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How Do I Become a More Effective Middle Manager? (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Mary Galloway, Faculty member of the Jack Welch Management Institute. This refers to taking the initiative to advance innovation, to act like an entrepreneur, within your company. However, they’re still expected to be as charming as the youngest and simultaneously as responsible as the oldest. Intrapreneur.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Michele Welch, Young Entrepreneur: 5 Ways to Battle Mediocrity in Your Small Business - Nothing pains me more than seeing leaders and companies that allow mediocrity to become a part of an organization's culture. Here are my picks for the week of May 9th - 15th, 2011.

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World Changers: A book review by Bob Morris

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World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as We Knew It John A. Byrne Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) Exemplars of an opportunistic mindset and acceptance of risk and potential failure, as well as independence and control John A. Byrne is chairman and editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc.,

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The UnStoppables: A book review by Bob Morris

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Bob''s blog entries "Emotional Mechanics Crash Course" Accelerated Proficiency system an employee-centric organization within which everyone is customer-centric “Fear''s Unwelcome Cousins" Big Bill Schley GE Herb Kelleher Jack Welch John Wiley & Sons Minimally Functionally Qualified (MFQ) Optimizers Simple Cultural Symbols Southwest Airlines The (..)

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Army of Entrepreneurs: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Army of Entrepreneurs: Create an Engaged and Empowered Workforce for Exceptional Business Growth Jennifer Prosek AMACOM (2011) How to grow great gardeners The title of my review refers to what I believe is Jennifer Prosek’s key point in this book: To paraphrase, Think like a gardener and decide what you want to grow, when and [.].

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

Lead from Within

“You know, as most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good its people. ” –Jack Welch, General Electric. . “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.” ” –Tony Hsieh, Zappos.

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