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25 Especially Inspiring and Empowering Quotes From Today’s Top Leaders

Lead from Within

“In technology it’s about the people: getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.” ” –Peter Drucker. ” –Jack Welch, General Electric. . “It’s not the tools you have faith in. –Steve Jobs. It is people.”

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

  Gautam bucks this trend with a great post channeling the timeless Peter Drucker that provides two areas of business that HR must focus on if it truly wants to be seen as more strategic.  In other words produce more, get more in return.  But what happens with under performing team members - should their pay be decreased?

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Peter Drucker reportedly once said that the biggest curse for any business was twenty years of success. Markets, environments, and technology can change so quickly that no amount of profit today guarantees success tomorrow. The most dangerous trap that any manager can fall into is complacency.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

Peter Drucker reportedly once said that the biggest curse for any business was twenty years of success. Markets, environments, and technology can change so quickly that no amount of profit today guarantees success tomorrow. The most dangerous trap that any manager can fall into is complacency.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton. I've found that they teach different lessons when you hold them up against the background of your new experiences. Here's a link to a recent "re-reading" list. link] mikemyatt Thanks for sharing your reading list Wally.

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Why Write A Book

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Cohen Full Bio Featured • Leadership • Lifestyle • Media and Technology [link] Why Write A Book « Blog – Just Ask Leadership, Executive Coaching … | All About Books [.] Technology and its role in travel 2.0 His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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