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Winning Now, Winning Later: Playing the Infinite Game

Leading Blog

W HEN David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in February of 2002, the company was a train wreck. Short- and long-term goals were more tightly intertwined than they appeared. He inherited unhealthy accounting practices, unresolved environmental liabilities, and a board and staff that were denying reality. He did both.

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Servant-Leadership 101: Nonpartisan Lesson (Moneyball Movie Example)

Modern Servant Leader

During their 2002 season, general manager Billy Beane, played here by Brad Pitt, knew he needed a new approach to building his team, if they were to compete for a national championship. Your goal shouldn’t be to buy players. Your goal should be to buy wins and in order to buy wins you need to buy runs. I apologize.

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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

Take in these wise words from HBR’s 2002 article “ Leading in Times of Trauma ” 2 : “You can’t eliminate such suffering, nor can you ask people to check their emotions at the door. Targets and goals that were adjusted now loom large as year-end approaches. But you can use your leadership to begin the healing process. MANAGE WORK.

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Weight Watcher Ron - My Role Model for Commitment and Goal Achievement

Building Personal Strength

Now he weighs 180 pounds - very close to his goal weight. Back in 2002, Ron was motivated by the symptoms of Type II diabetes to sign up for the Weight Watchers program. During 2002, Ron lost 50 pounds in 9 months. His goal was to lose 60 pounds before 2010. He's already met his goal. That means I can do it, too.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Gennard and Judge (2002) state, “Employee relations is a study of the rules, regulations, and agreements by which employees are managed both as individuals and as a collective group, the priority given to the individual as opposed to the collective relationship varying from company to company depending upon the values of management.

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Disabled Women Succeeding as Entrepreneurs

Women on Business

Receiving the funds needed to start a business is an important step for disabled women to start focusing on achieving their dreams and accomplishing their goals rather than focus on their disability. ” - Disability & Entrepreneurship: A Formula for Success. The Abilities Fund, Inc.

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How to Motivate the Team? How can I Stay Motivated?

Mike Cardus

Definition of Relevance : Something (A) is relevant to a task (T) if it increases the likelihood of accomplishing the goal (G), which is implied by T. Hjørland & Sejer Christensen, 2002). What about this team project (task, goal, etc…) is relevant to people on the team? What is the goal this team is tasked to achieve?