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Breaking the Rules

You're Not the Boss of Me

As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. Announces Social Media, Branding & Diversity Strategies" by @ bizshrink. Breaking an established rule usually comes with a measure of risk.

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When Was the Last Time You Asked, “Why Are We Doing It This Way?”

Harvard Business Review

Here’s advice for how to give yourself time to reflect and lead with questions, based on insights from Wollaert’s and Cornell’s leadership journeys: Create a questioning ecosystem through diverse teams. Successful leadership isn’t just about the leader, it’s about the team.

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Great Leaders Can Think Like Each Member of Their Team

Harvard Business Review

He exemplified a special leadership skill — the ability to get diverse teams of contending bankers, merchants, and traders to collaborate effectively. That curiosity embraces diverse experiences and yields practical knowledge about what motivates others, and what will help them to trust you.

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When Work Satisfaction Comes from Having 4 Jobs

Harvard Business Review

You may have to learn some intensive juggling, but evidence we’ve gathered from a study of fascinating people from many walks of life suggests that sometimes more — a lot more — is better, especially when “more” entails a diversity of tasks. They are true to their passions. They refuse to fit neatly into a box.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

What is their commitment toward literacy, social services, health care, the environment, multicultural diversity and other key issues that really create a better life? ’ What they’re really selling: Retail merchandise. Greatness is earned over an entire career. ‘Work Smarter, Not Harder.’ 1 in Sales.

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