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For the past 16 years, we've studied the background of incoming CEOs at the world's largest 2,500 public companies as part of the annual Strategy& CEO Success study. Take this quiz to assess your immediate chances, based on the data we've collected, of becoming a chief executive in your chosen industry. Via The Learning Factor 
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How do we improve who we are? The most effective--and often most difficult--way by far is to self-analyze. When we deconstruct our notions of ourselves and who we think we are, we are able to overcome potential obstacles standing in our way to becoming a better person. By answering these 5 questions you can begin the journey of becoming your best self. 1. If you had one day left to live, would you be ready to go? Although it's very easy for us to reach temporary states of complacency, reaching a level of complete fulfillment at life's end is a totally different story. So many of us end up going through the motions instead of actively enjoying what we do on a daily basis. Making sure we are content, right this moment, is a great way to keep this tendency in check. Via The Learning Factor
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April 7, 2016 7:16 PM
Become the best person you can be by truthfully answering these 5 questions.
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Many business leaders subscribe to the classic definition of strategy as a set of actions designed to achieve an overall aim. In other words, they believe strategy starts with a goal. But for companies that have implemented winning strategies, that’s not how it typically happens. Via The Learning Factor
FELICIA PHILLIPS's curator insight,
July 3, 2015 1:01 PM
Starting with your big idea! #strategy #business 
rodrick rajive lal's curator insight,
July 4, 2015 2:05 AM
I guess many of us had all wrong when we put the goal first. Be it business houses, or educational institutions, or even learners, hitting at the goal first, according to the writer of the article, might not have been a sure path to success! Even Bill Gates arrived at the goal after he had made a few attempts to provide an operating system for micro-computers. It was only after a few false starts, one of which was when his software began to be pirated that he decided to have one operating system across different machines with differing configurations. That, I guess was his goal! To have a operating software was his big idea, his goal was to have a single operating system, while his strategy was built through his experience of pushing his product into the market (the piracy of his first attempt probably taught him a lesson in strategy!). The writer of the article makes it clear that the correct path to success starts with 1.Having a Big Idea, 2.Having a Strategy, 3.Having a Goal. Bill Gates is now closest to his goal of ensuring that almost everyother home in the developed world has a computer! |
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The habits of the best leaders are well documented. They’re self-aware. They admit mistakes. They take care of, recognize, and communicate well with their teams. But what do these inspirational people do on their own time? What goes on behind the scenes that helps them be so effective on a day-to-day basis?
"I’ve definitely noticed some things that great leaders tend to do," says Danielle Harlan, founder and CEO of The Center for Advancing Leadership and Human Potential, an organization that helps individuals and organizations maximize their impact. And the things they do behind the scenes make all the difference when it comes to their professional leadership ability, she says. Here are five such common habits. Via The Learning Factor
Luciano Alibrandi's curator insight,
May 10, 2016 3:21 AM
What makes a great leader? Leaders have a purpose, they have a sharp focus, they inspire their teams. They show the way for others to follow. They genuinely push each individual to give his/her best. Great leaders share some common traits. Here's five of them. Well written article
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Not so long ago, the idea that an employee could connect anytime, anywhere, was seen as a revolution in work–life balance. You could get home in time for dinner or go on vacation even when a project was at a critical point. Your smartphone could turn wherever you were into your mobile office. But now many believe this unlimited connectivity has gone too far. Studies have concluded that late-night smartphone use has an adverse effect on employee productivity and engagement. A growing number of companies, such as Volkswagen and Atos, have enacted email policies intended to mandate unplugging. An agreement in April 2014 between French employers and unions created an “obligation to disconnect” for contract workers to ensure that they don’t burn out, and Germany is currently considering legislation that would ban communication from employers to their workers after hours. Via The Learning Factor
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
April 7, 2016 7:00 PM
Smartphones are not the problem—it’s bad management that people resent.
rodrick rajive lal's curator insight,
April 7, 2016 11:55 PM
The idea of being connected to the organisation 24X7 via whats app, or e-mail often results in a sense of being monitored by big brother. The idea of connecting to employees all the time has begun to rankle many. Jennifer has rightly pointed out that 'what appeared to be a revolution in work-life balance has gone too far'! Research has shown that late night smartphone use has an adverse impact on 'employee productivity and engagement! Some of the well know organisations like Volkswagen have even enacted mandates for unplugging. Isn't it high time so called efficient organisations desisted from pestering employees with late night messages, and even messages on holidays? French employers and unions have even created an 'obligation to disconnect' for contract workers, isn't it high time others did the same too? The stress resulting from excess connectivity and the anxiety factor that leads to reduced employee productivity is simply not worth it! I have known of organisations that make it mandatory for their employees to switch their data service on so that they can receive whats app messages the moment they step into the organisation, others make it mandatory for their employees to keep their whats app on at all times. Similarly the shift from the good old written circular to the e-mail soft copy form has made it convenient to deny receiving a mail, or for that effect easier to blame the employee of negligence in checking a mail that was sent earlier. What makes it worse is that it is easier to miss an e-mail that forms part of a hundred mails than a hard copy of the same communication for which you have signed an acknowledgement!
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Track your chances of becoming a chief executive at one of the world’s largest companies, based on a study of incoming leaders.