Leadership
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Tennessee Voices: Charters must reflect high standards
During my nearly 30-year career as an executive with Tractor Supply Co., our business responded to opportunity and demand by…
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Professionals Keep it Clean
Vulgarity doesn’t belong in business. I realized this a few years back at a corporate meeting when a feisty young…
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Take Charge of Your Career
If you let random events develop your career it might be just that - an unsteady path. Or you can…
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To mentor and to be mentored
Several powerful mentors have helped me to grow and learn during my career. My dad was a business executive who…
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Start leading when you are young
Many of the best managers I know entered the world of leadership at a relatively young age. Becoming a leader…
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Trust your team, and get out of the way
The most effective business leaders amass the right people, set clear direction and then empower a team to get the…
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Leadership Institute still going strong
Early last year in one of my NBJ columns, I announced that we would be winding down the Scarlett Leadership…
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Navigating your new role at the top
With a new supervisory role come new responsibilities. There are two different approaches to getting started.
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Start planning your 2014 vacation now
When it comes to vacation, don’t take a back seat. Now is the time to start planning your vacation schedule…
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Communicating in today’s world
Technology is moving forward at a breakneck pace — and the world of communication is changing just as fast. Leaders…
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