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OCTOBER 31, 2010

The politician makes speeches and promises motivated by pride, ego, notoriety, power, position, stature, and personal success. These facts raise some profound questions about personnel management of a great power. No one could credibly argue that our political leadership is anywhere near the same class as the Founders' era.

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JULY 2, 2010

If you’re passionate about something it means you care so much that it hurts…Refusing to surrender, and having the ability to make the tough decision or the needed sacrifice, will allow your company to continue taking ground and will keep the competitive advantage on the side of your enterprise.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

If your company is in products, services, or businesses that you wouldn’t enter into if you weren’t in that particular arena today…GET OUT! As a CEO of any company, it's your responsibility to make the tough calls, and not let fear immobilize good decisions. This was a good read and better advice.

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JULY 26, 2010

In today’s post I’ll describe the power that resides with the truly confident, as contrasted with self-destructive characteristics that plague the arrogant… When you think of a true leader do you envision someone who displays a quiet confidence or a blatant arrogance? [link] rashmin I agree with what you are saying !!

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AUGUST 9, 2010

You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. If you tell me that your business doesn’t have any competition, I don’t buy it…All businesses have competition at some level. If you don’t have direct competition you’ll surely have indirect competition.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Smart leaders will do everything in their power to keep a decreae in velocity from becoming a self imposed adversary due to a lack of contingency planning. As told by Mark, the story goes like this: Baron Von Bismark was tasked with unifying the axis powers in WW1. Speed is your friend and should be leveraged to your advantage.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

I think I have understood the power of good timing, but have not used it enough strategically. Brad White Thank you for the post Mike. Thanks for improving my awareness. link] mikemyatt No thanks necessary Brad…I'm glad you found this post useful. link] Timing is Everything « LAB report [.]

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APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Your cannot successfully manage someone's company brand without knowing how to manage your own brand. The Personality of the brand manager is crucial because your values determine your approach to your personal brand and that of the organization your are heading. Thanks Oarabile nobilify Interesting post Mike.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a two-time best selling author and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group , a learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993. We need to be mindful about what they are seeing. Thanks for stopping by.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

For many companies, employees are expected to complete given tasks or processes because 'that's what we've always done' But if we focus instead on what the purpose is behind our efforts, suddenly it matters less if we're efficient in doing it if it ultimately contributes little to our organization's objectives.

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MARCH 23, 2010

How far should a company go to satisfy their clientele or customer base? .&# Let’s just assume that the lifetime value of a customer for company X is $2,000 dollars. If company X loses just one customer, the total lifecycle loss could run well into the tens of thousands, if not the hundreds of thousands.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I have watched companies spend tremendous amounts of money, time and energy debating logos, taglines, color pallets, font styles, ad campaigns, positioning strategies, marketing messages, brand promises, etc., That said, flawed marketing or branding initiatives have crippled many a good company. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

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JULY 20, 2010

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AUGUST 24, 2010

The central idea is both simple and powerful: the job or position is a shared situation. Jettisoned employees are finding that their hard won knowledge, skills and capabilities earned while being loyal are no longer valuable in the employment market place. What kind of a contract can employers and employees make with each other?

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JANUARY 10, 2011

As much as most companies don’t want to admit this, it is highly unlikely that you have anyone in your organization that has great leadership attitude and aptitude that hasn’t already been identified. Beyond the character test, the first prerequisite for leadership is the willingness to lead. Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I have witnessed company bonuses work marvelously well, and I have seen them create great animosity and discord. It is very typical that in this type of environment that the controversy shifts from company vs. employees, to employee vs. employee. It is not the bonus that is right or wrong, but the manner in which it is rolled-out.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. Being in touch with those whom you work with and/or lead is a powerful asset to those who use it. " Great article. Thanks for stopping by and job well done Gordon.

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MARCH 18, 2010

A specific example of this would be that while a company’s business plan may not change for a number of years, the company’s business model consistently evolve, or may even need to be reengineered to insure the execution of its business plan. if you cannot define your business model, then you likely don’t have one.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

The Medium “is&# the Message : People that fall into this camp believe that the medium will do the work for them…They believe in the reach and power of the medium to overcome any flaws in the message. Do you ever find yourself sitting back and marveling at those leaders who always seem to have the right thing to say?

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Companies are working ways out to deliver more value, people in organizations are evaluated based on value they create and clients seek “value-adds” in products and services they purchase. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Innate, raw intelligence while certainly something to be prized, is much more common and much less powerful than real influence. In fact, your influence quotient will be a much greater determinant of your ultimate success than your “Intelligence Quotient” could ever be. Mike Myatt wrote one of the best definitions of influence I have seen.

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JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

I'm looking forward to learning from you in 2011. I'm looking forward to 2011 and I appreciate your advice and friendship. " Thanks for this powerful and important reminder, Mike. " I can think of friends that violated your insight and now years later they are scrambling to make sense of life.

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APRIL 14, 2010

What should be jumping off the page here is that based upon the above referenced survey only two percent of the companies surveyed appear to utilize a value based hiring methodology. Moreover, one might conclude that 98% of these companies have the wrong people doing the hiring.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Winston, a former executive responsible for leadership development at the Countrywide Financial Corporation, spent three years in a legal battle against Countrywide, the once-mighty mortgage giant, and its current owner, Bank of America, contending that he was punished and pushed out for not toeing the company line. million in damages.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

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JULY 6, 2010

Eric Shinseki, former Army Chief of Staff, Alan Mulally, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, and Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts. Marshall Goldsmith : While I could offer many examples, three individuals come to mind: General (Ret.) More information on Marshall can be found by visiting his website.

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JULY 11, 2010

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Never confuse power with leadership. Bill’s passion an his sales skills were clearly evident, but his presentation came across as a wannabe self-help guru more than a CEO of one of the world’s best software companies. Companies are made of people, so dreams matter. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making.

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MAY 16, 2010

The truth is that great companies are those which can thrive and prosper in the absence of sophistication. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Even the most discerning people make value judgments at the subconscious level as it’s only human nature to use the power of observation in an attempt to validate perception. and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

There are iterative steps that we all go through to validate the worth of an idea with ever-increasing detail in each iteration until the company can confirm that an idea should be embraced. I would also suggest that determining the worth of an idea is not a linearly process with several points of analysis that reach an immediate conclusion.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

The ability to say no, can show that you truly understand the system that you work in, know the capabilities, the growth opportunities, and take a strong stand in leading your team where you, your staff, and your company need them to go. Ultimately we all want to say yes. There is no arguing, reasoning, memos, crying etc.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Without question the most successful business people on the planet are those that have learned to blow through self-imposed barriers to openly harness the power of broader spheres of influence. For sometime now believing in the power of mentor-ship. I sincerely believe there is no such thing as a “self-made man&#.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Simplification enables better focus, elimination of waste and higher speed of execution – all of which have been at the core of great companies. Jessica Cox Becomes First Pilot With No Arms By Hemal, January 17, 2011 @ 12:31 pm I have no other words than “Simply&# superb ! People relate better to things they easily understand.

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