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Expecting the Unexpected: Meet Unpredictability with Agility and Adaptability

The Practical Leader

Gardner also quotes Scott Armstrong, “an expert on forecasting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania” on his “seer-sucker theory: No matter how much evidence exists that seers do not exist, suckers will pay for the existence of seers.”. Escaping the Change Management Trap: From Rigidity to Agility.

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Thoughts about Jared Lee Loughner - Feelings of Compassion for the.

Building Personal Strength

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Thoughts about Jared Lee Loughner - Feelings of Compassion for the Victims of the January 8 Shooting On Saturday, January 8, 2011, over 250,000 people on Earth died. But on Saturday, January 8, 2011, these six people, all Americans, died in Tucson, Arizona: - John Roll, 63, Arizonas chief federal judge.

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

Ken Blanchard Co-author of The One Minute Manager and Golden Gavel Award recipient “Finally! For example, Neil Armstrong used the six hours and forty minutes between his moon landing and first step to craft his historic statement. Thanks, Nancy!” Someone has incorporated the power of story into presentations!” Use catchy words.

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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business Review

Armstrong’s Killer App. Edwin Howard Armstrong was a science prodigy. In 1934, the same year that the FRC became the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Armstrong was perfecting a new radio technology that offered superior reception: “high fidelity.” Steve Jobs was the Baby Boomer version of Armstrong.

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How to Regain the Lost Art of Reflection

Harvard Business Review

But some CEOs have managed to resist these tendencies. Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, among others, share Warren Buffett’s discipline to read extensively, safeguard time for personal development projects, and constantly seek new stimulus and perspectives. Schedule unstructured thinking time.

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I Got My Strategy from Greenpeace

Harvard Business Review

A group of us bought the company from the Armstrong Group in a buy-out in 2007. I first became interested when I watched a TV documentary on the Cradle-to-Cradle concept that was developed by the German chemistry Professor Michael Braungart (and ex-Greenpeace) and the US architect William McDonough. I'm also an owner. We did that.

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobson

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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