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Marshall, Not McChrystal, Should Be Role Model for Military Leaders

Michael Lee Stallard

One of the best known examples of Marshall’s passion for human value was celebrated in the movie Saving Private Ryan that starred actor Tom Hanks. After learning that James Ryan’s mother had lost three of her four sons in battle, Marshall sent a squad to France specifically to retrieve Private Ryan and return him to America and to his mother.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

  John Ryan, Bloomberg Businessweek : Keeping Employees Happy in a Post-Recession World - It is no surprise that the economic turmoil of the past two and a half years has been incredibly stressful on workers.

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Who’s Influencing Your Leadership?

Let's Grow Leaders

I also strongly encourage you to read widely – consider Ryan Holiday’s recommendations for Moral Biographies for example. Tribes by Seth Godin. Godin is best known for his expertise in marketing and the Internet. Tribes” is Godin’s contribution to leadership. For growing leaders, that is only the beginning.

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Larry King hangs up his suspenders and offers up some interesting.

Roundtable Talk

Succession planning often seems to border somewhere between making the honour role in high school and being selected homecoming king or queen: part skills with a healthy dose of popularity. In reviewing the list of possible candidates for King’s post in a recent online article, it was amazing what attributes were highlighted.

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The Books That Impacted My Life In 2014

Joseph Lalonde

Impact: Great Leadership Changes Everything by Tim Irwin – With a resounding endorsement from Seth Godin, it cemented my decision to pick this book up. Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan – Another video game themed book. That’s where Thrive comes in. Here’s my thoughts on Thrive.

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