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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Hiring my trainer made all the difference, and pretty soon I was reaping the rewards of resistance training again. Michael Levitt, CEO of BreakfastLeadership.com. The other one is mental: I always believe “everyone is a leader and a leader grows another leader” I develop others by sharing a lot of ideas.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

A recent story in the New York Times highlighted a pair of high school students who had experienced considerable success as app developers. Unfortunately, app development came at the expense of schoolwork, resulting in a sharp decline in one developer’s grades as the pair headed into the college application season. Hear me out.

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When Do Regulators Become More Important than Customers?

Harvard Business Review

With apologies to Ted Levitt , a new “Marketing Myopia 2.0” The app-enabled car service faces resistance and even protests worldwide. The unhappy innovation inference? Your most important customers may not be the people who buy your products but the ones who regulate your company and industry. ” has emerged.

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Do People Really Want Smarter Toothbrushes?

Harvard Business Review

Decades ago, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt popularized the rationale behind why people buy quarter-inch drill bits: “People don’t want quarter-inch bits. Technology advancements are quickly outpacing traditional use cases, making the design and development of meaningful products harder than ever. They want quarter-inch holes.”

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