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Got Demoted? It’s an Opportunity
A youngish friend, let’s call him Matt, got a great job with an exciting and inspirational start up right out of college. He was part of the core management team and, although the work load was...
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Five Change Management Key Success Factors
Who is NOT trying to make change happen faster? Managers want employees to take up the banner of [fill in the blank: More Innovation? Fewer missed deadlines?]. Employees want managers to take off the...
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Hewlett Packard
The nth self-inflicted injury (Autonomy) flings Hewlett-Packard into recovery mode once again. I feel pained each time one of these poor decisions comes to light and takes its toll. I loved that...
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Is This the Coolest Company Ever?
Splurge on promoting immense real impact by one of the coolest companies I have encountered. I had the honor of serving as a business advisor at a speed-pitching event by the 2012 Tech Museum Tech...
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Be a Leader! Use the right word.
You are only leading if they are following — i.e., acting on your ideas. Here is a surprising and extremely simple way to dramatically increase the actual behavior changes you effect. In a study...
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Stop That Focus Group!
Source: Snickers Ad The only thing worse than not having an understanding of customer needs is having an incorrect understanding of customer needs. If you think that you avoid that by going straight to...
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Compassionate Capitalism
Cash Mob in Action Economic policy affects our business and private life daily. But most people avoid thinking about it. Many bigger picture economic theories can seem impractical, extreme, or so...
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How to Manage Women Tip # 1
This post is not about why you should focus on how to manage women better. OK, maybe just one sentence on that: Whether you are a first time manager or a seasoned executive, you can make a major...
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How to Manage Women: Tips #2 and 3
Tune Your Performance Assessment Meter As the evolved leader you are, I am sure that when you assess performance you try to use an objective standard and objective observations of how people perform...
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Renewable Fuel for a Brilliant Life
Two days ago I heard part of a taped interview on the radio. The last sentence stood out, as almost no other I have encountered, as a recipe for fulfilling one’s potential. The sentence: “ …it always...
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