Category: Team & Culture
When Employee Engagement Becomes Counterproductive
of course, engagement matters. But it is only valuable if people are contributing and are committed to the behaviors and efforts that move the organization forward toward its purpose in…
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Coming Soon: The Great CEO Transition At Microsoft (And The 7 Steps That Will Help Them Get It Right)
You’re not Microsoft. You probably can’t invite people to come change the world with you with any credibility. But you must get ahead of the curve on succession planning
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The Right Way to Divide Responsibilities Between Chairman and CEO
There are no best practices for dividing responsibilities between owners, chairmen, CEOs, COOs and the rest of the executive team. Authority is delegated dependent upon the business context and confidence…
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Lessons From Morsi And Mandela On Sustaining The Win
Morsi- Kodak Agfa Nelson Mandela: Wikipedia Where former South African President Nelson Mandela was able to sustain the win, ousted Egyptian President Mohamad Morsi was not. Different times. Different…
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Three Tales Of Business Founders Who Gained From Franchising
Know what matters to you and to the people that matter to you. Then, as you’re looking at ways to get or do what matters, consider a franchise as one…
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Learning From The School Of Rock’s Community-Focused Approach To Inspiring Passion
The art of leadership begins with figuring out what inspires the people you lead - what buttons ignite their passions, what chords touch their souls. School of Rock CEO Chris…
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How Leaders Can Address The Elephant(s) In The Room
Think in terms of three different types of issues and ways of dealing with them (or not): 1. Ignored: Tackle head on or defer 2. Imagined: Talk about to make…
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How Army Intelligence Techniques Apply To Business Leads
I recently spoke with Amnon Mishor, who took what he learned as an Israeli intelligence officer and applied it to finding business-to-business prospects for his company, Leadspace. It models an organization’s…
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Lifeway CEO's Secret Ingredient? Attitude
Can you easily describe your leadership attitude? This might surprise many, but attitude is more important than you think. After all, attitude is the pivot point of BRAVE leadership.
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