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The Power in Vulnerability

Great Leadership By Dan

This shift may have started in 2010 when Brené Brown, a sociological research professor, published The Gifts of Imperfection , and perhaps took off with her next book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead in 2012. The message was clear. He currently lives in Morristown, NJ.

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 18, 2010 09:30 am under E Pluribus Partners , Media Appearances , connection culture , employee engagement Today, The Economic Times in India published an article I wrote about Jim Goodnight and SAS Institute. The data suggest otherwise. Goodnight, a 6-foot 4-inch tall North Carolinian with a Ph.D.

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. Google bought U.K. Germany, and France.

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Fear Kills

Next Level Blog

. | Main | Business Travel Divas Turn Themselves In » July 23, 2010 Fear Kills In case you didnt see it, a report in the New York Times earlier this week offers a stark example of what can happen when the culture of an organization discourages open and honest dialogue. Heres the passage from the article that really hit home with me.

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Has SAS Institute’s Goodnight Cracked the Code on Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago. Recently, SAS was named number 1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2010. The data suggest otherwise.

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. Google bought U.K. Germany, and France.

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How Life Insurers Can Bring Their Business into the 21st Century

Harvard Business Review

Life insurance is – or should be – a central element in most households’ financial planning. Yet life insurance sales have been on a steady decline for years. According to LIMRA , the life insurance industry trade association, the number of individual holders of life insurance in the U.S. million to 9.7