Lead from Within

MARCH 11, 2014

Through the years Stockton studied Enchiridion and tried to practice the many messages about discipline, self-control, endurance and perseverance, virtue and moral character. He recalls, “When I ejected from that airplane in 1965, I left my world of technology and entered into the world of Epictetus. Morality requires strength.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It was there that I first became fascinated with the question “what makes a successful organization.” New forms of stimulus and incentives should be created to appeal to these technologically savvy, bright and environmentally conscious young minds. And that would be a good thing. * * *. Eich , Ph.D. General Business'

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Decentralization Organizational Behavior Short-term Public Relations 283

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Shocking headlines emerged in 2013 when households across the UK proclaimed broadband access to be more important to them than water. For some it was regarded as an absurd statement, but new research from the University of Birmingham argues that free internet access should be regarded as a fundamental human right.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

’ Simple statements of gratitude also avoid labeling veterans as heroes or victims, two moral judgments that can be made only on an individual basis, if at all.” ” and “Come home safe and soon!” ’ or ‘Did you kill anyone?’

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Emotional Intelligence Participative Short-term Letter 150

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

On November 15, 2013, China announced dramatic new social and economic policies contemplating much greater reliance on market forces than it has in the past and inviting private-sector participation and foreign competition in industries long previously controlled by the central government. China will grow faster in 2014 than in 2013.

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Policies Class Health Care Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Kevin Roose makes a darned good argument that the company is perfectly poised from the standpoints of valuation, technology, and strategy to conquer big cities — and the way we get around — in three steps. One example: The Jefferson North Assembly Plant had to cut its landscaping budget, resulting in a visual eyesore that matched morale.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

economy spent one trillion dollars fixing and treating the so-called Y2K Bug, which we now know was a manufactured “crisis” by technology consulting companies. As was discussed in Chapter 8, technology constitutes one tenth of 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. In 1999, the U.S. Consider leaving a comment!

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Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58