Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. .&# They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. What matters in 2010?

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Godin eBook Marketing Ethics 133

Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

— The Product Management Perspective: Technology continues to evolve ever more rapidly. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Kennedy Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence. Markets change quickly.

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Leadership Loyalty Taylorism Taylor 165

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They focus on this marketing campaign or that new technology, and lose track of what’s most important. A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. This seems straight forward, and yet in my experience company leaders too often lose track of this important goal. Know what works.

Productivity 192

Productivity Products Succession Management 192

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Seth Godin calls it shipping, Mike Myatt calls it being an actionable leadership, and I will call it “mouthless [.] Great insights Susan. link] Your idea sucks « hour9 :: the learning leadership blog [.]

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 14, 2010

We are being pushed rapidly down a route largely determined by the technological environment.&# “Anything that raises the cost of doing something reduces what gets done.&# The book helped me understand more clearly how the Internet has changed the way we interact and get information.

Review 113

Review Books Open-book Tools 113

Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, no tools or equipment will ever replace the people in a successful organization. Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company.

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Collins Taylorism Taylor Ethics 100

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 8, 2009

Often I’ve found that most product managers will focus their effots on the area of expertise from which they originate, be that marketing, sales or technology. Some employees feel nervous about keeping their jobs.

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Learning-by-Doing Ethics Taylorism Taylor 118