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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

” Leadership guru Jim Kouzes called the book, “The essential handbook for all those who are trusted advisors to aspiring leaders.” ” Mike Krzyzewski, head men’s basketball coach at Duke University and the 2010 NCAA champs, calls it “a practical yet powerful book.”

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What Are “Sustainable Values”?

Michael Lee Stallard

Cultures that have these values exhibit superior strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity, innovation and overall performance. Here’s a list of the values and their definitions: From Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification By Christopher Peterson and Martin E. why is everyone smiling?

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

If top-level managers are stuck in an inefficient mental model, some creative ideas may get struck down before they can properly examined to determine if they are truly innovative. Mainemelis (2010) asserts that in such organizations, creative deviance is the only factor responsible for new innovations. New York: Doubleday.

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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. This should be understood, should not be a surprise and not considered harassment.”

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

If top-level managers are stuck in an inefficient mental model, some creative ideas may get struck down before they can properly examined to determine if they are truly innovative. Mainemelis (2010) asserts that in such organizations, creative deviance is the only factor responsible for new innovations. New York: Doubleday.

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business Review

This tried and true perspective on leadership was reinforced for us during the past year as we researched and wrote the HBR Leader’s Handbook. For example, when Seraina Macia (one of the leaders we interviewed) joined XL Insurance in 2010 to head their North American Property and Casualty unit, it was a stable, but slow-growth business.