Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much is written about learning from failure, but much less of failing from success. It was inspiring to get to know Nido Quebein, President of High Point University, along with his concept of Productive Failures and Unproductive Success. Success can slow us down in other areas as well. 5 Ways Success is Holding You Back.

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Succession Gilbert PR Learning-by-Doing 450

Skip Prichard

APRIL 15, 2020

Can you make sense of this: Organizations worldwide spend $356 billion a year on leadership development efforts , yet 75% of organizations rate their leadership programs as being not very effective? Despite billions of dollars spent to develop leaders, and numerous programs, the leadership gap continues. Gilbert Keith Chesterton.

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Development Succession Self-aware How To 108

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

This 1999 production tells a story of Gilbert and Sullivan. Then, they discover something new, as Gilbert is reluctantly dragged, (by his long-suffering wife), to see some Japanese entertainers perform. The rest of the story is about how they actually created, developed and presented this now, much celebrated opera.

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Gilbert Management Blog Film 44

Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

Of course, the capper was when he told the interviewer Jim Gray that of the six NBA teams that had been recruiting him, the only one that knew his decision at that moment was the one that he planned to play for. In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard.

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Class Gilbert Leadership Letter 135

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

One key to success is recognizing that transforming a business involves three activities: Transforming the core business to maximize its resilience ("Transformation A"). You may need to cut the core (Gilbert cut 42 percent of newspaper staff in August 2010) or lead a large course-correction in new growth efforts. Persistence.

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Gilbert Company Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. Why did this happen? An easy explanation is myopia.

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Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

All things being equal, of course, you'd rather have a skilled entrepreneur than an unskilled one. There is lots of work to be done, of course. Innovation is, of course, an intensely human behavior. I've been increasingly telling people that the key to successful innovation is to become a Latter-Day Edison.

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Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Gilbert 15