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Lawrence Cunningham: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

George Tucker III Research Professor at George Washington University Law School and Director of GW’s Center for Law, Economics and Finance (C-LEAF) in New York. He is the author of numerous books including three editions of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition, March 8, [.].

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Author or editor of 29 books. Liz Wiseman – Author of the best-selling books: Rookie Smarts and Multipliers. Author of several New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling books. Author of three books on nation building.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It reminds me of Drucker’s first rule of decision making: one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement. A lesson in the power of brevity from Mr. Weiss… [link] Dan Rockwell Hi John, I like what you said in your book about team decision making. A team helps to create the best foundation for a decision or action.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

The book is divided into two parts – text and cases – to provide professors with maximum flexibility in organizing their courses. The text portion of the book discusses key issues derived from the author’s research and consulting, and is meant to complement the case method of teaching, raising issues for conversation.

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Are CEOs Overhyped and Overpaid?

Harvard Business Review

Second, as a 20-year review from 1993 to 2012 showed, CEOs’ judgment affects key strategic and managerial processes , such as staffing, financing, and marketing decisions. return on sales, return on assets, and market-to-book ratio) have been increasing with time , at least in the U.S.

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To Understand the Future of Tesla, Look to the History of GM

Harvard Business Review

Sloan’s book My Years with General Motors , written half a century ago, is still a readable business classic. Peter Drucker wrote that Sloan was “the first to work out how to systematically organize a big company. Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policy making, corporate finance, and planning.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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