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Leading in a World of Change: Lessons from Downton Abbey

Great Leadership By Dan

Accelerating globalization, technology convergence, volatile world financial markets and demands for ethical, environmentally responsible business practices are presenting organizations and their leaders with unprecedented challenges. In Downton Abbey, resistance to change nearly cost the Grantham family their estate.

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A Leadership Lesson from Trappist Monks that Made Me Rich

Great Leadership By Dan

The player who identifies too closely with winning at all costs becomes a disruptive liability not only to his individual success but the success of his whole team. It allows us to temper our competitive fire with a commitment to only the highest ethical standards.

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Ego Free Leadership

Coaching Tip

Between 2009 and 2013, while many in his industry closed their doors during the Great Recession, Encore's revenues and profits increased 300%, operating cost declined 30%, and the stock price rose 1,200%.

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Big Data, Big Opportunity

Chartered Management Institute

Big Data, and its close cousin the Internet of Things, are among the trendier terms of 2013. Big Data poses challenges that have to be addressed by all areas of responsibility of a company: legal, ethical, marketing, personnel, risk management and financial. They are transforming each and every business model.

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! She says, “As our work becomes more complex, so do our ethical dilemmas.” Taking Risks is Necessary, But Costs of Failure Should Still be Managed discusses how to maximize innovation and improvement while minimizing the impact of failure.

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Case Study: Is It Ever OK to Break a Promise?

Harvard Business Review

Date: May 12, 2013 21:37. There is no cost to you. Date: June 6, 2013 20:16. Date: June 8, 2013 07:12. Date: June 8, 2013 07:22. Date: June 8, 2013 07:25. Date: June 8, 2013 19:21. Date: June 14, 2013 19:26. I can try to arrange for WeDiggIt to cover those costs. dude that’s amazing!

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Why Tesco’s Strengths Are No Longer Good Enough

Harvard Business Review

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. billion in 2013, and operating profits increased 65% to $422 million. billion to $8.6