Let’s kick off a thread for leaders: Share the one piece of advice that’s made the biggest impact on your leadership journey. No limits - practical, inspirational, or even just random wisdom. Let’s hear it!

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If you think someone can, they will. If you think they can’t, they won’t

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To never harbor on mistakes
For example if someone did something wrong, emphasis on the solution never bring up the mistake it is not productive.

I had a creator make content that wasn’t the best quality instead of referencing that creators mistakes to inform new creators I just made more aligned training so they would understand how to make high quality content.


If you as a leader focus on how you could have prevented or communicated something better to have the desired outcome, you usually do a pretty good job. :)

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I always default to "choose your battles." That's generally good advice when we think about tangling with those above us. But it's also useful advice in managing people. It's good to remember that people are people and they have memories. And having interactions about every little thing is a bad idea as you may not have someone's respect when it may really matter.

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Don't let others dim your light. It is absolutely okay to be YOU!
I recently left a company after almost a decade because of the new senior leadership that they brought in. The company that used to thrive of individuality, open discussions and feedback, decided that it was no longer okay to have your own opinion, provide unsolicited feedback, or stray from their line of reasoning. You were bullied by leadership, targeted, and made to feel "less than.'
Bottom line - If you are a good person and a good leader, don't change who you are to fit their expectations. Be true to yourself and SHINE!

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A couple of good ones that have served me well from the military to my current civilian job in finance, “leaders eat last, servant leadership, no bad teams only bad leaders, despite what your ego says it’s not about you, it’s about them and when the team takes credit, we all win when the leader takes credit we all lose.

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The best advice I was ever given was to network as much as you can because you never know who might help you on later down the road. That has been so true for me. There have been many times I have gotten jobs as a result of networking with someone years earlier.

Be kind, no need to be a dick, it’s just a job.

Encourage authenticity. Avoid guiding others based on what worked for you because what is right/wrong for one is not always the case for others. Discovering potential happens through making mistakes and when your colleagues are treated with honesty and transparency, they will feel empowered to learn and grow.

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FDD during an economic downturn?

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Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. I'm a reporter with more than 32 years of experience and I feel that, lately, local television news has been kind of dead, but I am pleased to fight for it from my local newspaper. Locals love to see someone from their own town succeeding or finding out something inspiring.

I am a firm believer that this will not change for a long time, local TV will continue to live as long as we stand for it.

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I have received an offer from Deloitte - is there a deadline that I need to accept or decline the offer by?
Still contemplating I’m whether I should accept it or not..

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Looking for remote job as software engineer. Please share if you have any information or tips for this.

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Hello Everyone,

Are there any blockchain related projects in Publicis?

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So how worried should I be about NY not getting an extension for the Real ID Act? And not getting my passport renewed in time.. putting it out for rush now

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What is ideal package for a project manager with 7+ years of experience in IT firm

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Any vaccancies in supply chain management / procurement ?

Experience 4.5 years
E2E vendor Management

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How much do clinic nurses at VUMC get paid? 6 years experience

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Parents- how much are you saving for your kids? Married mid 30s and family income is around 200k. We both max employer 401k. Have around 30k debt. Lcol and low mortgage. Would you pay off debt- or focus on kids savings? Oldest kid is 7 years out from college and will have some VA benefits.

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Does anyone have any experience or know of someone who went from FDD to PE operations (think Cerberus COAC). Would be great to hear any insights or thoughts on the jump and transition.

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Hy guys
I’m looking for a job as a associate project manager, in market research company. Like CINT , KANATAR and all. Can any one help me in this!
Thanks in advance

Book recommendations for copywriting/advertising? Thank you! 🙏

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Can anyone please help me understand what are the roles and responsibilities of a Principal Business Analyst and how is this role different from Senior Business Analyst? Also, would appreciate tips to crack the Principal Business Analyst interview. Thank you

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EY future colleagues, what’s the range for an experienced SM hire (I assume it’s the same as Senior Director at EY)? SM4 at Deloitte so not sure what SM level I will be getting an offer for next week. How much sign on bonus to expect and annual bonus range?

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I am starting a new job where I will be investigating sexual discrimination cases. Employment law will be a new practice area for me. Do you have any recommendations on good learning resources? Any treatises?

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Hi 🐟 s,

is there a way for tech consultants to become partner ? i am sure there would be but what would be the fastest ? is the bowl reckon quick shifts or sticking to the way on top .
love to know if there are any experiences .

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What makes you really happy?

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Let’s start this bowl by sharing our learnings: What has been you biggest learning as a leader so far?

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Hi everyone!

After years of hard work, I just got my first position in a leadership role! Yay! I’ll be leading a team of 12.
I wanted to know if you had any tips for me, things you wish you knew before, or things previous leaders did for/to you that you found admirable or stayed with you. I want to make sure I’m there for them and want to be a leader they will remember positively.

Thank you so much!!

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My remit quadrupled+ in a recent re-org with no increase in pay/promotion, my new director is new to the company and was zero help, and I was passed over for recent promotion during the comp cycle. The new director essentially began shutting me down any time I ask for clarity in my career progression. Now they have taken credit for the project I’ve been building over the past year+ without giving me props whatsoever to higher ups. What is the best plan of action here?

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Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

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I had a great review and a 5.5% raise and a great bonus at my company. But I also got a new Director and a peer manager of mine left the company, so I will be absorbing her team. In addition, my director said I will be receiving 'deep delegation' from them. I don't mind more work, but deep delegation is a new term I've never heard. What does that mean lol?

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Our annual reviews are approaching & one of my direct reports has been with us for almost six years w/ little growth. My reco was to let him go & find a stronger, hungrier & more motivated designer at the same level. However, my boss instead wants us to promote him in hopes that will spark some motivation. I am not behind this decision & have voiced my multitude of concerns in promoting an employee who doesn't deserve it. HR is behind the decision! Thoughts on promoting an undeserving report?

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Any thoughts on how do we deal with an incompetent boss who you dont look up to and have no trust that you would ever get credit for the work you would do for him/her? Given that changing the boss is not an option.

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"Everybody can be a leader" some say... "Leaders are nurtured not born" say others... True.

But... this is also true: "not everybody wants to be a leader" (whether they can or can't be). It is a fairly common practice in organizations with traditional career management structures for people to "be promoted" into leadership roles as the "end steps of the corporate ladder" that was climbed doing technical work. And, unfortunately, this doesn't work all the time

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I am currently looking for a mentor and not sure the best way to approach finding one. Any advice?

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Ideas for gifts that can be bought in bulk for a team of 35? Don’t want to get them junk, but also don’t want to break the bank.

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So my team currently uses onenote to house all of our SOPs and reference guides, but it’s becoming a monstrosity and it’s really hard to search and navigate. What programs do you use to provide your team with resources? Or is there some trick to onenote organization that we are missing maybe?

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I have been in management for the past 8 years and part of large corporations. I just recently joined a small organization that I have wanted to be a part of for the past 2 years, accepted the role of general manager. This organization knew that I don’t have general manager experience, no payroll experience, no experience setting prices, no purchasing experience and today, 6 days after starting, I have been asked to step down due to not being confident that I will be ready in 3 weeks…

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