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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 3 of 6

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Leadership Role #2: Declaring a Mission By articulating a vision, a leader opens up certain possible paths to the future while closing others. Using our computer industry example, if software is what will be profitable, then it makes little sense to shift resources into hardware production. Apple also made this mistake, and until the advent […]

Examining the State of the U.S. STEM Workforce: Today and Tomorrow

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One of the major STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) debates currently underway today in the United States revolves around whether or not there is, in fact, a STEM workforce shortage in the country. To further examine the myth versus reality discussion, this year’s Bayer Facts of Science Education survey, the 16th in the series, […]

The Advisor’s Corner – Does working smarter, not harder apply to leadership positions?

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Question: Can “working smarter, not harder” really be applied to leadership positions? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Of course! Leaders already work hard if they are successful with their teams and organizations. The heart of the question is not: “how hard to squeeze the orange,” but rather, “how, with less effort and […]

How to Protect Your Professional Edge

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Not only do we have access to countless types of media and information created by others, we are now able to record, organize, and recall our own personal information in more ways than ever before possible. If you can’t remember where you parked your car, it’s not a problem. Just click the fob on your […]