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By Deborah Busser, Consultant, Camden Consulting Group

By Karen Wright I’ve never met a leader with a big vision who didn’t also have a huge commitment to his own development. Anyone who’s trying to stay at the top of his game never stops learning—he never presumes he knows it all, and he’s not embarrassed to seek wisdom from others. In fact, outstanding leaders know that the best way to stay sharp is to constantly pursue learning and new ideas.

By Clara Lippert Glenn, CEO/President, The Oxford Princeton Programme Creating a corporate culture is a unique and important undertaking that will have a significant impact on your company’s overall success. It is one aspect of business that many overlook. However, cultivating a professional atmosphere where your employees know what to expect and what is expected of them is crucial to employee retention and production, as well as your company’s overall success. It is an investment in time and energy that is well worth making.

By Steven Snyder

By Ian R. Mackintosh Many books on the market teach specific management training skills. This book is not intended to teach you how to gain or develop those skills. And be aware that some of those skills can be taught, some can be gained experientially, and some are simply innate. Regardless of the state of your skill set, this book will show you how to assess your skills and formulate an effective plan for your career development.

By Robert E. Kaplan and Robert B. Kaiser

By Katie Day Everyone has a natural, default communication style that regulates their view of the world and everyone in it. This affects how we deal with learning new tasks, our team player ability, our individual leadership styles, what we find stressful or stress free, how we receive and give messages, how we filter the information we hear and decide what to pass on to other people.

Edited by Margery Weinstein

By Curtis L. Odom, Ed.D., Principal and Managing Partner, Prescient Training Strategists, LLC Recruiters are on the front lines of the workforce, trying to bring talent into organizations; there are many qualified people out there from a credential standpoint. Fit is where the true challenge lies. Will this person fit our organization? There are many meanings to that. Does the person look and feel to others like he or she belongs here?

By Phil Polefrone, Senior Vice President, Workforce Solutions, GSE Systems, Inc.