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3 Unexpected Apps for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Dumped in front of you will be a plethora of articles from famous outlets like INC Magazine , private leadership mobile apps from stalwarts like Dale Carnegie , and Google and iTunes store links to leaderships apps in dizzying amounts. Technology is supposed to enhance, not hinder that quest. Any technology can confuse and distract.

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The Value of Vision Series – Whitney Johnson

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

That was 2004. Only when she pivoted and re-focused on making it easier for people to connect – and utilized mobile technology, which by 2008-2009 had become available, – did RedStamp evolve into an easy way to send correspondence not only via mail, but also e-mail, text messaging, Facebook and Twitter.

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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. EVEN MORE: Yet another example: a good friend of mine from the 2004 Dean campaign, who was active in the 2008 Obama campaign as well, put in a request for web developers through his Facebook e-mail.

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Do Apps Have Social Responsibility?

Harvard Business Review

When a Website Literally Crashes The Strava Files Bicycling Magazine What responsibility does the maker of a fitness social network have for the safety of its users — and the general public? But the Strava case is prescient as we continue to develop digital technologies that influence the emotions and impulses that make us so darned human.

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The Crisis In Ukraine Shows Why Strategy Is No Longer A Game Of Chess

Harvard Business Review

One of the things that surprised me when I was working in Ukraine during 2004’s Orange Revolution was how many of my colleagues I saw at the Maidan. Superior capital, technology, and market share no longer confer the benefits they once did. The truth is that it’s not the “influentials” that the powerful have to worry about.

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Companies Should Take the Lead in Fixing the Middle-Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Yet many employers still struggle to fill certain types of vacancies, especially for so-called middle-skills jobs — in computer technology, nursing, high-skill manufacturing, and other fields — that require postsecondary technical education and training and, in some cases, college math courses or degrees.

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Shape Strategy With Simple Rules, Not Complex Frameworks

Harvard Business Review

And of course, complex models demand huge volumes of data, are susceptible to computational errors, and hinge on assumptions about unknowable variables such as disruptive technologies that, if wrong, can throw off the results. Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA.