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A Blind Long Jumper’s 10 Inspirational Leadership Insights

Experience to Lead

After 13 operations, doctors told him that there was nothing more that could be done. Mr. Whitmer encouraged me to pursue the sport at the Paralympic level.”. When I got to the Olympic Training Center in 2004, I was confident in myself and my abilities. We know how one another operates, our attitudes, and personalities.”.

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines. After all, the fixed overheads are already in place.

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Great Corporate Strategies Thrive on the Right Amount of Tension

Harvard Business Review

Strategic stress is characterized by three zones, which executives must consider and effectively manage: Strategic Burnout (too much strategic stress). An example of strategic burnout can be found at Lego around 2004. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Sponsored by the Brightline Initiative.

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How to Turn Around Nearly Anything

Harvard Business Review

I’ve been involved with turnarounds for years, including observing and writing about the Red Sox 2004 World Series win that reversed many decades of being almost-rans. Turnarounds operate on several time frames. These lessons work in companies, communities, countries, sports teams, and even families.

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The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

Like marketers, politicians obsess over messaging (what journalists would call “content”) and a few key metrics that historically have determined success: amount of television advertising, number of “foot soldiers,” intensity of get-out-the-vote operations, and voter demographics. Apple learned this the hard way.

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