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Elon Musk by Walter Isaascson

Leading Blog

Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership. This emotional shutoff valve could make him callous, but it also made him a risk-seeking innovator. “He

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business Review

It’s a solution we discovered during our research in India, and involves breakthrough innovations that drive down health care delivery costs so much that the margins from serving those who can pay is more than enough to cover the costs of those who cannot. It also pursued process innovations that resulted in cost savings.

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The Market Wants Apple to Unveil a Time Machine

Harvard Business Review

Volatile stock: In 2008, under Jobs, the stock price dropped by more than 50%. No advertising innovation: The "I'm a Mac/"I'm a PC" campaign ran for three and a half years without a refresh. In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. Amazon's price-to-earnings ratio is now 2,767. No iPad mini at all.

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Leading in a World of Resource Constraints and Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

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How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover

Harvard Business Review

Conceding on price or substance because you don’t want to upset the other party is a losing scenario, even if you think you’ve temporarily saved the relationship. That positive, innovative approach is not only far more likely to lead you to a beneficial solution, but also to a place of trust. Principles to Remember.

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Case Study: Should You Adjust Your Business Model for a Major Customer?

Harvard Business Review

The innovative system promised to reduce local governments’ energy consumption and maintenance costs and improve their constituent relationships. The year before, prompted by all this, Lumiscape’s leadership had decided to pivot from a sales model to a subscription model. state and a few European countries. Cameron sighed.