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Dorie believes if you focus on sharing information that\'s important to you, helpful to others, relevant to the discussion, and with the right people, you\'ll be ahead of the information curve.\" read more...

hen a co-worker comes to you with a problem, do you ever think, \"Your suffering isn\'t that serious\" or \"You\'re acting like a victim\"? If so, the chances are that you\'re letting your judgment get too much in the way of your compassion... read more...

Do you have an "attitude of gratitude"? According to entrepreneur David Williams, author of 'The 7 Non-Negotiables Of Winning', this is what we develop when, "we learn to ask ourselves the right questions, to reframe our thinking into productive and powerful thoughts "... read more...

It's a perennial debate: how far ahead should a leader be thinking about the strategic direction of a firm? In last week's BBC CEO Guru, host and Xinfu CEO Steve Tappin heard from the heads of Chinese firms such as Lenovo and Alibaba, who extolled the virtues of planning ahead as far as 100 years. Rita Gunther McGrath, professor at Columbia Business School and author of 'The End of Competitive Advantage' responds that adhering doggedly to the "100 year strategy" could prevent companies from innovating in a rapid and responsive fashion: "It sounds eerily like what people were saying about Japanese companies in the 80s." She argues that long-term strategic planning "should never blind a leader to the fast pace of the here-and-now". read more...

This is the first global ranking of CEOs on social media. These CEOs are the pioneers and early adopters. Their impact is prompting other CEOs to rethink whether they should be involved in social media. read more...

Daily Telegraph features World of CEOs\' Top 10 FTSE100 CEOs driving growth in China read more...

In the corporate world, the CEO job is the ultimate prize. Yet the key to actually getting it is to focus first on becoming an outstanding leader. If you’re in your 20s and 30s, this means committing to a leadership apprenticeship, where you actively seek out as many rich business, life and leadership experiences as you can. read more...

World of CEOs research - unheard of in Europe, six executives have ambitious plans for growth. read more...

Read the full story on the 6 Chinese CEOs featured by Sunday Telegraph from World of CEOs Research. read more...

When you start as a new CEO, is your first inclination to hire or to fire? New research by RHR international shows which executives incoming CEOs are most likely to replace, and how this can vary when the new boss is in a CEO role for the first time. The report finds that whether the new CEO came in as an insider or an outsider, almost all of them wished that they had moved even faster to shake up their executive teams. They typically say: \"I knew in my gut that was not going to work with that individual, and I wish I had trusted that gut feeling and made that decision faster.\" read more...

We’re all aware that Nelson Mandela is critically ill in hospital and close to his passing. It seems a shame we always wait until the inspirational icons are no longer with us, before we start to contemplate and celebrate their legend. In a world where people frequently express their disillusionment with politicians and their inability to make a difference, he’s a shining star. For me, there are seven profound lessons that CEOs and leaders can learn from the great Nelson “Madiba” Mandela. read more...

Recent studies show us that eight out of ten CEOs are social media doubters. The majority don’t understand it or see it as a indulgence. Typically, they define it narrowly, as PR, a marketing campaign or a channel. Only a small enlightened minority sees social media’s true potential as the new global playing field for business performance, growth and leadership. read more...

On Fourth of July, Americans can rightly take immense pride in their American Dream – how, with ambition and hard work, everyone has the chance to make it. Yet, when it comes to inspiring the business world, what Westerners don’t realize is that it’s now the Chinese CEOs who have the biggest, longest-term dreams, and who are driven by the greatest individual and social good. read more...

How do you view dealing with an inbox filled with 300 emails? As a task to be dispensed with perfunctorily (or avoided), or an opportunity to help people? At 31, Adam Grant is the youngest-tenured and highest-rated professor at Wharton Business School. He is also one of the most prolific academics in his field of organizational psychology and the study of workplace dynamics. In his new book, \'Give And Take\', Adam argues that the greatest untapped source of motivation is a sense of service to others. He claims that this mindset can make us more productive than thinking about helping ourselves. read more...

There is a new player emerging on the cultural and business scene today: the \"idea entrepreneur\". Perhaps you are one yourself - or would like to be. So argues John Butman, author of \'Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas\', and founder of the content development firm Idea Platforms. Usually a content expert and often a maverick, whose main goal is to influence how other people think and behave in relation to his or her cherished topic, John believes that the idea entrepreneur can be one of the most powerful forces for change and improvement in the world today. read more...

Most leaders would say they want to be more inspirational, but do they know how to go about it? Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman are the authors of \'How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths\'. They reviewed 360 degree feedback data from 1,000 leaders who ranked highly for \"inspiring and motivating to high performance\". They then tried to reverse-engineer what made them successful. They argue that such leaders know how to turn up the volume, and that \"more is more\". They engage in highly collaborative behavior. They encourage those about them to be more innovative. Jack and Joseph believe that anyone can learn to be more inspirational. read more...

BT announces today that Gavin Patterson will succeed Ian Livingston as chief executive of BT Group plc. Ian has agreed to take up a role in government as Minister of State for Trade and Investment. He will continue as chief executive of BT until he steps down from his post and from BT’s Board in September. read more...

This week footballer David Beckham announced his intention to retire, at the end of the French football season. Aged 38, one of Beckham’s crowning achievements has been to remain in top-flight football for so long. In a glittering career, he made 58 appearances as England captain, and was the first English player to win league titles in four countries. However, as a global fashion icon and sporting ambassador, Beckham will be remembered will as much for his moves off the pitch as on it. While we may not all boast his good looks – and ball control – here’s seven tips that all ambitious leaders can embrace when they bend it like Beckham: read more...

The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson as manager of British football team Manchester United – announced on Twitter by the man himself – has been a truly modern event. Provoking 1.4 million mentions within the first hour, it ranked as more significant than the death of Margaret Thatcher, if less so than the announcement of the new Pope. After 27 years in the job, what lessons can CEOs draw from this sporting veteran? read more...

One in 10 of Britain’s chief executives has more than 20 years’ experience in their business, according to World of CEOs research. read more...

A polarising figure in death as in life, the passing of Margaret Thatcher has provoked celebration from the few, and measured admiration from the many. While she wasn’t universally liked, the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century will be remembered as both a great leader and a great Briton. CEOs would do well to reflect upon the following seven leadership lessons of her legacy. read more...