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4 Breakthrough Leadership Strategies for 2013

LDRLB

2013 represents a great opportunity to leapfrog our mental models and innovate our way to breakthroughs for ourselves, our teams, our organizations and, of course, our customers. And in today’s 2013 environment, uncertainty has never been greater. It’s usually an individual endeavor focused on fitness, friendships, or finances.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/24/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Tim Harford Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and BetterAdam Pash and Gina Trapani Negotiation Brian Tracy What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell Managers as […].

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How to Create a Culture of Innovation

LDRLB

It became one of the Magazine’s most popular articles of 2013. Get symbolic – Understand that mission statements, awards, stories of successes and failures, posters in the hallways, catch phrases, and acronyms all shape culture. Innovation culture innovation kaplan organizational culture' Want more detail?

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Pain VS Gain: How to Best Motivate Buyers to Buy

The Empowered Buisness

Lots of prestige in owning a nice, new car; lookin’ successful. This older model doesn’t really send a message that I’m successful. Dan is also the author of 5 books, including the #1 business best-seller, Sales Autopsy (Kaplan, 2006). TO (Gain, Benefits). AWAY (Pain, Problems. New, unique color, nobody else has it.

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Stop Me Before I “Innovate” Again!

Harvard Business Review

Journal writer Dennis Berman begins by citing Kellogg CEO John Bryant, the respected head of a well-run company, who was describing one of its “innovations” for 2013. Back when the band was at the height of its powers, Bill Graham, the legendary rock promoter, was asked why the Grateful Dead were so successful. The Gone Nutty!