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Why great leaders think like a farmer:
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12 Wake-up Calls That Every Leader Needs to Hear in 2024:
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The Japanese secret to continuously improve and grow:
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The Power of Quiet People
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Great leaders don't create followers. They create more leaders. 7 signs you work for a great leader:
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The 80/20 Leadership Guide to achieve more with less effort:
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Great leaders aren’t born. They are made. But what does it take to make one?
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83% of companies report improved results with OKRs. Here’s how you can use OKRs with KPIs to achieve even more:
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14 of the wisest things ever said by Simon Sinek: 1. “You can easily judge a man’s character by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
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What’s your go-to leadership style?
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Are you a leader? A manager? Or both? Here's why knowing the difference matters:
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6 ChatGPT Prompts to alter the course of your career:
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Apologizing when it isn’t needed signals a lack of confidence. Lose the habit of saying “I’m sorry” and replace it with these 10 alternatives instead: Great cheat sheet by @RepaVictoria
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Do you call yourself a leader? A manager? Or both? Here's why you should know the difference:
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The best leaders know this key to team motivation: Maslow’s Hierarchy for Leaders 👇
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Why most organizational change fails:
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The Top 5 Killers of Your Company Culture (and how you can eradicate them):
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6 feedback models that every leader should know about:
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You don’t get what you deserve. You get what you ask. How to negotiate like a pro and end up with a winning salary. Great resource by my friend @donnellycss :
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20 Skills to Future-Proof Your Career:
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20 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago:
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83% of leaders feel unprepared for their new roles. 7 shifts to go from manager to leader: (Based on the HBR article by @MichaelDWatkins )
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The Ultimate Productivity Cheat Sheet To Help You Get More Done: Outstanding resource from my friend @donnellycss :
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10 Free Leadership Courses to help you accelerate your career:
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Good leaders are everywhere. Great leaders are rare. Here’s what sets them apart:
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A good culture isn’t just something you see and feel. It’s also something you hear. What a Great Culture Sounds Like (and How it Makes Employees Feel):
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Only 30% of leaders regularly review their strategy. Why you should use SWOT to become a part of the elite:
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Feeling valued at work should be as normal as drinking your morning coffee. But in reality, it feels like winning the lottery for many. Why does this continue to happen?
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The ultimate collection of KPIs. For every CEO to monitor performance and achieve success. As Peter Drucker once said: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”
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Leadership isn't about your rank, title, or position. It's about your actions, attitude, and behavior. That means, an intern could be as good of a leader as a CEO.
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Great leaders seek to know their team better to lead them better. 20 Benefits of Understanding Personality Types (that every leader should know):
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You can lose up to 10 years of your career to distractions. How to reclaim your time before it’s too late:
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9 Free AI Courses That You Must Take Today to Accelerate Your Career in 2024:
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Dear CEOs, your employees have evolved. Have you? The workplace of 2004 vs the workplace of 2024:
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12 Topics That School Should Have Taught You:
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8 powerful visuals that will transform the way you think: (Credit to @junhanchin for these amazing illustrations) 1. The four ingredients to career success ↳ It's not just about what you love doing. ↳ Be honest about what you're good at, what can impact the world, and what
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After hiring 2,000+ people over 20 years in business, I’ve come to one undeniable conclusion: You’ve got to stop trying to hire the “smartest” people, and look for people with these 8 traits instead: Hiring the brainy candidate with a shiny CV and stellar IQ might feel like the
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If I were to restart my career, I would be using AI to look for jobs. Here are the 8 tools that I would use:
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2. “People do not buy what you do; they buy why you do it.” 3. “You don’t hire for skills; you hire for attitude. You can then teach the skills.”
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14 of the wisest things ever said by Simon Sinek:
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4. “Be the leader you wish you had yourself.” 5. “A boss has the title. But a leader has the people.”
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8. “When people invest financially, they want a return. When people invest emotionally, they want to contribute.” 9. “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about looking after those that are in your charge.”
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6. “Stars want to see themselves climb to the top. Leaders want to see those around them climb to the top.” 7. “We achieve more by chasing the dream instead of chasing the competition.”
