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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. and The Career Playbook. leads many exciting projects for Marshall including 100 Coaches , the NYT bestselling Triggers , and Marshall’s Thinkers50 and LinkedIn blogs. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. Gary Hamel and C.K. This latter view has strongly influenced my work.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

But Dan Pink's recent book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us tackles the perennial subject of motivation, and argues that we need to abandon the ineffectual carrot and stick approach, and the importance of doing something we love for a career. Finally, management ideas can be the catalyst for a better future.