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How to Lead Like a Pig

Next Level Blog

In it, he describes  how real estate investor Sam Zell and his minions destroyed the culture of the Chicago Tribune and other great newspapers in its holding company. The Tribune Company was bankrupt a year after Zell bought it and, almost two years later, the case is still in bankruptcy court.

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Case Study: The Ex-CEO Contemplates a Coup

Harvard Business Review

Editor''s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. My grandfather ran the exports, while my great-uncle managed the palm plantation. My eldest uncle''s sons have also been unable to break into leadership positions.

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Case Study: Can Nice Guys Finish First?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Right after the wedding, she'd taken a job with a real estate powerhouse. She managed to say this with a lilt in her voice and a sparkle in her eye.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. ” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt. What more proof does one need?

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

When your manager is also your parent, sibling, or another relative, how do you keep things professional? Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder. Toby Bozzutto’s father, Tom, never asked him if he wanted to work in the family real estate management company. ”

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How to Handle Stress in the Moment

Harvard Business Review

What exacerbates the problem is that “people walk into work already laden with stress,” says Maria Gonzales, the founder and president of Argonauta Strategic Alliances Consulting and the author of Mindful Leadership. “If When your mind becomes crowded with negative thoughts, let deep breathing occupy your mental real estate,” says Gonzales.

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