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How to set priorities like a world-class CEO:
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12 wake-up calls every leader needs to hear: (Pay close attention to No. 10. Most leaders get it wrong)
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10. “Leadership isn’t a license to do less. It’s a responsibility to do more.” 11. “Bad leaders worry about who is right. Good leaders worry about what is right.”
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12. “Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with work and more to do with weak management and leadership.” 13. “Customers won’t love a company until its employees love it first.”
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14. “It isn’t the genius at the top giving directions who makes people great. It is great people who make the person at the top seem like a genius.”
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Leadership, much like farming, involves nurturing the right conditions. Focus, foresight, and a little bit of care will yield the most abundant harvests. Follow these principles today and sow the seeds of your success tomorrow:
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@RubenHssd If you think using AI means you aren't creative anymore, you're missing the point. It takes creativity to use AI the right way.
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🤐 "Don’t shout at the crops." Truly listen to your team. Understand their needs. Guide them instead of pressuring them.
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Repost if these nuggets resonated with you. And follow @Eric_Partaker for more. Want my best thinking on business, leadership & self-mastery? Try Peak Performance Insights, my free newsletter. You’ll receive 60+ high-value resources to help you scale your business, your
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Which of these do you hire for?
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The secret that made Steve Jobs, Arianna Huffington, Aristotle, Virginia Woolf, and Beethoven successful: They regularly went on walks. Why does it matter so much?
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⏳ "Don’t blame them for not growing fast enough." Celebrate the small wins along the way. Enable growth and provide support. Acknowledge their effort rather than focusing only on their speed.
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Leadership is just about a set of simple practices, despite how complex it may seem. Look after your team. Help them grow. And everyone will blossom. 🌾
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🌱 "Choose the best plants for the soil." Match the right skills to the right roles. Position people where they can thrive best. Embrace diversity.
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🛑 "Don’t uproot crops before they’ve had a chance to grow." Reward progress over perfection. Recognize that potential needs time to blossom.
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You’ve heard it so many times, it’s almost become a cliché. But this video captures it brilliantly. You develop faster with ups and downs in life. 3 ways to continuously grow & develop:
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Recall a leader that you look up to. What qualities would you attribute to them? • Bold • Tough • Helpful • Cordial • Honest • Reliable • Principled • Persuasive • Self-assured • Cooperative • Determined • Captivating • Creative • Attentive • Inspiring • Flexible
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Strong leaders don’t communicate weakly. How to Email Like a Boss, so you can start leading better today:
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The biggest mistake you can make is to promote a star individual contributor to a leadership role and expect them to replicate the same success. Being excellent at your job does not guarantee excellence as a leader. Leadership requires its own distinct skillset. Spot future
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A timeless lesson on the power of storytelling. From the GOAT of storytelling, David Ogilvy:
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Hard skills may get you through the door. But they won’t keep you there. According to Harvard, 85% of your growth comes from soft skills. Master these 8 soft skills to go up the career leader:
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24 TED Talks to Transform Your Life in 2024:
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9 Productivity Hacks to Get More Done & Reclaim Your Time:
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Start setting priorities like a world-class CEO:
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🚫 "Remove weeds." Promote a healthy culture. Be quick to address toxicity. Ensure the work environment supports well-being.
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There are two kinds of leaders: the builder and the breaker. The builders erect pillars of strength within their team. The breakers dismantle the very foundation they stand on. You decide which one you want to be.
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🚿"Irrigate and fertilize." Be generous with praise and recognition. Offer training and resources to support their development.
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Delegation is one of the most essential leadership skills to learn. And it’s not about dumping tasks on your team. It’s about empowering them and helping them push towards excellence through increased ownership and focus. Done right, delegation can boost productivity by 3x,
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Painful job searches are a thing of the past. AI has changed the process for good. Steal my Ultimate ChatGPT Guide for Job Hunting. And land your dream role today:
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Stop screening candidates for the number of years of experience that they have. Look instead at their willingness to adapt, hunger to learn, and drive to succeed. Skills can always be taught. But it is their attitude that determines whether they learn them.
