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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5

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Leadership Lessons From The Catalyst Leadership Labs 2014

Joseph Lalonde

The last Labs session I caught for the Catalyst 2014 was by a man named Sergio De LaMora. Being marketed by man doesn’t mean you’re marked by God : This leadership lesson had a profound impact on me. Sometimes it’s just that man has found you to be interesting or marketable. Our goal is to be marked by God.

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Leadership Development Carnival: June 2014 Edition

QAspire

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Read more in her post “ 3 Steps to Transform Your To-Do List ” ( @SusanMazza ). That’s it for this month’s edition.

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The Books That Impacted My Life In 2014

Joseph Lalonde

In 2014, I read a lot. Let’s start off with the physical books I read in 2014. YouTility: Why Smart Marketing Is About Help Not Hype by Jay Baer – Bear wrote an amazing book on why helping is the new marketing. Market in that direction. 2014 was the year I really got into audio books.

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Branding vs. Marketing

Strategy Driven

Many believe that a brand is a function of marketing. Marketers and marketing departments love ‘branding campaigns’ or ‘brand-building programs,’ because they are sexier and more exciting than their less attractive cousin, the product campaign. But a brand is much more than a component of marketing.

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Managing Talent in a Passion Driven Job Market

Strategy Driven

However, it is common, that when we think about talent management, the systems we create around it are usually geared towards the long-term goals and strategy of the enterprise. In essence, we funnel people into the vision, goals and strategy we have for the company. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

I had the good fortune to meet Ken and hear him speak in 2014. However, as Ken said in his book, the financials were merely by-products of doing what was right: Everyone has the potential to contribute to achieving the goals of the company. I’ve always been grateful for his work in our movement and appreciated his example.