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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. ” This is a powerful analogy for the leadership and culture energy fields that bind teams and organizations together. The leadership side of The Force inspires action with a focus on strengths, optimism, hopes, and dreams. Today is Star Wars Day.

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership.

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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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Statesman vs. Politician | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While the term political leadership may have become an oxymoron, it is simply impossible to be a statesman and not be a leader… It has been said that a politician is concerned with winning an election, and a statesman is concerned with future generations. We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington.

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