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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. This meant from a young age I knew that leading, not just managing and working with people was something I would always pursue.

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Beware of Innovations from Daily-Deal Sites

Harvard Business Review

When assessing daily deal innovations, merchants would do well to heed psychologist Abraham Maslow 's maxim (also called Maslow's hammer): To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Simons Distinguished Associate Professor of Management at Rice University in Houston. Mackey, Jr.

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How Much Land Does A Man Need?

CO2

manage to buy it. year he had managed to pay off his debts both to the lady and to his. must be Simon-no one else could have done it.” Simon’s homestead to have a look around, but he found nothing, and. ever that Simon had done it, and he lodged a complaint. acres or so. Life is becoming impossible.

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Leadership Is Not a Solitary Task

Harvard Business Review

This is a point often hammered home by Harvard Business School professor and former Medtronic CEO Bill George, who is a vocal advocate for what he calls “ True North Groups.” Marketer Simon Sinek has noted that , “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. Leadership Managing yourself'