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OCTOBER 25, 2010

It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other WebSites on the World Wide Web. LeadsandBids.com A virtual platform offering a network of services and proposes to bring contractors, property owners, finance, insurance, real estate and other pertinent services together.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. A great example of this would be carving out time in your already too busy schedule to mentor someone in your organization with great potential.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Organizations would be well served to move past the infatuation with beauty contests and look for real strength in the areas that matter. What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy.

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JULY 6, 2010

I’m often regarded as a thought leader, but I don’t run an organization, and don’t have any desire to. When you’re the boss your suggestions become orders, all your jokes are funny, and the higher you climb in an organization the more your ego gets stroked. Marshall Goldsmith : Not to be a leader. Not everyone should be a leader.

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JULY 11, 2010

Vision is the core of culture, and without it organizations will never move beyond mediocrity – if they get that far. I'd add that a good vision isn't just the leader or the organization. It is far more than an ethereal statement – it is a catalyst for creating a focused, impassioned and productive workforce.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

One of the first things you need to understand as a CEO is what your time is worth relative to others in the organization. For instance, rather than leveraging down to the $100K talent in the example above, if you drive down further to let’s say a $30k individual, you increase your organizational leverage factor by almost another 30%.

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JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

but again brand without strategy is difficult to manage. The Personality of the brand manager is crucial because your values determine your approach to your personal brand and that of the organization your are heading. Your cannot successfully manage someone's company brand without knowing how to manage your own brand.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Leaders that wait until a problem occurs to deal with it place themselves and their organization at a huge strategic disadvantage. Any well crafted strategy anticipates obstacles and factors in multiple “ what if &# scenarios. The two most common outcomes created by a lack of contingency planning are: 1.)

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization.

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MAY 16, 2010

Focus on driving-down the most complex tasks to the lowest levels of the organization, and then leverage with talent, capital and technology while avoiding the creation of margin eroding dependencies. When I look at top performing organizations, many of them rely on “smart talent&# and relatively complex business models.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. Organizations train people. Employers promised work security and a steady progress up the hierarchy in return for employees fitting in, accepting lower wages, performing in prescribed ways and sticking around. None of these assumptions apply today.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Concealed, avoided or otherwise ignored, conflict will likely fester only to grow into resentment, create withdrawal or cause factional infighting within an organization. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. So, what creates conflict in the workplace?

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APRIL 5, 2010

I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives. Furthermore, in well run organizations you can determine which initiatives are most important to the enterprise by examining which leaders are tasked to what initiatives.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

It makes me nauteous to get mired in a ton of details and administrative activities – believe me, I’ve tried to get more organized on my own at ton of times over the years and well… I just can’t putt! Without them, we’re sunk!

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Transferring influence is truly a force multiplier and a key to building a successful organization. What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff? link] mikemyatt Hi David: Your question is a good one.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

I can promise you one thing…If as a leader you don’t have a clear read on the pulse of your organization, it won’t have a healty pulse for very long. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: It sounds as if there is no "disconnect" in your organization. " Great article. Marlyn Fantastic and right on Mike.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Make sure that everyone within your organization pays attention to design aspects relevant to their roles and responsibilities – make attention to design part of your culture. Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

We are refreshing our values in our organization which enhances our vision and mission. The mission is present oriented and serves as a road map for the future oriented vision statement of where you want the organization to go. Furthermore, the enduring anchor of an organization is found in its values and ethics, not its mission.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

“My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. You must get your employees to engage.

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JULY 6, 2010

" Add to this the fact that every organization has similar but different struggles, one company may take two years to get back on track with a fantastic CEO and another may simply be already close with a CEO who needs to offer little cultural shift but is there to work on the accounting end.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. When an organization stops learning they begin dying. it is also an illusion to think that the higher you go in an organization the more control you have hence the decisions should be somehow easier.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking. Thus, I think the question we're not asking is: How do we align interests and needs in the organization, as leaders? A blog post?

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JUNE 14, 2010

Are your management and executive ranks void of youth? Do people in your organization laugh at new ideas? Does your organization focus more on process than success? When was the last time you entered a new market? Are any of your executives thought leaders? Are employees who point out problems looked down upon?

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MAY 26, 2010

While it is clearly not necessary for an executive to have military experience to be an effective leader, I would submit that today’s business leaders would do well to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to become better leaders and to build better organizations.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Great leaders possess the ability to create a vision for the organizations they lead. Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Section II: Vision.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

In a highly productive organization the power and influence of your voice is earned through trust and performance, and not entitlement. However great leaders and highly productive organizations always focus on team building as a key priority. The business world is not fair…it is regrettably most times rather merciless.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Successful organizations understand and embrace this. What better way to learn strengths and weaknesses of an organization? Their goal is often what can the customer do for them versus what they can do for the customer. I think this is critical to identify what's working and what's not. Why does it have to be so complicated?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

If your organization is not thriving and growing, then the first thing that should occur is a long look in the mirror…Begin your triage by first evaluating your leadership qualities or the lack thereof. Poor Performance : Leaders who have the respect of their team will outperform those that don’t.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

When making decisions, leaders must always maintain the view if what is best for the organization and employees versus decisions that benefit the leader at the expense of others. Considering unintended conquences is also a good lens to look through when making decisions. When a leader loses this focus…s/he is on dangerous ground.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Once leaders understand how beneficial a heightened sense of humility can be not only to them personally, but to the organization as a whole, they become very interested in embracing the refinement of this piece of their character. However, humility can also effectively (and less painfully) be learned through coaching and mentoring.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. For our manufacturing organization mentioned above, what value is there in pursuing next practice innovation in their payroll process?

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APRIL 2, 2010

The principles the Mike describes in this article are excellent and common-sense; these are good principles to apply to the overall philosophy and strategy of the organizations social media interactions. This is where much of the true complexity lies.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Arthur Rasco I would like to nominate Dr. Kara Gibson who is serving in Haiti right now with international relief organization Samaritan's Purse. Here in Owasso, OK there is an organization called Owasso Community Resources. That amount was matched by another organization. but you’ll not find that here.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Even though the online social world has opened many opportunistic doors for many people/organizations, we should be mindful of both the virtual and physical worlds. I must say I am happy to be incorrect. This reminds me of the Perez Hilton — will.i.am Where has human decency and consideration for one another gone?

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Leaders who leverage social media successfully for their organizations can bring about great change. Organizations can use social media to connect more effectively with customers (both internal and external), improve service and responsiveness, and monitor perceptions of their brand. Adjustments or adjournment.

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