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Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh: vision, values and the pursuit of.

Roundtable Talk

From the outside, Zappos.com is a successful online retailer, but from the inside Zappos.com has created a mission that is about creating happiness. AD Atticus | July 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM | An awesome post, thanks for sharing! LeaderTalker | July 25, 2010 at 11:09 PM | Thanks! LeaderTalker | July 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM | Thanks!

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2010: When Leadership Hit the Rapids

Harvard Business Review

For me, 2010 was the year when I let go of theories and focused on realities, most notably the real challenges of leading in the 21st century. One of the most memorable moments was listening to an executive of a British bank rescued by the government, who told his audience that the economic crisis had been a breakthrough moment in his career.

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Lessons from the Trenches: Leading on a Rollercoaster

Roundtable Talk

On December 8 th , we’ll be meeting with Christine Magee of Sleep Country Canada to talk about her leadership lessons from close to two decades of building Canada’s best known mattress retailer. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. Hope to see you then.

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Break the Innovation Chokehold: How to Stop Ruling Like a (Not-So-Benevolent) Dictator and Start Encouraging Big Ideas

Strategy Driven

Do you parade the halls, factory floors, or store aisles of your organization, holding audience with only the small entourage of upper management trailing after you? One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my career is that respect doesn’t have to be won by giving orders and demanding adherence to those orders.

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What CEOs Have Learned About Social Media

Harvard Business Review

The results, published in “ Socializing Your CEO: From Marginal to Mainstream ,” show that CEO sociability has more than doubled since we began tracking the social activities of chief executives in 2010, when only 36% of CEOs were social. By conducting the search using social media, we automatically select out the dinosaurs.”

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