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7 Rules of Power: Surprising Advice on How to Advance Your Career

Workshop with Jeffrey Pfeffer who is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University where he has taught since 1979....
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Rules of Power

A few years ago, I interviewed Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer who challenges conventional assumptions about leadership (click here for the episode). It was a great conversation, and one standout quote...
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How to cut out the bureaucratic bulls#*t

Break the bureaucratic shackles and set your team free.  Why are we NOT thinking more than 90-days down the road? What are we NOT empowering people to make decisions? Why...
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Leading an Intergenerational Workforce

Jan Rutherford and Megan Gerhardt, Ph.D. in a workshop on Leading an Intergenerational Workforce based on Megan's book: "Gentelligence." Learn how we can all leverage differences to achieve impact and...
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How to Have the Best Coaching Call at the Start of the Year

Wondering how to insure your expectations are aligned with those of your team? Do you want to make sure you're doing everything possible to retain your best people? Listen in...
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Managing Up

How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss with Mary Abbajay. It's not about sucking up or brown-nosing; it's about figuring out who you...
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VETERANS DAY – What A Senior NCO Brings to the Business World

A discussion with three retired NCO's who have successfully transitioned to the business and non-profit worlds. They will share their unique perspectives on the unique attributes senior NCO's bring to...
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The Essential Skill AI Will Never Replace

I coach a lot of people in some sort of career transition, and I believe most of them would benefit more from a little interpersonal skills training. This was a...
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