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The Fastest Path to the CEO Job, According to a 10-Year Study Three moves can catapult your career.

Happy Friday everyone! To be your best, you need to work smart...not always harder. Take a look, here's what science tells us and what you need to know. * G. LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People

If You Want to Get More Done, Here’s the One Thing You Need to Stop Doing And nine reasons why it’s frankly just bad for you.

Great new research out on the problem with those pesky "personality types" we all love to label ourselves with and why they aren't relevant. This research points to the Big Five personality traits and builds from there. Read ahead and decide your personality type based on this new research. Caution...these personality labels aren't exactly euphamistic. * Elevating the Business of People * G. LaRue & Company

Scientists identify four personality types A psychologist's first reaction to his own study was: "This is nonsense." But the data convinced him.

Is Office Politics a White Man’s Game? A roundup of the research on organizational politics, race, and gender.

Wake up call Tuesday! Have a great day everyone.

Why Oprah says she loves Malcolm Gladwell’s idea that putting in 10,000 hours is key to success “I love the theory of that there are 10,000 hours behind anybody who ever gets to be successful."

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Interested? We can help. * G. LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People

The Fastest Path to the CEO Job, According to a 10-Year Study Three moves can catapult your career.

Happy Monday! Now go get 'em... * G LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People *

8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?” Start a more interesting conversation.

I really love this. I've always known I have more work to do...this proves it. ...what about you? * G. LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People *

These Practices Will Help You Stay on the Path to Success Immerse yourself deeply in the process of your own growth.

Great article! Thankfully, I had a great mentor and friend who helped me navigate some of the paradoxes that come with being a professional, black executive who is also an openly gay man. He always encouraged me to "show up as my whole self"...to be authentic even when it was challenging. Working in a mostly white, male dominated industry and working in a mostly female dominated profession like HR...I'm grateful to have had his guidance. Btw, pick up his new book, 'Attentive Leadership' available on Amazon.com

Black Professional Men Describe What It’s Like to Be in the Gender Majority but the Racial Minority A new study interviewed 42 African American doctors, lawyers, engineers, and bankers.

Many modern day leaders strive to create inclusive and "nice" work environments for their employees. The truth is...they may be doing more harm than good. I've longed believed and witnessed throughout my 20+ yr HR career that respect not "niceness" in the workplace is more critical to an organization's overall success * G. LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People

Workplace niceness can have nasty side effects it’s time we admit that there’s an aggressive nature inherent in workplaces that demand, directly and indirectly, that everyone be nice.

What a great article on vulnerability in leadership that will help you lead with integrity * G. LaRue & Company * Elevating the Business of People *

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How To Prevent Yourself From Bombing A Presentation No one is perfect, and no one expects you to be.