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Learning Leadership The Truth About Leadership Development

Training Industry

Like a lotus flower, they kept growing toward the sun, fighting their way through the mud. Leadership development is much more like the slow growth of a lotus flower than a ready-made bouquet of flowers. When you try to be the perfect role model, never making mistakes, it becomes impossible to live up to your expectations.

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How to Identify Truly Exceptional Talent

CLO Magazine

Ozzie moved from Data General, to IBM/Lotus to Microsoft to the startup Talko — each time for a bigger challenge. At the very least, identify them early, coach them and actively manage their careers. The software industry entrepreneur Ray Ozzie is a classic example.

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