Girls are the primary victims of humanitarian crises, suffering abuses ranging from forced marriage to denial of access to education, and are “14 times more likely to die than boys in a conflict,”
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Leaders shouldn’t be looking for just mirror images
It is a fact that bears repeating. Leaders need to be present in the organisations they lead. In a literal sense, they should be physically and visibly present in the offices of their business as often as possible.
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Ways to Help Business Leaders Help Themselves
High performing organisations need high performing leaders. This, surely, is a prerequisite for success in any size business. But great leaders aren’t just born; they need to be trained and developed. So, how can you take your leaders to the next level? Well, there are five key areas to focus on.
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Factors for strategic leadership
When someone tells you that you need to “be more strategic,” what they want is for you to show how you’re driving corporate strategic goals and adding real value to the organization.
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WSIA’s U40: Forging future leaders
Now with approximately 1,300 members following the union of the former AAMGA Under Forty Organization (UFO) and NAPSLO’s Next Generation initiative, WSIA’s U40 group continues its efforts to encourage networking, relationship-building and education for the Surplus Lines industry’s future leaders.
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Are Hard Skills Or Soft Skills More Important To Be An Effective Leader?
LinkedIn has more access than just about anyone to data about a) the skillsets of today’s top talent and b) the skillsets companies are seeking. There is a mismatch between the two that LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner calls a significant skills gap.
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Making A Leader
Leadership is complicated. Often when we hear the word “leader” or “leadership” there are key people, job titles and traits that come to mind – like CEO, Mayor, or hard working. What makes someone a leader? Is it that some people are simply born with an ability to lead? Or can we train and develop people to become leaders?
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If you want to get ahead in your career: Don't get lucky, get a champion
The end of summer often brings a chance to renew plans and reflect on the resolutions made at the beginning of the year. One area of focus comes down to your career. Is that next promotion still on track?
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Are you investing in your future?
There’s a Chinese proverb: “When planning for a year, sow rice. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.”
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Gender
Experts Call For Global Momentum on Gender Parity
The world’s most important meeting is underway in New York, providing yet another opportunity for world leaders to discuss a wide array of issues such as peace, security and sustainable development. And experts stress that the role women have to play in addressing these issues cannot be over-emphasised.
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Where Pregnant Women are More than Statistics: India
When Champa, pregnant with her first child, was diagnosed with malaria, neither she nor her husband knew what to do. So her maternal relatives took her from her marital home in Hatimanda, a tribal village, in the West Singhbhum district of India’s eastern state of Jharkhand, to her natal home in another nearby village.
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