Lead Change Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

The wider a variety of people you get around you, the more you can as much benefit from potential wild flights of creativity as you can combustion. He settled in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1994, and continued his career as a serial entrepreneur. You certainly are going to find plenty of them if you hire a diverse staff.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 2, 2023

In their new research paper, The New Leadership Frontier: Coachability , Joe Folkman, Jack Zenger, and Kevin Wilde found that this question most clearly delineated successful leaders from those heading for a career crash or derailment. Your coachability correlates very strongly with your leadership effectiveness.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2013

Bill Schley is an award-winning branding expert, author, speaker and a life-long entrepreneur. He began his career as a writer at the legendary Ted Bates Advertising Agency in New […].

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

As Steve Jobs said, “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” If you are wondering how they do it, here are seven things you must do automatically if you are looking to get results. Action expresses priority.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 25, 2015

Millennials look into career paths, goals, and promotion prospects. Their imaginations run wild and they don’t mind speaking up about what their views are about certain things. She is a specialist in offering career consultancy and helping people bring out their entrepreneur or leadership traits to the foreground.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Happy clients that go wild about you because of the surprising way you serve their needs. Yes, I will talk to my manager and see if we can do that for you.” How about, “YES, I can do some hard work for you even though it would be easier for me to just say no.” The result? Related posts: Are Your Client Delight Efforts Misplaced?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. In fact, about half of all new ventures created are actually created by hybrid entrepreneurs—individuals who keep their day jobs and start a venture on the side. [5]

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

Nick is an entrepreneur, author, consultant, and public speaker focused on adversity, personal growth, and education. Throughout his career, he has interviewed hundreds of experts on overcoming adversity, dealing with trauma and stress, and the crucial role that it plays in our cognitive development and education.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

Nick is an entrepreneur, author, consultant, and public speaker focused on adversity, personal growth, and education. Throughout his career, he has interviewed hundreds of experts on overcoming adversity, dealing with trauma and stress, and the crucial role that it plays in our cognitive development and education.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

But when the lights go down and the amplifiers go silent, there’s also an unexpected business tale from which any entrepreneur can learn a few lessons. Here are five (of many) things French would tell you to do to become a platinum-record entrepreneur in your own right: 1. Play to your strengths.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

But when the lights go down and the amplifiers go silent, there’s also an unexpected business tale from which any entrepreneur can learn a few lessons. Here are five (of many) things French would tell you to do to become a platinum-record entrepreneur in your own right: 1. Play to your strengths.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

​ ​ Click "READ MORE" to unveil the 19 ideas and tips that will help you become the next top entrepreneur! If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. First things first, let's make sure you're the right candidate for running a small business.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 12, 2015

During his career, he added nearly $5 billion of value as a science and technology CEO (public, private, IPO), consultant, director, and private equity/venture capital investor. Boni has advanced by taking on the tough assignments of repositioning organizations that had run aground. His firms were recognized on the Inc.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! Even if a person was downsized, maybe she was burned out on what she was doing and wants to jump-start a new career. Do what works! Not necessarily.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Establish Guardrails I worked in several large companies during my corporate career, and I can’t tell you the number of pet projects that became my pet peeves. About the Author Rich Christiansen describes himself as ‘a perfectly good business executive, turned entrepreneur.’ Rich has founded or co-founded 32 businesses.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Talk to other entrepreneurs, but only accept advice from the successful. Align with similar initiatives.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2015

After college, I took an unconventional career path. Friends openly wondered if I’d ever get back on the career path after “disappearing” for years. What they—and I, for that matter—didn’t realize then is that I was well on my way along my career path of choice: being an entrepreneur.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2010

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! About the Author Maribeth Kuzmeski, MBA, is the author of five books, including …And the Clients Went Wild! : Do what works!

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Skip Prichard

JULY 23, 2019

What does it take to be a serial, successful entrepreneur in a highly competitive industry? Like many great leaders, Cameron often has a single story from his career that really provides an “a-ha!” Your Story. Is there a core philosophy that helps turn “good enough” into a wildly successful brand? That means both customers and staff.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur. It's a similar story when you contemplate disrupting yourself mid-career. Time to disrupt myself. Be assured that you have no idea what will come next.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

Buffalo Wild Wings, a Minneapolis-based restaurant chain that specializes in wings, has a market cap in excess of $1 billion. I've encountered many super consumers in my career, but few are as passionate as the phylum called "Pork Dorks.". Think like an entrepreneur: Conduct quick experiments that allow for rapid learning.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. It’s easy to let yourself off the hook as a busy entrepreneur. ” He is an entrepreneur, consultant, and public speaker. There’s a verse that has been both a comfort and a guide for the last 20 years of my career.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

That''s why they''re painted bright blue, and the company even holds contests for employees who can spot and bring home pallets that were somehow left in the wild. Pacific Standard Every struggling city hopes to grow an “innovation district” that will populate its old brick warehouses with teams of brainy entrepreneurs.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

“One of the toughest things about a rut is acknowledging that you are in one,” says Daniel Gulati, a tech entrepreneur and author of Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders. And how do you know the difference between being in a temporary slump and needing to leave your job?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Reviews: “This wild, wicked show is not just a screamfest; it’s a good piece of theater!” - The New York Times “Funny, furious and wholly enthralling!” - Wall Street Journal “Teller has filled Play Dead with elaborate illusions and effects including a slam-bang finale!”

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

After a successful career in publishing, consulting, speaking, and business, he was approached by the board to help resurrect the institution. Students began emailing me—about a plumbing problem, a question about career options, or just to say how much they enjoyed a particular professor. . and HPU Media Entrepreneur-In-Residence .

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Passion is not yelling or being wild; it is simply caring deeply. Reality Checklist for Entrepreneurs. Passion causes things to move, and passion creates a force multiplier. Passion actually covers a multitude of sins. Real EntreLeaders care deeply, and that is basically what passion is. Nothing happens unless first a dream."

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

My research into entrepreneurship’s role in job creation, my professional life as an entrepreneur and investor, and my experience as a one-time government official have led me to one conclusion: Entrepreneurship can solve big problems, but our government has not adequately leveraged this American-as-apple-pie tool in its foreign policy.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Since many are small business people, solo practitioners, sales force members and entrepreneurs, they make great sacrifices to network… usually much more than the payoff. Some commercial programs cater to this market but are usually populated by entrepreneurs on the way up. Niche Networkers. It should be nourished and cherished.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

And the Australians — always up for trying something wild and new — saw fit not only to endure a speech on the topic but four years of public-private partnerships to test it, refine it, smash it apart, remake it, and test it again. My ideas were odd and untested even for the open-source mavens and other oddballs of the day.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You might agree that the flipside of gut-based decision making is analysis paralysis. So, if you are continually dipping your big toe to test the waters and avoiding taking the plunge, take a step back from what appears to be wildly uncertain waters and ask why?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

” Of course, there is a long history of successful entrepreneurs, industrialists, and self-made billionaires who stood out equally for their talents and achievements and their eccentric, difficult, or volatile personalities. Steve Jobs was known for berating employees and suppliers in unprintable language.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

After a successful career as a corporate consultant, he became the Director of Economic Development for Rhode Island, a cabinet level position, where he saw the opportunity to put his ideas into action and create innovation at scale. While its social media KPI’s soared, its business suffered. Clearly, social initiatives are not a panacea.

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