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Winning Now, Winning Later: Playing the Infinite Game

Leading Blog

W HEN David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in February of 2002, the company was a train wreck. By taking the right actions to improve operations now, we could position ourselves to improve performance later, while the reverse would also hold true: short-term results would validate that we were on the right long-term path. He did both.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies.

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SERVANT Leaders are Needful – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

Operating environments change rapidly. For the drill press operator (who should be voting on the kind of tool to use) to vote on whether to declare a stock split would be equally foolish. These include the following from Spears and others, Frick & Sipe as well as Russell & Stone (2002). The only constant is change.

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Independent Board Members Aren’t The Silver Bullet For Corporate Governance

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers quizzed a number of board members about how their board operated, their motivations for serving, and what they believed their responsibilities to be, whether to the public, to employees of the firm, or to shareholders. “We looked at what they said and then looked for common themes,” the researchers explain.

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Building Residual Income By Franchising Your Business

Strategy Driven

Franchising is a the ultimate definition of scale where a business owner removes themselves completely from operational responsibilities in order to become a coach to others who wish to enter the world of entrepreneurship. billion and a boat that is larger than some countries.

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Building Residual Income By Franchising Your Business

Strategy Driven

Franchising is a the ultimate definition of scale where a business owner removes themselves completely from operational responsibilities in order to become a coach to others who wish to enter the world of entrepreneurship. billion and a boat that is larger than some countries.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. link] robpetersen Mike, Great advice and a great foundation piece on social media. Great thoughts Allan and thanks for stopping by.

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