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For the L of It: Leadership and Love

The Practical Leader

As someone in a focus group quipped, “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. ” In another organization, I was facilitating a development workshop with a few “prisoners” as participants. You’ll get trampled.” You must earn these.”

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The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business Review

Better-quality feedback from customers and stakeholders, often because you’re asking them to actually buy something, rather than just spout opinions in a focus group. A faster cycle time for developing ideas. “Getting out of the building” to speak to and observe real customers and stakeholders.