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Impact matters more than status. We spend most of our lives chasing status, when what we should be focusing on is having a meaningful impact on the lives of others. So be present, show empathy, keep your promises, have quality interactions, and practice gratitude. Be your
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An exit interview is not the occasion to offer a pay raise or promotion. Value your employees, treat them fairly, and pay them what they are worth. And you won’t have to conduct an exit interview in the first place.
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🧠 IQ demonstrates your smarts. It's your ability to: ➟ Be proficient. ➟ Find solutions. ➟ Make logical decisions.
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In leadership, character matters most. That's because: ➟ Without integrity, no plan can succeed. ➟ Without empathy, no one feels valued. ➟ Without honesty, no one believes you. ➟ Without trust, no team can function. ➟ Without respect, no one follows.
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There are two kinds of luck. There’s the I-left-it-to-chance-but-it-worked-out kind of luck. And then there’s the luck you create for yourself by having the courage to take action. The bolder you are, the more proactive you are, and the more you put yourself out there – trying
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Vulnerability is not a sign of weak leadership. It is a necessity to build trust. Nothing kills culture faster than an infallible leader who’s incapable of admitting when they are wrong.
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20 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew 20 Years Earlier:
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🛡️ "Remember you will have good seasons and bad." You can only prepare for the weather. You can't control it. So, help the team overcome challenges and anticipate change.
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Families strive to stick together, no matter what. High-performing teams are built to win at all times. Referring to your colleagues as ‘family’ is a cliché at best and inauthentic at worst.
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Feedback is one of the most powerful tools that leaders can use to help their team grow. Given correctly, feedback can build trust, deepen relationships, and create a positive culture where employees feel valued and committed to excellence. 6 Feedback Models Every Leader Should
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The 9 biggest threats to your company culture (and how to eliminate them):
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The greatest game we can play in this life is to close the gap between who we are and who we are capable of becoming.
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If there is one thing you read in 2024, let it be this. The Life Philosophy of Charles Schulz:
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Your frontline workers, the ones who’re getting their hands dirty by working in the trenches day in and day out, have a 360° view of your problems. And yet, top executives routinely make decisions that impact the future health of the business from a boardroom without consulting
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After hiring over 2,000 people in my career, I can tell you this: The best jobs don't go to the smartest people. The best jobs go to those who are best prepared. The 10 interview questions that trip up candidates most often (and how to ace them):
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The quieter members in your team are also your hidden gems, often capable of making the biggest impact. As Stephen Hawking said: "Quiet people have the loudest minds."
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Consistency doesn't mean applying the same amount of effort every single day. It simply means showing up, regardless of how you feel, and doing the best you can. Define what works for you. Schedule and commit. You will be amazed at how the effort compounds into results over
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👂 They listen first Great leaders understand the power of listening before speaking.
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❤️ EQ is about emotional depth. Great leaders: ➟ Master their own emotions. ➟ Identify others’ emotions. ➟ Connect at a personal level.
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Want good answers? Ask good questions. Want good results? Give good feedback. Want good talent? Pay good money. What you give is what you get. In business as in life.
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You are a product of the five people you spend the most time with. There is nothing wrong with cutting ties with those who drain your energy. It’s called self-care.
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2. "The 10-year Overnight Success Story" ↳ Nobody achieves lasting success overnight. ↳ Consistent effort over a sustained period of time - that's your ticket.
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You only become a leader when you help and inspire others to grow. Who's a leader you’ve worked for that you admire? Show them some appreciation in the comments.
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As a leader, your team looks up to you. That means every word, every action, every decision that comes from you is going to have a significant impact on the lives of others. It may sound like a lot of pressure. But with great power comes…
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3. "Fall down 7 times, stand up 8" - Japanese proverb ↳ It's not about avoiding the knockdowns. ↳ It's about how quickly you stand back up.
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🙌 They empower others Great leaders don't hoard power. They distribute it, creating more leaders in the process.
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➟ Without integrity, no plan can succeed. ➟ Without empathy, no one feels valued. ➟ Without honesty, no one believes you. ➟ Without trust, no team can function. ➟ Without respect, no one follows. Great leaders don’t just lead. They inspire, uplift, and create a culture
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