started to enter the mainstream. While their existence helps in heightening our quality of life, many people begin to worry about whether their jobs will be threatened in the future.
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How the Rise of Social Enterprises Shapes Leadership
The term "leadership" may mean many things. However, the main idea is that it's about setting the direction for a group of people to follow. In today's impact investing era, social enterprises require leadership of a different style.
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7 Ways to Increase Self-Awareness in Leaders
Everyone needs to cultivate self-awareness, especially leaders. "Know thyself" was an ancient adage that many philosophers had been discussing about. According to Psychologist Daniel Goleman, who is famous for his best-selling book Emotional Intelligence, when someone's IQ is above 120, the more important predictor of success is high emotional intelligence.
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How Toyota Kata Can Improve Your Company Culture
When you've just been appointed a leader, perhaps a managerial or a C-level position, there are things to improve, because every leadership position is different. For instance, if you had experiences in project management leadership, the skills are different from running a department in a day-to-day basis.
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5 Differences between Good Leadership and Great Leadership
Leaders are everywhere. Good leaders are plenty. Great leaders are rare.
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5 Things to Polish in New Leaders
When you've just been appointed a leader, perhaps a managerial or a C-level position, there are things to improve, because every leadership position is different. For instance, if you had experiences in project management leadership, the skills are different from running a department in a day-to-day basis.
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Board Directors Need to Get Involved With Cyber Risk
Boards of directors need to be aware of cybersecurity risks and shouldn't merely rely on reports by senior IT executives.
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A Candidate’s Guide to Working with an Executive Recruiter for the First Time
Developing relationships with executive recruiters is a great way to further your career. Generally, most employers hire executive recruiters or headhunters to fill the top, most senior-level positions in their company.
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What are your rights as a candidate of an executive search process?
In an unregulated profession, it’s vital that senior executives work with consultants who respect a candidate’s confidentiality. The shortest possible route to absolute confidence that you are speaking with a trusted executive search firm is to determine whether the firm is a member of Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).
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