Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 17, 2013

When he was at the peak of his career, world-renowned golfer Jack Nicklaus , revealed one of the secrets to his success: “I never hit a golf shot without having a sharp picture of it in my head. When I spoke to 900 entrepreneurs at a conference in 2011, I spent hours preparing my talk. First I ‘see’ where I want the ball to finish.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 1, 2011

Sunday, January 2, 2011 BetterThan Blessings - Appreciating the Blessings Before going to my workout the other day, I stopped by The Home Depot to get some decorative hooks for one of the bathrooms. No sharp twinge in my shoulder joint. On the way from the parking lot to the entrance, I noticed something. No lower back pain.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 12, 2010

His voice tone grew sharp, and his volume went up. Apparently, John heard Joe question the necessity of solving the problem. John’s body went almost immediately rigid as he turned to face and lean toward Joe. In all fairness to John, I don’t really know what he was thinking.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

The town, “Tehachapi, CA,” was familiar—as it was the town my family and I adopted when we were assigned to Edwards AFB in 2011. In 2011, Phillip Carter wrote an article in the Washington Post , entitled “For Veterans, is ‘Thank You for Your Service’ Enough?” I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Check Your Sense of Humor:  That hair trigger, quick witted, maybe sharp tongued sense of humor that gets you a lot of laughs when you’re out with your friends doesn’t play so well when you’re the senior leader.

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Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

That event brought the oil-water thing into sharp focus. Copyright 2011. The surprise that her husband brought was a male stripper dressed like a policeman with a boom box on his shoulder. He turned on the music and proceeded to strip. I never had to fire her, though. Good thing. Most of the other employees loved her. Post by Dennis E.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 28, 2012

Andrea Kates (akates@BusinessGenome.com) is the founder of the Business Genome® project and author of the visionary bestselling business innovation book, Find Your Next (McGraw-Hill, November 2011).

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 24, 2011

Here is a mini-interview of Ross Guberman conducted by Nell Minow for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (March 21, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * The most important quality in an employee [.].

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 3, 2010

It’s 2010, sneaking up on 2011 – I’m looking for a HECK of a lot more than eye contact and posture from my leader. So, if they are coming in at ten am instead of 8 sharp, or linger at lunch hours just a wee bit longer, it is because their hours are far different from yours. Thanks again. Your spot on.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). So many sharp talented business people lose by trusting the wrong people or don’t provide an educated guidance. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

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Reiter Thinks

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

I want you to remember what your New Year’s Resolution was for 2011. Comments (6) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback Reiter Thinks February 25, 2011 at 7:24 am | #1 Reply | Quote I’ll be happy to start. Matt Reiter Thinks February 25, 2011 at 12:39 pm | #2 Reply | Quote Don’t be shy… Andrew W.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 31, 2012

Andrea Kates (akates@BusinessGenome.com) is the founder of the Business Genome® project and author of the visionary bestselling business innovation book, Find Your Next (McGraw-Hill, November 2011).

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The humor is sharp, dry and keeps you looking for the next unexpected in-joke. Posted by: Dorothy Hendricks | November 18, 2010 at 08:24 PM Chris, There is almost nothing in humor I like better than stuff like this - tongue firmly in cheek, cleverly poking fun at one's self and the absurdities of life.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

Jones January 31, 2011 at 2:26 am Gwyn, I couldn’t agree with you more. Thanks, Brandon Reply Gwyn Teatro January 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm Hi Brandon, Yes, I agree. Reply Lise Moen January 31, 2011 at 9:10 am Loved this! Lise Reply Gwyn Teatro January 31, 2011 at 10:21 pm Thanks Lise! Couldn’t agree more.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Yes, a rifle or laser-sharp approach will take more planning and forethought, but in the end you’ll probably save time and resources. A laser-sharp strategy is much more practical, productive, and economical. In business, a shotgun approach gets the job done…but usually doesn’t yield outstanding results. All rights reserved.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In his newest book, Ravi Zacharias asks, "How does one take the emotional high points and successfully balance them with the sharp edges of sorrow that are also part of life?" " Posted by: Sid Thornton | January 05, 2011 at 02:43 PM While recently watching my kids play I was trying to wrap my mind around just this very thing.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 3, 2013

He’s sharp, connected, and passionate about what he feels called to do. Catalyst 2011: David Kinnaman. Probably none of us realize the impact Catalyst has had on the Kingdom in the past decade or so. Catalyst is lead by an impressive guy. Brad Lomenick is a leader’s leader. Catalyst Post: An Empowering Leader Update.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2011

in September 2011, down slightly from the three-year peak of 6.5% in July 2011 — appears likely to remain a priority. in September 2011, the same as in August, though down from a July 2011 peak increase of 14.8% — staying so stubbornly high? For Beijing, tackling China's high inflation rate — 6.1%

