Business in Action, 8th Ed.
Chapter 7: Management Roles, Functions, and Skills
"To reach that state of loyalty where people trust you at your every word requires the daily act of exposing your values, beliefs, convictions, and morals to others in close quarters.
"Are you a giver or a taker?
"Get ready because this episode is going to take a HUGE weight off your shoulders.
In this podcast Anna Runyan, founder of ClassyCareerGirl.
According to John Baldoni (photo, left), "A leader’s legacy is a sum of pluses and minuses.
"If you want to be successful in your career, I have a little-known secret for you.
"The ability to think through problems to the second, third, and nth order—or what we will call second-order thinking for short—is a powerful tool that great thinkers use to their advantage all the time.
"What I’ve learned about productivity in the ten years I’ve been hosting The Get-it-Done Guy’s Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
"Do you ever find yourself in a conversation you don’t want to be having?
"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.
"Imagine that you’re sitting at a poker table.
"The pitfalls of leadership spring from within," warns Dan Rockwell (photo, left) in a post at his blog.
"A listener wonders how to manage her frustration after being laid off twice.
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"Making mistakes is a great way to learn tough lessons, but can be costly in terms of time and resources.
Listen to the podcast by Lewis Howes (photo, left) of his interview with Chris Lee.
"Do you hate your voice?
"Why are weaknesses and fatal flaws so hard for us to spot in ourselves?
According to Helen Rothberg (photo, left), "Over the past 25 years, I've coached a mix of executives in for profit and not-for-profit companies like Kellogg's, Monsanto, SoCalGas, Newark City Government, The United Way, IBM, and AT&T.
"Being a good listener is one of the most important skills you can master if you want to advance your career and build meaningful relationships.
Dan Rockwell weighs in.
"A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan.
"We all have to negotiate in life, whether it’s asking for a bigger raise, nailing down details of a contract or even getting your kids to do their homework.