8 Important Skills that the Leaders of the Future Need
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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.

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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 10, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 10, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

How to lose touch with your inner …

Smart Lemming Diary: Emerging Potential Exit Strategies for Startup
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Smart Lemming Diary: Emerging Potential Exit Strategies for Startup

January 28, 2006
Working for a startup has peaks and valleys. One day you’re worried about funding. Another day you’re concerned about too much to do in too little time. Or your channel strategy pays off, …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 9, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 9, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Gossip In the Workplace: how it kills …

Smart Lemming Diary: Don’t Forget about the Hidden Power Players in your Company
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Smart Lemming Diary: Don’t Forget about the Hidden Power Players in your Company

January 27, 2006
There are times when you’re working so hard and fast that you forget how powerful a particular key stakeholder is in your company.
When you’re in the weeds, raise your head, look around, and …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 6, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 6, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

5 ways to become more intelligent. My …

The Smart Lemming’s Weekly Twitter Digest: Week of November 6, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Weekly Twitter Digest: Week of November 6, 2009

The Smart Lemming recommends Lori Grant’s tweets as additional resources for college-age or new workers:

A master’s degree in tough times? Do your homework before you enroll.
Your LinkedIn profile picture maybe killing your job prospects …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 5, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 5, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Your coworkers are having an affair - …

Bullies in the Workplace
November 5, 2009 – 7:33 pm | 2 Comments
Bullies in the Workplace

“Bullying wasn’t okay in elementary school and it isn’t okay now.”

Sadly, bullies are alive and well in the American workforce. 37% of the U.S. workforce (an est. 54 million Americans) report being bullied at work.

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 4, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 4, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

How to start your career change at …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 3, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: November 3, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

How not to think like a media …

The Smart Lemming’s Weekly Twitter Digest: Week of Oct. 31, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Weekly Twitter Digest: Week of Oct. 31, 2009

The Smart Lemming recommends Lori Grant’s tweets as additional resources for college-age or new workers:

50 action words for your resume: every resume needs punch-packing, meaningful action words to impress readers
There is still a job …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 30, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 30, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Women in business: top 10 unwritten rules …

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 29, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 29, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Too many job interviews to prepare for? …

Teachable Moment: You are What You Project
October 29, 2009 – 12:45 pm | No Comment
Teachable Moment: You are What You Project

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.

The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 28, 2009
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The Smart Lemming’s Daily Twitter Digest: October 28, 2009

The Smart Lemming sent out the following tweets, recommending these additional resources from news, articles, and posts on business life, career management, management and leadership, and women in business:

Interesting: 8 potential Twitter’s business models while …