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2014

businesses in 2011—up from 23 percent in 1992, for an increase of half in just under two decades. Compounding this, we document a sharp uptick in early-stage firm failure rates and believe it might be playing an increasing role over time. Mature firms (those aged 16 years or more) comprised 34 percent of U.S.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. To learn more about Capabilities-Driven Strategy, click here. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

Some lists do draw heavily from research, like this 2011 one , published by HBR. One can analyze these episodes in hindsight , with laser-sharp precision, but the rest of us have to face them in the uncertain, ever-changing future. Thus some behaviors are what success has brought them, and not the other way around.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

I'm looking forward to learning from you in 2011. I'm looking forward to 2011 and I appreciate your advice and friendship. May I take to heart these good words of advice in 2011 and the years ahead. Have a joy filled 2011. I wish you and family a blessed 2011 as well. Thanks for the great reminder.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The sharp recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the 2011 debt crisis have fundamentally reset the world. Reading HBR's List of Audacious Ideas is the perfect way to start 2012. The new reality is austerity. But that should only be fiscal reality.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

The 2000s saw expanding state budgets and welfare payments, in part linked to a decade of rising global oil prices that peaked at a stable range of around $100–110 per barrel between 2011 and mid 2014. The recent sharp decline in the oil price has undoubtedly altered the economic outlook for the GCC economies as a whole.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

The Bad: The Local Coffee Shop In tough economic times, small business owners should have a laser-sharp focus on great customer service, doing everything they can to ensure their customers feel respected and loved. Read on for examples from my own experience and lessons on what can be learned from the good and bad sides of customer service.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

The answer is the sharp and unexpected rise of existential risk. For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991. Every half century or so, the risk assumptions underlying our economic, social and political foundations change dramatically.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

Unfortunately, app development came at the expense of schoolwork, resulting in a sharp decline in one developer’s grades as the pair headed into the college application season. Facebook had 2,400 employees in 2011; 3,500 in 2012; 4,900 in 2013; and 6,300 today. Not bad, but hardly Zuckerbergian.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 24, 2010

And be careful with the sharp end Maybe that falls under your second point. Ben, it is certainly a tool, and yes, it can have a sharp end! Bret bencurnett January 26, 2010 at 10:53 am Hi Terry. I’d add this: Social media is a tool. Whether or not it works for your business depends on how you use it. Anyway, thanks for the list.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Then I heard that it grew 429% from September to December 2011. Pinterest founders Ben Silbermann , and Evan Sharp are mapping American culture. My first reaction was panic. You know how it goes. First I heard about Pinterest. And I thought, Oh, my god, the future is preparing to leave without me.again. So I raced to have a look.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

On September 17, 2011, Occupy Wall Street took over Zuccotti Park, in the heart of the financial district in Lower Manhattan. The contrast is sharp and it is no accident. Declaring, “We are the 99%” and vilifying corporate leaders, they captured the attention of the nation.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2014

This kind of sharp price movement on seemingly modest news is not a new or isolated occurrence for Apple. And of course Steve Jobs, the crotchety business genius who co-founded the company in 1979 and drove its recent renaissance, died in 2011. As I write this, on Thursday morning, the loss for the week is nearing 10%.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Our research and work with companies suggest three broad approaches you can try, each with its own pros and cons: Enact a sharp "decree" to force a specific change in behavior. You need to find the middle ground: judicious interventions that allow knowledge workers to help themselves.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

You get to a point where you believe your skills are so sharp, and so good, that you can actually overcome the Peter Principle, and change a person into something they are clearly not. Because of something called hubris, an affliction that seems to lurk around nearly every leadership corner, mixed in with a fear of failure.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. Unfortunately, the wildcard is PEOPLE. We serve people, lead people, we relate to people, we encourage or discourage people, and we are people.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

We surveyed how these trends might apply to the high-tech sector, looking at data through 2011 and using a broader definition for high-tech that stretches beyond software and Internet companies to include things like computer hardware, life sciences, aerospace, and scientific research. That figure fell to 38% by 2011.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In the photography industry, Leica provides a sharp example of how adding new capabilities can help a company reverse free fall. In 2011 the private equity firm Blackstone invested 160 million euros in the company. Kaufmann proceeded to engineer a turnaround of the company by focusing on the top end of the market.

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