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Learning is about behaviour change. It only happens when people stop doing something the old way, and start doing things the new and better way. If someone does something the same way over and over again, they can���t...

So there are a few common failure paths that I see that organizations take when they are creating their high potential strategy. The first is around defining the high potential pool incorrectly. Either they define it...

To create extraordinary in your life, perfection is not required, but a degree of foolishness is. ��When I cofounded the company that became WeddingChannel.com, I was only 24, so I certainly didn���t have it all figured...

It is easier for me to start by telling you what leadership is not, so leadership is certainly not about being in front and turning around and seeing a bunch of people behind you, because if you think that's what it is...

When it comes to searching for the right body language that can make you look and feel like a leader, a quick google search will bring you a slew of articles on what to do and what not to do in order to show up as the...

Once, while I was washing my hands in an airport restroom, the woman at the sink next to me turned and said, ���I���m really sorry, but are you...��� She paused, and rather than finish the question, she stretched her arms out...

So what does it take to be considered strategic today? Everyone wants to be considered strategic, it���s the holy grail of promotions, of getting that capital if you���re an entrepreneur or being considered a high...

I have no magic answer to how I got through the head injury. And I don���t think you ever really completely do, because that kind of injury, which is called a diffuse axonal injury, injures the entire brain because you���re...

Sales is so fascinating because it is partly art, but also partly science. What I think is so fascinating about it is that it���s something ��� ultimately when it���s done well, when it���s done right �����is something that is...

I actually think that the Chief Information Officer, in principle should or could be in charge but I don���t think it���s going to happen because they do sit in isolation. In fact, what I do think is so ironic is none of...

Stephanie Varalli is the Co-CEO of Women of Influence, an organization dedicated to women's career advancement. Visit womenofinfluence.com for access to inspiring and informative content and info on upcoming events...

Gender equality has come a long way. The milestones are easy to plot out, from voting rights to decreasing barriers for women entering the workforce. Examples of overt discrimination that used to be the norm are now...

So for me the psychology of persuasion is using one or another of these six principles. ��They are, for example, reciprocation ��� where we give something to people first, they want to give back to us.�� Secondly is liking....

Today we live in a post-privacy society.�� Nothing drives this point home more poignantly than an observation noted in a speech from former IBM head Sam Palmisan. Today, 32 closed-circuit cameras sit within 200 yards of...

There are particular challenges that women face in terms of being perceived as strategic. Early in my career when I was doing my first 360, I got my results back ��� and you remember your first 360 I���m sure. One of the...

It���s important for people to attend events like this because they see that others are also looking for this kind of inspiration and knowledge. We feel alone often, I think, in our quest to understand these things ��� how...

In the first three minutes of a call to optimize trust��� turns out there���s a strategy that creates instant influence through instant trustworthiness. It is to do the opposite of what we are normally trained to do when we...

When you think of standard business practices, a few things come to mind. The organizational chart, performance appraisals, payroll confidentiality, etc. These principles have been around so long it would be unthinkable...

I was at a conference and a middle age man walked up to me and said, and he was crying, he said I want to thank you for giving me my father back. I asked him to tell me more about it. He was holding my arm and he said...

Leadership is crucial because it���s so easy to burn up time, energy, money and people���s attention in ways that aren���t productive. You need a leader who���s going to say ���this is what needs to be done��� and sometimes, it���s...