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Think Like Amazon

Skip Prichard

Leadership Tip: Unwillingness to change is a dangerous mindset with sharp limitations. But it’s a dangerous mindset with sharp limitations. Just read the 1997 Shareholder Letter he wrote. These leadership principles are not a poster on the wall – they are actively used by (hopefully) everyone to get superior results. Jeff Bezos.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-03-25

Tanveer Naseer

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter by @ greatonthejob (via @ CornOnTheJob ) [link] # career #jobsearch #. Then his hair can be as sharp + distinct as his blog posts! Innovation # ff @ LDguyMN @TanveerNaseer @ tnvora @workengagemen… (cont) [link] #. RT @ Sally_G : Yes! RT @ thehrgoddess ) # Leadership | [link] #.

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How to Lead Like a Pig

Next Level Blog

In a truly innovative move, the new management team rewrote the employee handbook giving the green light to profanity and dirty jokes “because a loose, fun, nonlinear atmosphere is important to the creative process. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-03-25

Tanveer Naseer

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter by @ greatonthejob (via @ CornOnTheJob ) [link] # career #jobsearch #. Then his hair can be as sharp + distinct as his blog posts! Innovation # ff @ LDguyMN @TanveerNaseer @ tnvora @workengagemen… (cont) [link] #. RT @ Sally_G : Yes! link] via @ TanveerNaseer #. Read more – [link] #.

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Thank You For Your Service (My Proudest Guest Post Ever!)

Mills Scofield

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Afghanistan Air Force Culture Innovation Kabul Leadership Military Networking Service Strategy Switch and Shift USAF Virtues'

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HPU: A Case Study in the Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

The longer version is that an intentional leader revolutionized the academic institution of High Point University with powerful and practical business principles, which often received sharp criticism but ultimately proved to be wildly successful. Examples include: Steve Wozniak : Apple Co-founder and HPU Innovator-in-Residence.

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The Not-So-Secret Secrets to Making It Big: Five Surprisingly Doable Steps That Will Propel You to the Top

Strategy Driven

Oh – and I often shock new team members by writing the letters ‘FU’ and a date at the bottom of my notes. New people are always relieved when they learn that those letters aren’t a pejorative, but a shorthand I use as a reminder to ‘Follow Up’ by a specific date! Do what you say you will, period.