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How A Sense Of Community Can Help Us Achieve Greatness

Tanveer Naseer

Of course, in these conversations about my book, the focus is not on the relevance of community-building in today’s organizations, but rather how do we go about doing this in light of the numerous demands on a leader’s time, attention and resources while operating in a doing-more-with-less environment.

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Innovation at Bell Labs

Leading Blog

Cellular communications, the laser, digitized and synthesized music, the solar battery cell, the first orbiting communications satellite, and the UNIX operating system, are all products of Bell Labs. An instigator is different, too, from the most skillful manager, some able to wrest excellence out of people who might otherwise fall short.”

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Bill Roedy: From West Point to MTV

Leading Blog

It was to be his mantra at MTV— aggressive, creative, relentless distribution. As manager of HBO’s national accounts, he learned that “ In life as well as in business, the ability to sell is the foundation upon which success is built. Although reluctant to leave HBO and move to London, in 1989 he became managing director of MTV Europe.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. And then there were those mentors behind the scene who were responsible for lots of creativity. Think as a manager, not as a worker.

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17 High-Paying Jobs for Women

HR Digest

For every 100 men promoted to manager, only 85 women were promoted. . They mostly operate out of grocery and drugstore pharmacies, others are employed in hospitals or in clinical settings. Computer and information systems managers. Female IT managers earn a median annual income of $89,804. Human Resource Managers.

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Leadership Lessons from Movies : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2.

CO2

Albeit an old film it has great lessons for leaders. Watch Twelve o’Clock High in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com Movies are such a great way to help new upcoming leaders learn lessons quickly by having them watch the film and then have a discussion that follows with great learning targets.

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Linds Redding’s Short Lesson in Perspective

In the CEO Afterlife

As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. This piece was written for anyone involved in advertising and/or creative endeavors. Creative people are on the whole fragile beings, and letting each other down gently and quietly was the unwritten rule.