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Leadership Development "Moneyball"

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Source for Nos. Source: Great Leadership.

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Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Developing Leaders

Next Level Blog

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. We’ve been very intentional about and fortunate in developing long-term relationships with our clients. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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Speak Your Truth So That Others Can Hear It

Leading Blog

This response would likely trigger an amygdala hijack in the other person, make that person defensive, and completely ruin any chance of productive communication. If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful.

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Reflections on the Fabric of the Toyota Production System

Deming Institute

This article is the first of a series I am preparing in collaboration with Dick Steele , a Board Member of The Deming Institute, to offer our thoughts on the legendary Toyota Production System and its connection to the management system within Toyota and how it was inspired by Dr. Deming. Figure 1 – Production Viewed as a System.

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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

This is especially so as around two-thirds of the 40 million new jobs created in the US economy between 1980 and 2005 were created by new SMEs. Indeed, many SMEs pioneer new technologies, products, and services. While there are many businesses like this, it would be a mistake to assume SMEs are a homogenous group.

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PCamp Utah and the “unconference” explained

Lead on Purpose

BarCamps sprouted up in 2005 as the unconference way of gathering and sharing ideas. Leaders in product management and product marketing have extended the BarCamp idea to ProductCamps (or PCamp). Leaders in product management and product marketing have extended the BarCamp idea to ProductCamps (or PCamp).

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Mike coined the phrase “next practices” as an alternative to best practices, and it epitomizes N2Growth’s innovative approach to every aspect of business development.