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Powering with Passion and Teaming with Energy

The Practical Leader

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. These manipulative managers pay lip service to the value of people, but their behavior treats “their people” as “assets with skin” or “human capital.” They have to be persuaded.

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How to Get Ahead: Self-Directed Learning

N2Growth Blog

As Peter Drucker, famous business guru, once said: “ innovation is nothing more that the re-application of existing technology. You have to be committed to do whatever it takes to learn what you want to learn. ” To close, becoming an autodidact is a lot of work. But, it’s a lot of fun, too.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time.

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We Need Better Managers, Not More Technocrats

Harvard Business Review

Or as Richard Straub of the Peter Drucker Society of Europe puts the question , “are managers equipped – in terms of skills, competencies and courage – to lead us toward the Great Transformation?”. But, as Drucker also said, “unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes, but no plans.” But vision is not enough.

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Rethinking the Work of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

In 1973, Peter Drucker stated in his book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, "Management is not culture-free, that is, part of the world of nature. Furthermore, a study conducted by the Human Capital Institute and Interaction Associates in 2013 found only 34% of organizations had high levels of trust in the places they work.

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