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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them.

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You Need a Transformational Business Coach

Lead Change Blog

I worked with another client planning fast growth for his telecommunications business. Look for a depth of knowledge based on failures and successes and accomplishments. I have achieved great success for myself and others. At times, it might be horses for courses, but being close up and focused is what works best for me.

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How a Board Search Firm Can Support Organizations

N2Growth Blog

Here are three of the main reasons why a Board search firm is so critical to a Board’s success: 1. The most effective and successful Boards operate with the future of the Board and overall organization in mind. Technology, media & telecommunications. Their placements maximize Board effectiveness. Diversity Commitment.

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Four Strategies to Make Your Vision a Reality

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Tracking is important because, as you measure your progress and gain greater insight into your journey, you may have to adjust your course and alter your plans. Choose someone who is genuinely concerned with the success of your vision, who will be brutally honest with you, and who will not accept excuses. 3. Accountability.

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

There is a danger, of course, when confidence becomes too detached from reality, and results in certain blindspots -- that is, unrecognized weaknesses or threats that have the potential to undermine your success. It''s important to be aware of these blindspots because they expose you and your company to a variety of risks.

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Intrapreneurship in "Social" Business

Mills Scofield

Having lived in and with off-the-grid communities in Latin America, in Nicaragua and Colombia, I had seen and felt the impact of low Internet and basic telecommunications access, especially when it comes to communicating with potential employers. Then, of course, there are just some bad ideas and stale social enterprise models.

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The Danger of Denial

Marshall Goldsmith

In the 1980s, I appeared on a videotape that was widely distributed as part of a leadership development course for IBM managers. I don’t know much about telecommunications – it just seemed obvious. They were in massive denial.