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

Terry Starbucker

In 1999, while working as VP of Software Development for Interface Systems, he had his next “ah ha” moment, when he discovered a new approach to building teams that could result in lasting change and restore the joy he originally felt when he found his calling. The business value of getting things done.

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Thank You For Your Service (My Proudest Guest Post Ever!)

Mills Scofield

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Enough examination of the outside of the package—time to figure out what it contained! I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

After graduating from Princeton in 2001, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Leadership is about showing patience, kindness, mercy, caring, and, yes, love.

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Would You Rather Have Brazil’s Economic Problems or America’s?

Harvard Business Review

as befits an already very developed, very rich economy. But in sharp contrast to the situation in Brazil, productivity has been rising faster than wages in the U.S. based companies at the forefront of most interesting digital developments. Sure enough, it more or less is. The lines are flatter in the U.S., for decades.

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Build Your Reputation the Rachael Ray Way

Harvard Business Review

Reading the case study, I realized Ray's experience provides a perfect template for the elusive process — which any professional can learn from — of how to develop a world-class reputation and become dominant in your field. Skills development comes first. Build your platform. Embrace luck — and make your own.

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How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win in Court

Harvard Business Review

decided by a federal trial court in New York in 2000 and affirmed by a federal appeals court in 2001. But it did foreshadow later legal developments, beginning in 1986. I call these policies “symbolic structures,” and they often do more to protect employers from lawsuits than they do to protect employees from harassment.