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We Need To Rethink Our Mortality To Better Plan For Old Age

The Horizons Tracker

New research from ILASA suggests that many Europeans are underestimating the number of years they may have left, which has costly implications for how they plan their life. Life expectancy. The researchers analyzed the life expectancy expectations of people compared with their actual life expectancy.

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The Secret to Self-Confidence

Lead Change Blog

In 1997, this I knew… I would leave my corporate job in my 20th year with my employer, in 2004. I made plans to start my [.]. When I think a back on this significant experience in my life, I realize that’s not true.

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Peter Drucker on The Effective Executive

QAspire

The June 2004 article by Peter Drucker in Harvard Business titled “ What Makes an Effective Executive ” is a must read, if you are a student of leadership. They developed action plans. Here’s a short snippet of 8 characteristics along with a quick sketch note. They asked, “What is right for the enterprise?”.

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Leadership: Balancing Art, Craft, and Science

Mike Cardus

This leadership continuum is expressed most evidently in how each approaches strategy: as a process of visioning in art, planning in science, venturing in craft. The Three Poles of Leadership. Managers, not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Reference: Mintzberg, H.

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Preview Thursday – The Art of Servant Leadership II

Lead Change Blog

When we received a record order in 2007 I told my team to add a few more zeros to our revenue plan, but that we could do this. We would still plan our procurement, buy the materials to support that plan, expand the labor force to build the product, and deliver the completed product to the customer by the date requested.

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Art Barter – A Servant Leadership Interview

Modern Servant Leader

In 2004, Art purchased Datron, then a subsidiary of Titan Corporation. Art was kind enough to sit down with me and discuss how he came to learn of servant leadership, it’s impact on his business and his plans for the institute. Art Barter is the owner and Chairman of Datron World Communications.

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How Employees Respond When Activist Investors Get Involved

The Horizons Tracker

The hypothesis was tested using data collected on American companies between 2004 and 2015. What’s more, for the most talented employees, there will often be plenty of alternative opportunities available to them and so moving on will be that bit easier than for less talented peers. Talent loss.

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