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Conflicts or Synergies? Middle Managers Have Different Views on Talent Management’s Paradoxes

Middle managers play a key role in implementing the talent management programs of an organization, as they are instrumental in identifying high-potential individuals and supporting the development of their knowledge and skills. Any talent management role is complicated, however, by the position of middle managers as a bridge between the strategic-oriented top leadership and the […]

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Learning from Your Peers: The Power of Storytelling

Vicarious learning, that is, learning from the experiences of others in the organization, including your peers, has always been a vital component of collective learning in any organization. Traditionally, vicarious learning was achieved through direct observation or formal knowledge transfer opportunities. However, these learning strategies are disappearing in the knowledge-intensive industries of today, where work […]

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How to Self-Promote Without Making a Bad Impression

Promoting your accomplishments is necessary to advance in your career. While self-promotion increases perceptions of competence, it reduces perceptions of warmth and empathy and increases the potential for an overall negative impression. Researchers in human behavior and psychology call this the “self-promotion dilemma.” If you promote yourself, you might come across as more competent, but […]

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Developing Psychological Capital for Aspiring, Diverse Leaders

The retirement of boomers from the workforce offers opportunities for companies to fulfill their promise to diversify their leadership by encouraging and enabling more women, LGBTQ+, people of color, Native Americans, and any other members of non-dominant social groups to move into senior roles. However, many barriers remain for this new generation of diverse leaders, […]

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Why Followers Make Great Leaders

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One of the dominant assumptions in leadership theory is that some people are meant to lead and others are meant to follow. This assumption is based on the belief that the mindset and behaviours of a leader—to want to take charge, to be dominant, confident, and optimistic—are completely different from the mindset and behaviours of […]

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Success Keys for Women in the Finance Sector

Despite the overwhelming consensus in favour of improving career and leadership opportunities for women in business, diversity statistics continue to demonstrate that best intentions have not led to results.  The London School of Economics’ Inclusion Initiative, in partnership with the advocacy organization Women in Banking and Finance (WIBF), conducted a qualitative study to identify the […]

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