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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

Technology – social media specifically – allows for constant communication, but easy communication doesn’t necessarily translate to messages that are received, understood, and capable of driving action. Think about it this way: You likely spend countless hours collaborating and innovating to put forth really good ideas.

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What Your Moonshot Can Learn from the Apollo Program

Harvard Business Review

With the announcement, some in the media concluded that the Google moonshot was essentially dead. ” The notion of moonshots is a hugely appealing idea, whether you are an enterprise working on a market innovation, a nonprofit organization tackling societal problems, or a government trying to govern better. .

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How to Harness the Customer Awakening

Harvard Business Review

Consider the "My Dell hell" diatribes by prominent blogger and journalist Jeff Jarvis, or Heather Armstrong's "Maytag Nightmare" that she described in vivid detail to her 1.5 Both launched media and customer firestorms; both shook top management to its core. million followers. Put customer issues front and center.

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The September 2012 Leadership Development Carnival NFL Kick-off Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Sharlyn Lauby , from HR Bartender, gets a big hit with Your Company’s Next Innovation Will Be the Result of Empathy. Randy Conley , from Leading with Trust, runs for a TD with Five Leadership Lessons From The Life of Neil Armstrong. Anna Farmery , from The Engaging Brand, scores with 5 Common Mistakes with Social Media.

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Why Great Success Can Bring Out the Worst Parts of Our Personalities

Harvard Business Review

There is no questioning the fact that Musk’s talent for entrepreneurship, defined as the ability to translate original and useful ideas into practical innovations, is truly outstanding. In fact, it’s far more likely that exceptionally talented people like Musk, Hughes, Jobs, Getty, and Armstrong succeed despite these traits.