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Carefrontation — The Ultimate Leadership Trait

Great Leadership By Dan

HP had a great training program for new managers, but I decided to add carefrontation to my management style and had great results almost immediately. Attract Customers: If you think customers can’t feel the company culture, think again. Produce higher quality work: Happy people simply care more and do better work because of it.

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CEOs Need to Get Serious About Sales

Harvard Business Review

With many companies trying to shake off the drag of a global recession, CEOs are eager to find growth. CEOs at the best companies are willing to roll up their sleeves and attack the details to transform their sales organization. One place they need to look is in their own sales organizations. That's a big mistake.

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It’s OK to Move Down (Yes, Down) the Value Chain

Harvard Business Review

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” But by taking over the steps at the beginning and end of that process, the company gained valuable control.

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In Praise of Going it Alone

Harvard Business Review

Look for example at Lytro , a company whose impact on photography might turn out to be on par with the digital camera. The firm has developed a sensing system that captures light hitting the camera from a variety of angles, not just what strikes a plane set behind a small aperture. Sales channels can also choke bold inventions.

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Don't Like Your Job? Change It (Without Quitting)

Harvard Business Review

When they developed relationships with the clerks on each ward, they received more accurate information and were able to do a more efficient job of cleaning. Still most of his tasks — managing schedules, developing contracts, reviewing documentation — involved working alone. His boss was convinced.