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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5

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Leadership Lessons From The Catalyst Leadership Labs 2014

Joseph Lalonde

The last Labs session I caught for the Catalyst 2014 was by a man named Sergio De LaMora. Being marketed by man doesn’t mean you’re marked by God : This leadership lesson had a profound impact on me. Sometimes it’s just that man has found you to be interesting or marketable. Our goal is to be marked by God.

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Re-Imagining New Leadership Possibilities in 2014:

The Empowered Buisness

Example 1: “To be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer experience in markets we serve.”. Big, bold goals are actually easier, more fulfilling and a heck more exciting to achieve than small goals. Happy 2014! __. Secret 3 : A big vision that challenges you to bold heights.

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Leadership Development Carnival: June 2014 Edition

QAspire

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Read more in her post “ 3 Steps to Transform Your To-Do List ” ( @SusanMazza ). That’s it for this month’s edition.

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The Books That Impacted My Life In 2014

Joseph Lalonde

In 2014, I read a lot. Let’s start off with the physical books I read in 2014. YouTility: Why Smart Marketing Is About Help Not Hype by Jay Baer – Bear wrote an amazing book on why helping is the new marketing. Market in that direction. 2014 was the year I really got into audio books.

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My 12 “Must Read” Best Leadership Books for 2014

The Empowered Buisness

With the new year coming, I asked myself … what wisdom could I provide to help leaders change their game in 2014? While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded market of other business books , I wanted to share …. It says prove.

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Branding vs. Marketing

Strategy Driven

Many believe that a brand is a function of marketing. Marketers and marketing departments love ‘branding campaigns’ or ‘brand-building programs,’ because they are sexier and more exciting than their less attractive cousin, the product campaign. But a brand is much more than a component of marketing.

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