Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
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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Are Obama, Boehner, and Cantor going to follow their principles off the cliff?
The burning imperative is a sharply defined, intensely shared, and purposefully urgent understanding from each of the team members of what they are “supposed to do, now.” Get this created…
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Job #1 of a Leader: Show Up
While everything communicates, many won’t believe what you say. They’ll wait to see what you do. When leaders truly believe something is important they don’t trust in words alone.
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BMW’s Focus on Sustainability Drives Record Q1 Profits
A big part of producing efficient and environmentally friendly cares is achieved through continued investment in the technology of drive systems. They want to be the technology leader and will…
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How CEO Sam Martin is Driving the Imperative to Overhaul A&P
In particular, Sam reviewed what had made A&P a great company across vast distances: Innovative spirit Development of the core people including management Focus on the customer He then mapped…
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How the Red Cross’s Charley Shimanski Inspires Others with Communication at the Heart of the Mission
Charley physically and emotionally puts his arms around people and draws them close to him, making them feel better about themselves. He does this face-to-face, one-on-one, and with his equally…
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