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3 Ways to Encourage Knowledge Flow

Michael Lee Stallard

Lafley’s long career in marketing had taught him how to glean insights by listening to P&G’s customers. I like the term Peter Drucker once gave the contributions of educated employees who shared an opposing point of view. 3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture. Ask people to be inquisitive.

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You Have to Make Them Love Their Jobs

Marshall Goldsmith

Peter Drucker often talked about the importance of effectively leading knowledge workers - professionals who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. By enabling professionals to establish strong networks both inside and outside the company, organizations can gain a huge competitive advantage and the loyalty of their workers.

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0505 | George Bradt: Full Transcript

LDRLB

DAVID: I think that’s the great point and also, last podcast we were talking to William Cohen and he actually mentioned that a lot of times … he studied under Peter Drucker. Drucker’s right and you’re right. DAVID: I find that often if I’m in line with what Drucker said, I am right, so that works really well.

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Plan Your Professional Development for the Year

Harvard Business Review

But following through on them is likely to become your personal competitive advantage, because so many people focus only on quick wins and abandon the rest. Depending on the phase of your career and your other goals for the year, you may want to prioritize one more than the others. Who else has influence?

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Steve Ballmer's Big Lesson for the Rest of Us

Harvard Business Review

Peter Drucker made the point in HBR''s pages 18 years ago, writing that "Core competencies are different for every organization. Two other observations can be made about the public autopsy of Ballmer''s career: It may constitute another small way that Steve Jobs left a dent in the universe. Well, guess what: it does.

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Chery Gegelman of Simply Understanding by Giana Consulting discusses the importance of organizational culture in The greatest opportunity for improvement and competitive advantage. Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog discusses three best practices in recruiting and retaining talent in What’s It Worth to You?

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The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend

Strategy Driven

The art with which we build our careers and our legacy is a journey that benefits many others along the way. Business Hall of Fame that I met Peter Drucker. Understands that careers evolve. As an integrated process of life skills, career has its place. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.