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Welcome to Thinkers50, one of the best online sources for brain food

First Friday Book Synopsis

The 2009 winner was CK Prahalad. Thinkers50 offers the definitive global ranking of management thinkers and is published every two years. The ranking is based on voting at the Thinkers50 website and input from a team of advisers led by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer.

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Chris Zook on the importance of “Commander’s Intent”

First Friday Book Synopsis

The 2009 winner was CK Prahalad. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Zook and featured at the Thinkers50 website, an organization whose definitive global ranking of management thinkers is published every two years.

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Voting ends Sept 1st for Thinkers50 Top Management Thinker Award for 2013

Marshall Goldsmith

Previous winners of the Top Management Thinker Award have included Peter Drucker (2001 & 2003), Michael Porter (2005), CK Prahalad (2007 & 2009), and Clayton Christensen (2011). It is now the premier global ranking of management thinkers.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

Similarly, CK Prahalad’s work on the bottom of the pyramid from the beginning of this century is still hugely influential. Overall, it is the best ever showing for the women thinkers – with 13 places out of the top 50 (up from 11 in 2011 and just five in 2009.) Drucker was writing about knowledge workers in the late 1960s.

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7 Steps to Boost Your Leadership Self-Confidence

Marshall Goldsmith

In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. When direct reports read worry and concern on the face of a leader, they begin to lose confidence in the leader's ability to lead. Life is good. Marshall Every two years there is a global survey to determine the world’s top 50 business thinkers.

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When is Spinning the Message a Good Thing?

Marshall Goldsmith

In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. . - The company will not deliver the benefits that are being sold to the receiver of the message. Life is good. Marshall Every two years there is a global survey to determine the world’s top 50 business thinkers.

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Three Traps to Avoid When Choosing a Successor

Marshall Goldsmith

In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Respect your successor enough to let her choose her own key advisers. Life is good. Marshall Every two years there is a global survey to determine the world’s top 50 business thinkers. To participate in the 2011 Thinkers 50, visit [link].

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