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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In The President is, first of all, a manager.” — Peter Drucker, How to Make the Presidency Manageable, Fortune November 1974.

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Seasoned Leaders Have Balance

Great Leadership By Dan

Coaching and Letting Go An important part of a leader’s job is to coach people on how to be more effective and efficient. Bibliography Kaplan, R.E. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011. Seasoned leaders have the wisdom to know when to hold the line and when to be flexible. Too much can frustrate initiative. and Kaiser, R.B.

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How to Give a Briefing that Impresses the Boss

Strategy Driven

He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Bill is responsible all aspects of the business including sales, marketing, content development, and the delivery of Communispond courses by certified faculty. a K-12 education publisher focusing on mathematics.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Addresses how to ensure your company has the right governance, performance measurement, and internal discussions to encourage value-creating decisions. Kaplan and Norton point out that customer satisfaction, internal business processes, learning, and revenue growth are important drivers of long-term performance. Copyright (c) 2011.

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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Conquer Your Nerves with Eye-Brain Control To Make a Strong.

Strategy Driven

He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Using these whitepapers, youll learn how to create a performance measurement system that drives superior performance by aligning managerial decisions and employee actions with your corporate strategy. a K-12 education publisher focusing on mathematics.

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Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why technology should support your organization’s strategy…not the other way around This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in Harvard Business Review.

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