Forbes
As you move into progressively larger leadership positions throughout your career, one thing you quickly learn is that there are aspects of the role you never learn in books and business programs. There are many everyday activities and encounters that no one ever tells you about, because honestly, there truly are some things you just have to experience for yourself.

With that in mind, here are a few real-world tips to help you prepare for the parts of leadership that may not feel so glamorous -- but are important parts of the role.

Let’s Grow Leaders
One of the critical roles every leader plays is to help their teams to navigate change successfully. Not just change for the sake of change, but strategic change that achieves breakthrough results.

Transforming results requires every heart and brain working together. Change requires confidence and inclusion, not selling. When you take your audacious vision and make it feel real, practical, and achievable, your team will be energized and ready for what’s next.

Know Your Company


Preparing for a one-on-one meeting is neither hard nor time-consuming. Before your next one-on-one, here are the four things you can do (and each takes 10 minutes or less).

Forbes
These days, business talk is all about innovation and design. This is thanks in part to the role technology companies have been playing in driving the economy of the U.S., in particular.

But it can also be attributable to an acknowledgement that - in a digital world where established organizations are under threat from all sides - just being more efficient is not going to be enough to ensure survival, let alone a thriving future.

Entrepreneur
With the explosion of the mobile market this decade, marketers need to be constantly on the lookout for ways to tailor their efforts to the mobile user. 

Mobile devices are the next wave of marketing. By keeping a few critical issues in mind, you can enhance your brand and open up an important revenue channel.