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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

For me, this includes eating “cleaner” – more whole foods, less processed, etc. I try to take a few minutes every day to be alone with my thoughts and to process what is going on around me. I have found that with self-awareness comes clarity about my goals and vision for my life. Steven Armstrong of StevenArmstrong.ca.

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Out with the Old (but Really Great Business Stories), in with the New

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?

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The Next Wave of Hospital Innovation to Make Patients Safer

Harvard Business Review

Since then, improving health care outcomes has become a central goal in everything from clinical training and research studies to government initiatives and political debate. It brought the idea of building a safer health system to the forefront of the public’s mind. Waves of Innovation in Surgical Quality and Safety.

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The September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival NFL Kick-off Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

While technology is fabulous, it doesn’t replace dealing with people.". It helps to stop and really pay attention to how we feel during the process.". Randy Conley , from Leading with Trust, runs for a TD with Five Leadership Lessons From The Life of Neil Armstrong. New York Jets. There is much we can learn from following.

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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business Review

The process was said to protect against “etheric bedlam,” as a navy report warned, or a “cacaphony of competing voices,” as the Supreme Court later described, and misspelled, it. That might seem like a good thing — using new technology to engage the public in ideological debate. Then he paused.

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I Got My Strategy from Greenpeace

Harvard Business Review

A group of us bought the company from the Armstrong Group in a buy-out in 2007. In pursuit of this goal, I committed Desso to becoming 100% Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. I'm the CEO of Desso , a European company that makes carpets, carpet tiles and synthetic sports surfaces. I'm also an owner. We did that.

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The People Who Practice Everyday, Everywhere Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The goal was to excise the irregularities, in an effort to ensure conformance to work rules, quality standards, timetables and budgets. We received more than 140 entries from a diverse group of thinkers, practitioners and experimenters from around the world in pursuit of that goal. Story by Toney Armstrong, Memphis Police Department.