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Leaders, What's Your Vocation?

Next Level Blog

  By vocation, I don’t mean your job or your career.  I thought about that intersection of deep personal happiness and the world’s great need last week when I read the obituary of Dr. Billy Taylor.    Dr. Taylor crafted a 70 year vocation as a jazz performer and educator.  "It was my doing.

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Credit comes later

Lead on Purpose

The best way to start to learn about product management is to read books, magazines and blogs. CEOs are praised for their vision. Top salespeople are rewarded with high commissions. Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on March 16, 2010 at 8:29 pm said: Khoo, good questions.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Taylor s textbook about "productivity" squarely at my nose if youd like, but Id suggest: the sharpest implement you might not yet have in your toolkit is a set of reflection items. So throw Frederick W. So throw Frederick W.