Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
Steve Jobs and the Power of a Passionate Focus
All my learning as a leader myself, from working with leaders going into new roles, and from interviewing leaders for this column, makes me believe that focusing on one burning…
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True Value Hardware Deploys Three Keys to Successful Culture Change
Everything communicates. You can either make choices in advance about what and how you’re going to communicate or react to what others do. It is important to discover your own…
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Meg Whitman’s Day One Itinerary as CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Everything is magnified on Day One, whether it’s your first day in a new company or the day your new role is announced. Everyone is looking for hints about what…
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Intuit’s Current and Former CEO Drive Value Proposition In Sync
Make sure you’re getting the full lesson here about what makes for strong burning imperative. The best are: Customer-focused, drive a customer-relevant value proposition Sharply defined and crystal clear to all…
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Which Way to Run? Lessons from 9/11 Choices
The fight or flight instinct is one of our most basic survival tools. Everyone was running on 9/11. Most ran away from trouble. The heroes ran toward it. And the…
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The Power of a Consistent Message Illustrated by WNET’s CEO, Neal Shapiro
From his very first day in January, 2008, Shapiro has been driving a message of innovation and re-invention. As he puts it, It’s the only way to stay relevant; it’s…
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In Selling Commodity Products, Zig When Your Competitors Zag
By the end of your first 100-Days, you should have made significant steps toward aligning your people, plans, and practices around a shared purpose. Remember, this is not a one-time…
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Can You Rehabilitate A Passive Aggressive Employee?
Article | Fortune | George Bradt | August 4, 2011Click Here to Read Article
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Procter & Gamble’s John Pepper Votes With His Feet
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"] Flickr[/caption] One of the most moving moments of the U.S. Congress's protracted debt ceiling shenanigans was Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords return from her gunshot injuries to vote.…
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