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The Secret Life Of Terry Starbucker

Terry Starbucker

Starbucker started out as no more than a screen name on a Blogger page back on December 25, 2005 (named after a certain brand of coffee). That somebody else kept a pretty busy schedule of his own, working for a fine little cable company called Bresnan Communications in White Plains, New York, as Senior Vice President of Operations.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

Navy One example of a leader who intentionally developed a Connection Culture using all three bridges is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Connecting the U.S. The CNO is the head of the U.S. Admiral Clark’s description of who sailors are as members of the U.S.

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Embrace Your Constraints to Create New Markets

Harvard Business Review

Add work time lost due to travel; cultural norms requiring that people travel together; the expense of transportation; and a general lack of awareness about the value of correcting eyesight problems, and the French eyeglass company Essilor was faced with a perfect storm of what we call external constraints.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Traveling down the path set by the service academies, it may well be that the most effective people in any organization are those who are equally adept playing both leadership and followership roles. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

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David-and-Goliath Partnerships Bring Innovation to Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Consider Southwest Airlines, which shook up the airline industry with its low-cost, high-customer service approach to air travel. In 2005, McKesson invested in a David called RelayHealth that was in the connectivity business before connectivity was hot. Goliaths can bring efficiency and scale to the table for the smaller organizations.

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Five Mistakes to Avoid When Managing Digital Teams

Harvard Business Review

Experimentation is essential — a digital team operating within the bounds of tried and true will not advance your goals. You have a better shot of retaining team knowledge if you’re optimized for the real ways information travels, and aren’t waiting for updates to the company intranet.

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Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others

Harvard Business Review

They’re given state-of-the-art technology, $2,000 to build a home office, and a large travel budget so they can meet up with other team members twice a year in beautiful, exciting places such as La Paz, Mexico, and Amsterdam. grew by nearly 80% between 2005 and 2012. In the U.S. Advances in technology are keeping pace.