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Collin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

CO2

Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Judgment Calls

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

With an expanding global economy, a digital information explosion, and increasingly rapid pace of business, our world is too large, our organizations too complex. Books like Built to Last (Collins and Porras, 1997) and Good to Great (Collins, 2001) have laid a foundation. One person, no matter how great, can’t know everything.

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Book Review: “Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All”

The Practical Leader

As with Collins’ first book, Built to Last , and with Good to Great (read my review of both books on LinkedIn or The Leader Letter archive ), they compared the outstanding companies to a control group of comparison companies in the very same industries and extreme environments that failed to thrive. Sounding familiar?

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. To me, that highlights the importance of reading, watching, listening and generally paying attention to what’s happening, not only locally, but also globally. It took my personal church from a 100 to hundreds and headed to thousands.

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How to Strengthen Your Reputation as an Employer

Harvard Business Review

A new study by my firm, Weber Shandwick, in partnership with KRC Research, found that only 19% of the nearly 2,000 global employees we surveyed feel strongly that the work experience their employer promotes publicly is matched by reality. The combination of weak employee engagement rates globally and the 3.9%

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What Businesses Need to Know About Sustainable Development Goals

Harvard Business Review

More than 190 member countries committed to “eliminate poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030, together with 16 other “big, hairy, audacious goals” — to use Jim Collins’ memorable phrase. The price tag for accomplishing these global goals is estimated to be up to $3 trillion a year for 15 years.

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How Managers Can Make Casual Networking Events More Inclusive

Harvard Business Review

After-work drinks can exclude women who shoulder the lion’s share of caregiving responsibilities globally. “As a manager, it’s necessary to ask questions about your employee’s preferences in a respectful way,” says Adina, a manager at a global technology company. Engage a diverse planning committee.