Lead on Purpose

JUNE 12, 2009

If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time in leading yourself—your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. When it comes to your career and your ability to become a great leader, the word ‘invest’ is perceptive. Invest at least 20% leading those with authority over you and 15% leading your peers.

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Ethics Rogers Taylorism Taylor 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 20, 2009

I’m very proud of how well she did in high school and am impressed with her clear understanding of what she wants to pursue as a career. My wife and I took our oldest child to the university where she will pursue a degree in architecture. She’s far ahead of where I was at her age. Congratulations to your family.

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Rogers Taylorism Taylor Ethics 140

Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2009

It’s also a time to step back and take a fresh look at the direction your career is headed. I would review Stewart Roger’s and The Productologist as well as your local product management association. Are you taking advantage of the many Product Camps or “Un-Conferences” offered this year? Mike, “What have others experienced?”

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Productivity Products Conference Participative 154

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Better yet, for those of you bold enough to place yourself under what might be the harsh scrutiny of others, you can get the benefits of a mini leadeship 360 review by asking your co-workers to rate you as a leader. They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Thank you for sharing this freely.

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In the torrent of commentary following Steve Jobs' death, few have noted that his career and his company say something profound in the endless debate about the purpose of the corporation. Apple existed to "delight customers" first — benefits to other stakeholders, including shareholders, followed. But this is at it should be.

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Short-term Rogers Long-term Price 14

Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

It was Will Rogers who famously observed that “common sense ain’t all that common.”. What kind of work ethic (attitude about work) do you see as most likely to produce positive results? Strike a balance between the point at which you review a situation versus waiting so long that you forget the details. Frank Sonnenberg.

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Morale Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing Ethics 117

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

I distilled the discussion down into twelve key pieces of advice — "rules" if you will — for getting off to a good start in one''s career. The American humorist Will Rogers said, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." There is an old career maxim : "It''s not who you know, it''s who knows you."

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Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Advice Career 11