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Throw Your Life a Curve

Harvard Business Review

As we look to develop competence within a new domain of expertise, moving up a personal learning curve, initially progress is slow. Saul Kaplan , Chief Catalyst at Business Innovation Factory, shares: "My life has been about searching for the steep learning curve because that's where I do my best work. Images copyright 2012 Juan C.

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2012?s Top Ten Insights on Leadership, Innovation, and Strategy

LDRLB

As you reflect on 2012 and look forward to 2013, LDRLB did some reflecting too – on the most popular content on 2012. The following ten posts were our top read pieces written in 2012. Strategy is About Choice – David Burkus on how developing strategy is just as much about what you choose not to pursue.

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The Power of Persistence for Leaders

LDRLB

They then developed a “success” ranking by comparing their investor’s expectations to the actually performance. As study author Steve Kaplan puts it, “Persistent leaders don’t give up>” Never giving up is common with successful company leaders and business entrepreneurs. ” Donald Trump.

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