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Consider Not Setting Goals in 2013

Harvard Business Review

I had achieved my goal of getting them to the door with their teeth brushed in record time. But two minutes from start to finish meant that they didn't brush their teeth very well, they definitely didn't floss, and the bathroom was a mess. We all know how important it is to have goals, right? Yes, they were at the door in time.

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Has Your Vision Statement Lost Its Focus?

Leading Blog

For the next five minutes, we talked about the textbook definition. While competitive dominance and service excellence are nice goals for senior managers, they do not motivate frontline employees. If done right, a Statement of Cause sets the foundation for culture that aligns strategy and influences operational execution.

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The Trade-Off Every AI Company Will Face

Harvard Business Review

Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration and requires minimum experience of 1,500 hours of flight time, 500 hours of cross-country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time, and 75 hours of instrument operations time. The second question to ask, then, is how important it is to capture user data in the wild.

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How Facebook’s Annual “Hacktober” Campaign Promotes Cybersecurity to Employees

Harvard Business Review

To mitigate the risk of human error, companies need to broaden their definition of security. We tried to simplify this by creating a security help form on our intranet as well as offering tours of our Global Security Operations Center. Hacktober isn’t just about “cyber” security. Recognize and reward engagement.

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To Resolve a Conflict, First Decide: Is It Hot or Cold?

Harvard Business Review

To help you answer this vital question, consider these two definitions: Hot conflict is when one or more parties are highly emotional and doing one or more of the following: speaking loudly or shouting; being physically aggressive, wild or threatening; using language that is incendiary; appearing out of control and potentially explosive.

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What is EntreLeadership

Coaching Tip

Passion is not yelling or being wild; it is simply caring deeply. The corporate mission statement is further clarification and definition for your dreams and vision and assures you that your goals are aimed at the right target. Goals convert vision/mission into energy. A goal must have these characteristics: 1.

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The Rise of the Rude Hiring Manager

Harvard Business Review

He had spent the last two months interviewing for a position as director of operations at a sporting goods company. His resume was spot-on — he’d spent five years as a sporting goods sales rep and several years as an operations manager doing “everything from ordering for shops, to speaking with dealers, to sales.” His goal today? “To