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Leadership Lessons in Classlessness and Class

Next Level Blog

Apparently, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert thought the same thing because it wasn’t long before he had posted a scathing open letter to the Cavs’ fans on the team’s official web site. In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard.

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Taking Inventory & A Model For Making It Meaningful

You're Not the Boss of Me

Managing and Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan → September 6, 2010 · 12:55 am ↓ Jump to Comments Taking Inventory & A Model For Making It Meaningful Labour Day weekend always feels to me like a harbinger of renewal. I think it is a perfect tool to use when taking organizational, or personal, inventory.

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A Year in Review…and a Hint at What's Next

You're Not the Boss of Me

Encouraging Dreams highlights two such stories and also, I think, gives us an opportunity to consider dreaming as a practical tool for achieving great things. Managing & Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan was really fun to write. And, it helps if you are a Gilbert & Sullivan fan too.

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When Rising Revenue Spells Trouble

Harvard Business Review

Despite conceptually understanding that this change mandates fresh strategic approaches, Roger Martin (among others) has highlighted the mistakes companies continue to make by relying on processes and tools honed in a differently paced era. newspaper industry. But the warning signs were in plain sight.

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Making Setbacks Work For You

Tim Milburn

In Ambition: How We Manage Success and Failure Throughout Our Lives , Gilbert Brim observes that “sometimes we don’t know we are losing until the very end.” A media representative who was laid off decided to try out her long-term dream of selling for a living. I have nine recommendations.

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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

This intensive customer focus has increased as technology-enabled transparency and online social media accelerate an inexorable flow of market power downstream from suppliers to customers. They were ready to execute with a new process, clear roles, and the required tools. Intuit: Reviving a Culture Built Around Customers.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. b Between 1920 and 1930, for example, 87 percent of Broadway shows flopped despite being attached to big names like Rogers and Hammerstein, or Gilbert and Sullivan. The list goes on.

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