Category: Team & Culture
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor on How to Capitalize on the Mobile Wave Before You Get Washed Out
It’s always more fun to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem. When the problem is the inefficiency and ineffectiveness created by decades of ever-expanding…
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New Best Buy CEO Must Earn the Right to Lead Before He Can Lead
This is a classic case of converging and evolving with accelerated timing. Best Buy needs strong leadership as soon as possible. Joly has the knowledge and experience to provide that leadership.…
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Want to Change the World? Define Your Organization’s Attitude
Successful organizations like Apple, Coca-Cola, the Red Cross and Ritz-Carlton all have a distinct attitude. For example, Apple leads its competitors in designing innovative products. Winning attitudes do not emerge by…
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Steelcase CEO on How Office Layout Impacts Corporate Culture
Your office environment is not just the context for what you do, it’s an important choice itself. There is no one best environment for all organizations. Instead, plan and put…
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How to Decide When It’s Time to Walk Away a la Kofi Annan in Syria
If one of the world’s most experienced and respected diplomats, former United Nations General Secretary and Nobel Prize winner Kofi Annan can’t resolve differences, what hope is there for the…
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Learn and Apply The Critical Communication Lesson From NBC’s Olympic Timing Misfires
NBC has had a couple of communication misfires. The one that triggered this article was their running a promotion of their soon to be aired interview with backstroke gold medalist…
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Give Your Boss What She Needs, Not Just What She Requests
This worked because Ammann followed three principles which new leaders must also keep in mind when initiating cultural change within organizations: Delivered what was agreed; Leveraged special knowledge and insights;…
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How to Take Advantage of Coming Changes In Consumer Behavior through Nexting
Anticipate the impact of changes. Like Zyman, ask “What else is that going to change?” Noticing changes that are already happening keeps you from losing. Winning requires you to get ahead of…
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The Power of Persistence: Author Norb Vonnegut
There’s a high likelihood that this will be my friend, author Norb Vonnegut’s breakout week. His third novel, “The Trust” comes out tomorrow and was positively reviewed by Janet Maslin…
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