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The Top 3 Corporate Communication Mistakes of 2013

leaderCommunicator

2013 gave us many examples of both good and poorly handled communication from leaders and brands. You may remember that we weighed in on some public leadership and communication fails throughout the year in our Hit or Miss’ive column , but there were more. Take a look below as we detail 3 communication mistakes from 2013.

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Work Environment Matters

Let's Grow Leaders

As a Retail Store Director, I was out on “store visits” with one of our top executives. Related Stories How To Fire Someone… With Compassion May 2013 Leadership Development Carnival How to Break the 80 20 Rule. It was a ridiculously hot July day. Execution Performance Productivity'

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Bookseller Leadership Mistakes

Coaching Tip

First Borders, then Barnes & Noble CEOs make the wrong leadership decisions. Tom Borders told me that they decided to hire a CEO whose experience was in retailing versus a strategic marketing expert. Unfortunately, the Borders CEO didn''t recognize that the Internet was changing everything.including the book retail business.

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Leadership in a Gladiator Culture

Coaching Tip

Everybody knows how hard it is and chooses to be there,” says Faisal Masud, who spent five years in the retail business. In its second-quarter earnings report in July 2013, Amazon said its ranks had swelled to 97,000 full-time and part-time employees, up 40 percent from the year before. Can''t Get Enough Leadership Related articles.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. Prior to AMB, Chang held senior HR leadership roles with Equifax and Turner Broadcasting.

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Starting Thought: 5 Items on Every Employee’s Holiday Wish List

leaderCommunicator

Stores and online retailers create wish lists for every type of person you could ever need to shop for: for teens, for sports fans, for the cook in your family, for the outdoor person, etc. You make a significant difference for your employees, and you improve your leadership impact. This post originally ran in December 2013.

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New Book Loveworks Teaches How To Make Emotional Connections

Eric Jacobson

It was admired by many as a breakthrough in marketing thinking but was also controversial because of its surprisingly obvious thesis: that emotional connections are at the heart of sustained relationships between producers, retailers, and consumers. In 2010 Advertising Age magazine named Lovemarks one of their "ideas of the decade."

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