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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s Apology to Employees is Pathetic

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Here are my thoughts about what might have happened (expletives have been removed): Senior leader to Tim on Monday: “You need to apologize to Abel for what happened.”. Ask for forgiveness and make it right – Talk about how you’ll fix things and follow through. Which makes me think about the dialogue inside AOL. Tim: “For what?

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What Great Leaders Can Learn from Great Photographers

Harvard Business Review

Sam Abell falls into the latter camp of truly reflective practitioners. Abell has figured out that the way to get a great photograph is not to take it but to make it. The key, Abell learned, is not to chase its unfurling arc: “Let the rope come to you.” Photo Credit: Sam Abell. A sailor will toss a rope.

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Leading Collaborative Groups

Harvard Business Review

John Abele , cofounder of Boston Scientific and author of the HBR article Bringing Minds Together , explains how to effectively manage teams.

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The Right Way to Rally Your Troops

Harvard Business Review

We weathered that storm, and John’s leadership set the bar for me on how to effectively engage employees to overcome a crisis. Then, abruptly, he fired someone standing in the room with him: creative director Abel Lenz. “Stop shooting”, he said, followed quickly by: “Abel you’re fired. Out of here.”

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