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Black Men Can’t Lead?

Study shows stereotypes keep blacks out of leadership positions in sports and business

Study shows stereotypes keep blacks out of leadership positions in sports and business

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The best motivation is building a winning team. 

"Everybody likes a winner. Everybody wants to be a part of a winning organization," says Gaskin. "So, the motivation here is the maintenance of traditions, that things will be fair, [that you are] true to your word." He says that when an organization is able to embrace everybody so that everyone in that organization has the same opportunities, "then you are [motivating them, which is] where everybody wants to be."

5 Leadership Lessons to Move Your Business Forward

Learn how to effectively manage your business from a top ranking general in the US Marine Corp

Management, organizational and leadership advice from a Lt. General Walter E. Gaskin, Deputy Chairman of…

By Alan Hughes

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At the Top Position at Work? Three Ways to Ensure You Stay There

Don't get complacent, but continue to challenge yourself and excel

If you’ve reached the top position in your firm or career, here are three things…

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NBA Coach Avery Johnson’s Leadership Lessons

Nets coach offers insightful advice on inspiring and turning your team around

The NJ Nets coach tells how to take your team from worst to first

By Alan Hughes

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Pseudo Phenom: It Takes More than Bragging to be a Boss

Cars, clothes and uh... that ... isn't enough to win the title of head honcho

As with any pop culture concept that takes on a life of its own, the…

By Janell Hazelwood

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UBR Morning Post: Pamela Eudaric-Amiri’s Chocolate Enterprise

Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Annette Flournoy sits down with Pamela…

By Alfred Edmond Jr.

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7 Habits for Highly Effective Wannabes

Tools to nurture successful life principles

The Atlanta Post highlights how to develop habits for life success.

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Collaborative Leadership

How bottom-line management extends beyond the books for this CFO

It wasn’t long after Plummer accepted the position of CFO in 2008 that he and…

By Sonia Alleyne

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Why We Should Be Grateful for Our “Haters”

Critics can't hurt you unless you let them. But people cosigning on everything you do can kill you

For some people, the thought of having haters is as fascinating as wondering about life…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Being the Boss: 3 Imperatives to Great Leadership

Harvard professor and author Linda Hill tells entrepreneurs why real management is about influence

Leadership isn’t about getting things done yourself – it’s about accomplishing things through others, says…

By Alan Hughes

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