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Are you learning how to become a leader? Or do you want to become a better one? Harvard Business interviewed eight management thought leaders, who share their ideas on what future leaders will need. Check out the 8 leadership skills you’ll need in the future.
Smart Lemming Rundown Podcast: February 8, 2010 (Episode 3) [9:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week Lori Grant recommends three business books that help you construct a realistic path to enduring success, defend yourself in office politics or collect political power in a way that’s not selfish, and forge an effective relationship with those above you.
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The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts and blog posts on Women in business, featuring Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rita McGrath, and Tamara J. Erickson.
The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts on management:
HBR IdeaCast:How to Manage the Alpha Male
HBR IdeaCast 6: Make Better Decisions & Retain Your Best People During Change with David Garvin
HBR IdeaCast …
The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts on innovation:
HBR IdeaCast 10: Opening Up Innovation & Dealing with Underperformers with Henry Chesbrough
HBR IdeaCast 28: Chris Trimble, co-author, with Vijay Govindarajan, of Ten Rules …
The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts for developing and evolving your leadership skills:
HBR IdeaCast 8: Leading Through Conflict & Setting Priorities in a Pinch with Mark Gerzon
HBR IdeaCast Episode 14: Your …
The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts for managing your career:
HBR IdeaCast 4: The Joys of Deliberate Mistakes and “Middlescence” with Tamara Erickson
HBR IdeaCast 17: Science Business and Be Your CEO with …
You have only a few seconds to make a good first impression. Packaging matters in the workplace, and you are a package. The image you project influences the way others perceive you. Everything about you from your shoes to your hairstyle to your wristwatch communicates some kind of message.
Loose lips not only sinks ships, but the trust given to you by others.
How should you manage a subordinate who is taking out their frustrations on coworkers or even you?
If this person is a valued member of your team who delivers results, give them some leeway. Your angry …
Emotional people at work are toxic.
If you’re an emotional worker, what are your actions communicating? You’re an unhappy person. You lack control and discipline over your emotions, and that may cause you to do dumb …
To succeed in your career, you have to learn how to admit mistakes, and to take the higher ground. You also have to assess if you’re really ready for that promotion you want, or if …

