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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. The Mafia, Hells Angels, and the Sinaloa Cartel had different missions and strategies, and so their leaders developed unique corporate governance schemes. Then these individuals’ performance must be measured and rewarded.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP development is a lifelong process. The Good Fight : Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track by Liane Davey (Page Two, 2019) Liane Davey shows you how to create the productive conflict your organization needs to get along and get stuff done. It’s like having a mentor guide your journey.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

Finally, it has forced me to think about and clearly articulate answers to the excellent questions that Maddy had developed. If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. What does that even mean?

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. We’ve got an exclusive interview with Simon here ! Reserved your spot?

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People Do Business With You…But Why?

Women on Business

According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” While most companies explain that they make great products, Apple is unique in that they begin by telling the consumer “ why ” they make their products. By Maribeth Kuzmeski Why do people do business with you? Many times it doesn’t seem clearly defined.

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How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

RapidStart Leadership

We all recognize that building team culture is important We know a strong team culture can have a huge positive impact on team effectiveness, employee engagement, and overall productivity. In Leaders Eat Last , Simon Sinek gives another great example of this. The question is, where does it come from? How do we build it? It’s a start.

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The Silent Killer of New Products: Lazy Pricing

Harvard Business Review

72% of all new products don’t meet their revenue targets. This new (and alarming) data comes from pricing consulting giant Simon-Kucher & Partners, which conducts its survey every other year with the Professional Pricing Society, a professional association. About two-thirds were in B2B businesses.). What are they doing differently?

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