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Snap Out of It! How To Own The Terms Of Your Success

Terry Starbucker

In 2005, she started the seminal blog “ Escape from Cubicle Nation ”, which quickly became, and still is, one of the top career and business blogs on the web (and one of the inspirations for this site). In the last 8 years, she helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to start successful businesses. The post Snap Out of It!

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What Your Organization Really Needs from You: Influence and Impact

Leading Blog

Success is all about getting others to care about what you care about. The most effective leaders get their teams, their colleagues, and their suppliers to emphasize their priorities. Because Tommy understood the business in such depth, he often knew the answers well before his team did.

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4 Character Strengths Sustain U2’s Success

Michael Lee Stallard

How did such a remarkable transformation happen and how has the band continued its success for more than four decades? Here are four character strengths that reflect U2’s culture and help explain how the band achieves sustained success. Photo Credit: “ Running to Stand Still 2005 ” by M3Li55. via Wikimedia Commons.

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Speak Your Truth So That Others Can Hear It

Leading Blog

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. When this happens, I interpret this as meaning that our team isn’t working very efficiently. In terms of concerns, you may be concerned that the team is throwing good money after bad.

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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

Ken had his team take a different approach. Instead of sending legal teams, Toro sent counselors. Ken’s leadership at Toro was not only a cultural success, but a financial success as well. Billion when he retired in 2005. The objective was to reach a financial settlement. You will be greatly missed.

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“Studying doesn’t stop at GCSEs”

Chartered Management Institute

She went from dealing with cancer patients to developing teams, managing projects and helping to drive organisational change. Having qualified as a nurse in 2005, she spent four years as a staff nurse in surgery, before starting her cancer specialist role in 2009 at Sunderland Royal Hospital.

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. As the leader, set no more than five challenging but achievable annual priorities for your team. As head of the U.S. Set Your Top Five.