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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

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| Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.  I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2011 Compilation

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Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? donhornsby: Good leadership never forgets that its long-term goal is not to create follower but more leaders. Look back, zero in on what worked and adjust your focus. Make Quarter 2 look like the best of Quarter 1. by @profkjmoore.

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Shared Value vs. Don't Be Evil

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article in January's HBR tries to advance our world's shared values by arguing that doing right is the best long-term business strategy. But first, let's praise Porter and Kramer. Their article puts Porter's reputational weight behind an idea that in itself has, well, shared value.

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Is the Next Karl Marx a Management Consultant?

Harvard Business Review

A brief sampling: Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's " Creating Shared Value ;" Christoper Meyer and Julia Kirby's " Runaway Capitalism ;" Dominic Barton's " Capitalism for the Long Term ;" the collected works of Umair Haque. And in that he sounds a lot like Michael Porter, Dominic Barton, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, etc.

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Doing the Right Thing or Making a Profit - Which Comes First?

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business School professors Michael Porter and Rosabeth Moss Kanter are among those who have asserted that companies should care about their impact on employees, communities, and the planet as they pursue profit. His particular passion was clean energy, and he was happy so long as it got greater traction.

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Andrés Iniesta’s Farewell, and How to Make Endings Count at Work

Harvard Business Review

When he scored Spain’s winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, he took off his jersey and revealed an undershirt displaying a handwritten dedication to his friend and fellow player Dani Jarque, who had died of a heart attack the year before. “Forever with us,” it read. He eventually left at 1 AM.

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Getting Real About Health Care Value

Harvard Business Review

What seems special about the term is that, seemingly simple, it is actually complex and subtle. As Thomas Lee noted in the New England Journal of Medicine, “no one can oppose this goal and expect long-term success.”. Michael Porter has defined value as “health outcomes achieved per dollar spent.”