Tag: leadership
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How My Physio Background Shaped My Approach to People Management
Being a business owner is all about solving problems – and let’s be honest, most of them are completely new to us. If you’re like me and didn’t have any formal business training upon starting your business (that’s changed thanks to my MBA), you’ve probably had to figure things out on the fly. This is…
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Business As Un-Usual: 9 ‘Catastrophes’ that will Probably Happen to You
“All I want is a normal, boring year.” I caught myself joking-not-joking to a friend earlier this year. I was tired of the ups and downs, tired of weighing out ALL the options of ALL the dilemmas we face as leaders of our organizations. In the thick and thorny forest, I wish someone would just…
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Preparing For Ethical Dilemmas & Challenges
A few weeks ago in our Business Ethics class, we were assigned a fascinating article, Giving Voice To Values by Mary Gentile (2010). There’s a book of the same name, and its website shares the summary of the work: “Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is not about persuading people to be more ethical. Instead, GVV…
Andrea Gets Schooled 