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Building your Resilience: A Key Differentiator in a VUCA World.

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Tue, 03/13/2018 - 00:33

Revel Gordon, Director, International Coach Federation Australasia

It is often impossible to predict the challenges a leader will face on any given day, let alone weeks or months into the future. In this volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) reality, personal resilience is one of the most powerful capabilities executives need in order to succeed. Fortunately, resilience - the capacity to deal with and bounce back from challenges - is a developable capability. Here are some practical and evidence-based ways to do so.

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Flow Hacks for CEOs

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Self Governance |
Mon, 03/05/2018 - 22:53

Camille Preston, CEO and Founder, AIM Leadership

Most leaders already know that amazing feeling of being in the zone, or in flow. What many leaders don’t know is how to generate that feeling more often and help others do the same.

The concept of flow was first studied by University of Chicago psychology professor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi over forty years ago. Flow is a state of high cognition where we are present and intentionally focused. A 2013 study by McKinsey & Company found that executives who can increase the amount of time they spend in flow by 15 to 20 percent double their productivity. Clearly, then, being in flow is great for the bottom line, but how do we get there more often?

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Take a Walk for a Tough Talk

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Dianna Booher |
Self Governance - Entrepreneurship - Leadership |
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 03:18

As most parents have learned, late-night conversation around the campfire can open communication lines. Consider those romantic strolls with your first love when you shared your deepest secrets and highest hopes for the future? Or how about those laps around the gym or through the hallways at school with your best friend, sharing what happened on the weekend?

Likewise, leaders have learned that walking loosens the tongue of their team members. Walking and talking go together like leadership and strategy. How so?

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Authenticity: The Gateway to Unleash the Power of Your Organization

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Self Governance - Management |
Mon, 01/15/2018 - 23:55

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Barry Kaplan and Jeff Manchester, Authors, The Power of Vulnerability

Embracing authenticity is a new paradigm for corporate culture. Authenticity hasn’t been a focus for organizations. Most leaders haven’t known that this is the gateway to unleashing the true power of their organization.

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Baby Boomers: Redefine Happiness in Work and Life

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Mon, 11/20/2017 - 23:39

Jody B. Miller, CEO, C2C Executive Search & Strategic Management

We’re hearing a lot these days about how Millennials are changing the workplace as they prioritize happiness and job satisfaction over simply holding a company position. Millennials aren’t the only ones craving that kind of freedom, though. Baby Boomers have craved it for decades. The difference is that many of us haven’t felt empowered enough to claim it. Why is that? And how can we change it?