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May the Force — of Inspiring Leadership — Be with You

The Practical Leader

May 4 th has become an annual commemoration of the Star Wars media franchise. Less effective managers see “their people” as coin-operated human resources (assets with skin) to be manipulated with money. Today is Star Wars Day. Ultimately, the problem is a failure of leadership.

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

They’ve never franchised. This vision establishes the principles for running a simple operation. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. Simplicity is the culture; it is the cornerstone of customer service – even extends to geographies. and going public?

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