Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Dreams are obsessions. There’s nothing casual about them. The darkness of dreams is: Misunderstanding who you are. Those who strive to be like others will feel disillusioned in their future. Authenticity builds the dream.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Recently, President Obama was interviewed by Steve Inskeep of NPR. (Listen, watch, and/or read the transcript of the interview, here). Here’s something our President said that is worth pondering on the last day of the year. He was speaking of our efforts against ISIS, but it is pretty transferable: But what I would say to my… Read More “It is important not just to shoot but to aim” – Long-held wisdom, this time repeated by President Obama.
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Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 31, 2015
In addition to your New Year's resolution and the goal you've set for yourself for 2016, add reading The School of Greatness to your "to do" list. It's a highly uplifting and motivational book on how to strive for greatness in your everyday life. Specifically, author Lewis Howes , shares his progression of a series of lessons -- eight areas that help you focus on continual improvement: Create a vision.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 31, 2015
There seems to be a confusion about the meaning of the terms buying decision journey, buying path, buy-cycle, helping buyers buy, and buying decisions. These terms define a specific set of sequenced actions buyers take to enable internal consensus and change – change management issues, if you will – rather than define steps that address needs or vendor/solution choice which come later and are the focus of sales.
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Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Whether or not you do New Year resolutions, we could all stand to improve some things in our life. And, if we do, I’m confident we could also improve the life of others. In fact, with a whole lot of improving – it might become contagious – and we might just change the world. Here are 7 new year resolutions which could change the world: Let’s resolve to begin everyday with a prayer, a smile, and a humility check.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2015
The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. “We did not see WhatsApp coming,” he says, shaking his head. He wants to increase his capacity to learn, to spot and understand developments inside and outside of the firm.
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2015
In recent years, work has become infinitely more complex. Technological innovations have led to round-the-clock work schedules and mounting expectations. Our assignments have grown more collaborative, requiring more coordination, conference calls, and meetings. We now face an endless barrage of distractions, from the vibrations and alerts on our smartphones to the breaking news stories and viral videos awaiting us at our desks.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Here are a selection of tweets from December 2015 that you might have missed: Validate your beliefs by @scedmonds. The Founder of TOMS on Reimagining the Company’s Mission. Emotional Awareness by @RCKahn. Sometimes You Have to Look Back to Move Forward by @LollyDaskal. Leadership Beliefs: Are Yours Helping You Lead? by @KateNasser. I interviewed the most successful people alive — here’s what I learned via @FortuneMagazine.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2015
The Equanimous Mind , recently came to NYU’s Stern School of Business to speak to students. He began his lecture to a packed auditorium with a question: “Why did you all come here today?” One student’s hand went up immediately. “Because you’re from McKinsey and I want to work there,” he replied. The audience laughed.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2015
When redesigning the new and expanded emergency room at the Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo leaders didn’t just want to add more rooms and square feet. They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. To that end, they decided to have a team study how care is delivered, identify the barriers to smooth operations, and fix the barriers.
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 31, 2015
jennifer maravillas FOR HBR. It often seems like our online lives are lived in the future. We’re always looking forward to the next viral video, the next social network, the next must-have device. In the rush to stay ahead of the digital curve, we often miss out on the opportunity to learn from where we’ve already been. But as we spend more and more of our lives online, it’s crucial to take stock of how our digital lives are unfolding.
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