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Do You Love What You Do or Are You Living in New-Age Professional Hell?

Marshall Goldsmith

Summing it up in one sentence, she groaned, “I feel like a racy Ferrari that’s being asked to act like a Ford pickup!” ” As her coach, my advice was simple: “Leave.” She was becoming frustrated with her life and was frustrating many of the executives who were running the firm.

RACI 181
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“Nailed it.” A lesson in overcoming project complexity

Deming Institute

I was the new person and thought it best to heed the advice of Edward Baker “A large percent of the time it is best to just stand there rather than to do something.” And so, I relented. Baker was a protégé of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, and is the author of the recent book, THE SYMPHONY OF PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE: W.

Project 28
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How Media Companies Can Boost Ad Revenues

Harvard Business Review

For example, media companies know not just that a visitor was checking out shoes or skirts on their site; they know whether the style was racy or traditional, and whether the product was a knock-off or a designer. Our advice: Think data. Advertisers just don't have that information, and they'll pay to get it.

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