Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 22, 2009

  Burquinis are swim attire designed for Muslim women to allow them to swim in public while following her religious requirement of being fully covered in public. The issue brings up some every interesting questions. The woman felt that she was being segregated. There must be a way to find common ground.

Letter 40

Letter Simon Participative Sports 40

Roundtable Talk

JULY 5, 2010

Having been an on and off viewer of Larry King over the past 15 years, the 76 year old’s decision to wrap things up is to be applauded. and Piers Morgan got compared to the acid tongued Simon Cowell. To get started, pick up Marshall Goldsmith’s book “What got you here, won’t get you there” and put his feedforward approach into action.

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Ryan Career Blog Simon 34

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Walk into any Walgreens during the flu season of 2011/2012, check-in on Foursquare, and Walgreens will donate a voucher for a free flu shot to someone in need. Simon Malls offers its mayors reserved, prime-location parking spots, and the ice cream chain Tasti D-Lite posts photographs of each location's mayor on an in-store digital display.

Tactics 15

Tactics Retail Discount Loyalty 15

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

And our employee satisfaction scores have also gone up. Leaders (and followers) need to reclaim “Why&#. If you haven’t read it yet, Simon Sinek wrote a book on the subject. Simon’s book is brilliant, and definitely worth checking out. So remember, don’t forget the “why” – and keep your sanity.

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Succession Simon Metrics Tactics 284

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

All of the following titles cover an aspect of this need. Wiseman says, “We do our best work when we are new to something, striving up that steep ascent.” Leaders Eat Last : Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don''t by Simon Sinek The title of the book— Leaders Eat Last —comes from a conversation with a Marine Corps general.

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Books Wiseman Kotter Leadership 285

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But this faith and resolve needs to be balanced with facts, and Collins brought up a great illustration of this at the World Business Forum, when he presented the “Stockdale Paradox&#. It is an enduring lesson that future leaders should heed, and most certainly follow – for it is indeed the only path to real greatness.

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Collins Leadership Charisma Simon 261

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

He is no Jim Simons , using his mathematical genius to outsmart the market in (to an outsider) incomprehensible ways. Write a letter to the company’s board demanding that it do something different from what it’s doing (buy back shares, break up, sell out to another company, throw out the CEO). Wait a while. Sell stock in the company.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

Most corporations generate 80% to 90% of their profits from fewer than 20% of the brands they sell and many promising start-ups can fail to generate a profit for several years. Eventually, though, Radio Shack expanded into phones and computers for mainstream consumers and its downfall followed.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If the first possibility prevails, then it's hard to see how the short-term hit to profits created by political instability could subsequently be made up (unless an investor were granted some favor that created or locked in a favorable market position). percent in every future year to make up for the short-term losses.

NPV 12

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Developments in the Middle East — first the removal of long-time Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and now Hosni Mubarak's stepping down in Egypt — suggest that authoritarian regimes in the region are not immune to "people power." The Case of Egypt.

Strategy 13

Strategy Politics Short-term Long-term 13