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Using Underdog Narratives To Motivate Teams

The Horizons Tracker

.” Fighting spirit For instance, consider Apple’s situation in 2001 just before launching the iPod, when the company was facing difficult times. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

Every company wants “integrity,” “respect for people,” “quality,” “customer satisfaction,” “innovation,” and “return for shareholders.” Enron is a great example. I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity.

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Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect

Michael Lee Stallard

Here’s an example of a servant leader that brings the force of connection to life. Within a matter of hours following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers, and cruisers were in position to protect America’s shores. Retired CNO Admiral Vern Clark was formerly the chief of the U.S.

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Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders

Strategy Driven

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans. percent while the overall unemployment rate is 4.9

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. To Bono, U2 is “the best example of how to rely on others.” Connecting the U.S. These experiences have shaped them in important ways.

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CEOs Need Courage

Harvard Business Review

As these examples illustrate, CEOs not only need a new set of beliefs , they need the courage of their convictions to act on those beliefs. As former Procter & Gamble CEO A. Lafley has noted, the best time to gain market share is when your competitors are in retreat. But that's not what goes on.

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Is It Good When We Know How Much Our Boss Makes?

The Horizons Tracker

A second study from Berkeley used the Norwegian example to explore just how pay transparency makes us feel. Since 2001 this process of snooping was made that bit easy by moving the records online. Since 2001 this process of snooping was made that bit easy by moving the records online. How pay transparency makes us feel.

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