Avoid Feeling Fenced In
I’m running the Athens Marathon in November, so I can’t let a little thing like a business trip get in the way of my training. A recent visit to Singapore, though it was packed full of events, was actually a good thing since there are so many open spaces and it’s pretty easy to find […]
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- Sep, 28, 2017
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Sep, 28, 2017
Learning Needs a Network
When we design development opportunities for our employees, do we do it in a vacuum, or do we have them collaborate? Because honestly, getting the most from learning and development requires a network. Learning opportunities for your folks are great, and you should provide them – learning should really be part of your fundamental culture […]
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- Sep, 25, 2017
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Seize the Moment
Years ago, when I was teaching at Georgetown, one of my students loaned me a book called The Medici Effect which I found to be pretty interesting. (One of the great things about my time at Georgetown, BTW, was that my students gave me as much reading as I gave them — and I loved […]
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- Sep, 21, 2017
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Supporting Social Entrepreneurship
Many young people — as well as not-so-young people — want to save the world and maybe, just maybe, you can help your employees fulfill that desire, and help yourself in the process. Surveys find that “making a difference” is often equally as important as, and sometimes more important than, salary for many employees. This […]
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- Posted in Employee Development, Health and Balance, Recruiting and Retention
- Sep, 18, 2017
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Do What It Takes to Get the Best
There are more languages spoken in London than in any other city. With all the foreign-born folks living, working, and studying there, you would think they’d have their immigration issues worked out pretty well. But you would be wrong. Earlier this year the Designing Leaders team visited London, where we talked to over four dozen […]
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- Sep, 14, 2017
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