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When to Take My Name off the Door ? by Guest Blogger Leo Burnett.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • July 20, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing • 2 Comments. When you start believing that, in the interest of efficiency, a creative spirit and the urge to create can be delegated and administrated, and forget that they can only be nurtured, stimulated, and inspired. Human Resources.

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Guest Post: The “General” Manager – Soldier Lessons for the.

Lead on Purpose

Whether you’re the platoon commander of an Army Infantry Patrol, or the Director of Human Resources, you’re still a leader. However, if you don’t give enough direction, and you’ll be wasting time and resources having to delegate and do work over.

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GE’s Culture Challenge After Welch and Immelt

Harvard Business Review

How do they understand the need to change and create the energy and urgency around it? Other times, shifts may be driven by disruptions and disrupters like the one happening in the transportation and hotel markets right now thanks to the likes of Uber and Airbnb. How do long-established companies make this transformation?

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How to Manage Your Star Employee

Harvard Business Review

“Demonstrate trust by delegating authority and responsibility” over certain projects and tasks. “Be explicit and say that you want to give her more bandwidth so that she has the brainpower, energy, and time to be at her best.” And don’t micromanage. “Give her discretion in how she does the work.”

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Use a Brand Council to Help Steer Strategy

Harvard Business Review

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, once observed that “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered.

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