Category Archives: HGI Insight
A 21st Century imperative – reflection and collaboration amongst leaders Posted on January 24, 2013 Posted in Innovation , Leadership , Global issues , HGI Insight Tags: innovation , collaboration , environment , financial crisis , reflection , unemployment
With change occurring at an overwhelming rate, it is essential that leaders and businesses reconcile short-term …
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A Fine Balance: the confluence of generations in the millennial workplace Posted on January 24, 2013 Posted in Leadership , Workforce , Talent Management , HGI Insight Tags: demographics , Generation X , Generation Y , millenials , retaining talent , retirement age , future leadership , ageing workforce , Baby Boomers
Demographic variables are changing the way leaders need to approach their employees in the workplace. Is …
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Book Review: The Global Trends Report 2013 Posted on January 24, 2013 Posted in Book Reviews , Global issues , HGI Insight Tags: resources , trends , 2013 , emerging economies , future , globaltrends.com , overpopulation
Globaltrends.com’s The Global Trends Report 2013 is a veritable treasure trove of data and insights into where …
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Earning CEP Points – before, during and after your Learning Set meeting Posted on December 13, 2012 Posted in Learning , Leadership , HGI Insight Tags: Learning Sets , Earning CEP points
Life is busy enough for health professionals, even before you try to find time to maintain …
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Insatiable minds: The endless curiosity of innovative leaders who have changed our world Posted on December 13, 2012 Posted in Innovation , Leadership , HGI Insight Tags: Bill Gates , Steve Jobs , Warren Buffett , Curiosity , Zappos , knowledge
What does Warren Buffett’s interest in History and Shakespeare have to do with his leadership success? …
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Managing Economic Risk: Hiring for Success Posted on December 13, 2012 Posted in Innovation , Leadership , HGI Insight Tags: Economic risk , executive candidate , Tony Hsieh , Zappos , hiring , job fit , organisational fit , team fit , Delivering Happiness
(Part 1 of 3 – Managing Economic Risk: Hiring for Success; Why Leadership Development is not …
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The meeting of heart and head: the imperative of emotional intelligence in 21st century leaders Posted on December 13, 2012 Posted in Talent Management , Leadership , HGI Insight , Emotional Intelligence Tags: diverse workforces , Emotional intelligence , employee empowerment , transformational leadership , 21st Century leadership
There has been a leadership paradigm shift from top-down management to the leader as mentor, motivator, …
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Hiring Successful Leaders Posted on November 15, 2012 Posted in Recruitment , Leadership , HGI Insight Tags: authentic leadership , company culture , hiring , job fit , leadership talent , organisational fit , organisational success , transformational leadership
By Rhodie Miller The hiring and replacing of leaders plays an integral part in the operational …
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Emotional Intelligence: the best predictor of leadership success? Posted on November 15, 2012 Posted in Emotional Intelligence , Leadership , HGI Insight Tags: Chade-Meng Tan , Curiosity , Daniel Goleman , Google , IQ , Search Inside Yourself (SIY) , threshold capabilities
IQ, technical skills, strong management skills; these are all essential to successful leadership. But does emotional …
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Choosing Wisely – Is our society over-medicalised? Posted on November 15, 2012 Posted in HGI Insight Tags: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) , Choosing Wisely , health care , over-diagnosis , over-medicalisation , progress trap , screening tests
Is our society over-medicalised? A new campaign, Choosing Wisely, has been developed to combat the overuse …
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