Reading through contemporary leadership materials, one can easily begin to feel as though the key to success as a leader is little more than a numbers game. The literature is rife with examples of the “One leadership quality you can’t be without” or the “ten communication secrets that great leaders possess.” Yet anyone who has […]
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More often than not, it seems that the current attitude for interpersonal interaction in the workplace is ‘arm’s length, please.’ The acceptable middle ground for exchange requires striking a delicate balance between the cloying enthusiasm evinced by helicopter managers and the tentative overtures of friendship offered by co-workers seeking to avoid any behavior that might
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Jane Buchan CEO and Co-Founder PAAMCO Jane Buchan, CEO and Co-Founder of Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, has had a great deal of experience being exceptional. A self-described intellectual rebel with a gift for math, Buchan was an all-star high jumper at Yale who then went on to compete in the 1988 Olympic trials. She didn’t
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A performance appraisal is a complicated interaction between a manager and an employee. Employees can be fearful of negative feedback that could stunt their potential career advancement, and even result in a job loss, while managers feel wary of having to perform the juggling act of simultaneously encouraging, critiquing, motivating, and assessing their employees all
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Gender Balance – A Tricky Conversation Talking about gender balance in corporate leadership can sometimes be an uncomfortable conversation. Companies may feel put on the defensive about justifying who makes up their leadership. And women may be concerned that their gender is being highlighted over what should really matter – their qualifications and their performance
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