Each week, I collect the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Jim Harter, Gallup:
“3 Key Insights Into the Global Workplace” (6-12-24).
“Three decades of Gallup research have demonstrated a strong association among engagement, the quality of managers and critical business outcomes.”
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Jay Fitzgerald:
“What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener”
(10-26-21).
“Companies are increasingly seeking socially adept leaders—not charismatic smooth-talkers, but executives who listen empathetically, welcome input, and rally the workforce around a common goal.”
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John Spence:
“Unlocking Customer-Centricity: Five Models to Transform Your Business” (6-24-24).
“The number one driver of engaged, satisfied and loyal customers is engaged, satisfied and loyal employees.”
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The principle applies to any organization when substantial work must be done in a limited time to achieve desired results.
Joe Folkman:
“Critical Competencies for Start-Up Leaders” (6-27-24).
“Be a role model for delivering results. Be willing to come in early, stay late, and work weekends if necessary. Share with spouses and family members a time frame for when it is critical to be working at full speed and other times when you will have more balance.”
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David Brooks:
“You Might be a Late Bloomer:
The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age” (6-26-24).
“We have a notion that the happiest people are those who have aimed their life toward some goal and then attained it, like winning a championship trophy or achieving renown. But the best moments of life can be found within the lifelong learning or quest itself.”
