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8 must-have leadership traits for current and future leaders

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Many leadership traits —for example, ambition, initiative, attention to detail, business acumen , creative problem solving and critical thinking skills —will always be desirable in business leaders regardless of internal or external conditions of the moment. 8 leadership traits for today’s leaders.

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Information overload: How to manage it

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At that time, car phones were about to become the latest communication craze, just like the computer before it. Then when we come home, we consume more information on our big screen televisions, tablets, cell phones and home computers. Download our complimentary magazine: The Insperity guide to leadership and management.

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4 must-use listening techniques for leaders

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And they’ll be less likely to respect your leadership. Mute your phone and email alerts, and don’t check your computer while the other person is talking, unless you need to look up materials relevant to the discussion. The Insperity Guide to Leadership and Management provides even more tips and techniques for developing leaders.

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Most Workers Don’t Want to Be a Boss: Now What?

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The majority of employees don’t aspire to leadership roles, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. If so, how should you manage, develop and retain these non-leadership-seeking employees? If you manage employees who fear repeating a negative managerial experience, see if they would enjoy an informal leadership role.

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Leadership Begins With Humility

Tanveer Naseer

For the Cherokee Nation and most organizations and governments, the greatest adversity is lack of leadership and the greatest opportunity, of course, is to develop leadership, in other words, to get some “horses and fishes.” Leadership defined The dictionary defines “lead” as “to take or conduct on the way”.

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Quantum computing: Game on

McKensey

New advances suggest quantum may finally be at an inflection point. Heres what leaders need to know to become quantum-ready.

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Are your one-on-one meetings falling flat? Try these tips

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Put your computer in sleep mode to avoid notification dings and pings. Put secondary computers in sleep mode. Download our complementary magazine: The Insperity guide to leadership and management. Mute or forward all calls on desk phones. Close your door and put a “meeting in progress” sign on the door. Ensure cameras are on.

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