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Rekindling the Inner Flame in Others, and in Ourselves

Michael Lee Stallard

Doug Conant’s Story: Being Honored and Honoring Others Doug Conant is the leader who turned around Campbell Soup Company when he served as President and CEO (2001-2011). At a tough juncture in Doug Conant’s career that person was Neil MacKenna. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.

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The 9 (or 99?) Ps of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students. But wait, there’s more!

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The Business Value Of Joy (And Just Getting Things Done)

Terry Starbucker

Rich has a fascinating backstory – he found his career calling at age 13, when he typed in a two-line program into a Teletype and the computer came back and typed back “HI RICH”. Sloan award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for eight straight years and has earned five revenue awards from Inc. magazine.

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0813 | Outsmart Your Instincts with Adam Hansen

LDRLB

This impulse led him to a career in developing new products for innovative companies such as M&M/Mars, Melaleuca and American Harvest, before joining Ideas To Go in 2001. In This episode, You’ll Learn: How the Behavioral Innovation Approach Drives Your Company Forward. What the Misconceptions Are With Our Thinking.

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Do You Ask Enough Questions?

Lead Change Blog

Recently, while looking for a document on an archive drive, I stumbled across an unfinished draft from 2001. One summer during college, I handled reservations for a rafting company. My goal was simply to get the highest paying gig I could find, knowing that I could make a career change later. Like water torture. ” I asked.

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On Disrupting Yourself

QAspire

During 2001 dot com bubble, one of my friends, a competent software developer, was laid off because of lack of business in the technology he worked in. He was smart enough to understand that the company needed people in a new project that was to be developed on a totally different technology.

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Exploring the Unknown

Lead Change Blog

Career Launch. I had worked with the founder Robert Green on a project and I thought it would be fun to join him and his wife Annabelle in their new company (Robelle = Robert + Annabelle). Career Risk. Much of the purchase was on credit and had to be paid out of future profits of the company. A Life Adventure.

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