Category: Team & Culture
Fear, Pride, Beaurocracy
I'm on the last legs of a series of workshops in Asia that have taken me to China, Malaysia, Singapore, and India over a relatively brief period of time. …
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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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Despite Bleak Housing Market, Toll Brothers CEO Isn’t Panicking
ut yourself in Doug Yearley’s shoes in November 2009. You’ve just been named EVP on the way to becoming CEO of luxury home builder Toll Brothers, a company that lost…
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The Los Angeles Urban League’s Blair Taylor Follows the Only Possible Path to Success
When Blair Taylor became CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League in 2005, he took over an organization with an 80-plus year history of success helping African-Americans and other minorities…
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When you're in a hole, stop digging
The story repeats. Someone makes a mistake and tries to make up for it by doubling down on something else, kicking off a spiral of doom. This time it's…
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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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GE CEO Jeff Immelt’s Long-Term View 10 Years In
GE has long been a source of strong general managers. That’s still important. Now Immelt is putting a premium on deep functional and business knowledge as well. Do you remember…
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Leadership Lessons from Bloomberg, Christie, Katrina and Irene
I spent the night after Hurricane Irene hit helping out in the Red Cross shelter in Stamford, Connecticut. Six years ago, my sons and I spent a week with a…
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Steve Jobs’ Wake Analysis
It's a wonderful feeling to plow through time occasionally looking back at the high performing people smiling in your wake. It doesn't happen by accident. You have to decide it's…
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