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Leadership Insights: Interview With Mark Sanborn Author Of The Fred Factor

Joseph Lalonde

M ark Sanborn, author of Fred Factor and Fred Factor 2.0 along with 6 other titles), is a powerful force in the leadership world. In the following interview with Mark, I asked: Mark, you’ve written quite a few books. In the following interview with Mark, I asked: Mark, you’ve written quite a few books.

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GC24: Killer Gamification: Engaging for Impact

Engaging Leader

For decades, video games had demonstrated phenomenal power in engaging the focus of people of all ages. Now, businesses were using gamification, which we define as game-inspired tactics to engage people, often with similarly powerful results. However, the […]. How do they like to engage?" Please submit your comments below!

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7 Excuses for Not Doing What God has Called Us To Do

Ron Edmondson

Think about the excuses Moses made for following God. The reality is following a God-inspired, God-sized dream, always requires stepping into the unknown and always demands we overcome our excuses. Do you think Noah knew how to build a boat the size of an ark? You could mess it up! See Genesis 6). Many times.

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7 Common Excuses for Not Doing What We Know God has Called Us To Do

Ron Edmondson

Think about the excuses Moses made for following God. The reality is following a God-inspired, God-sized dream, always requires stepping into the unknown and always demands we overcome our excuses. Do you think Noah knew how to build a boat the size of an ark? You could mess it up! See Genesis 6). Many times.

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Why Seclusion Is the Enemy of Creativity

Harvard Business Review

He spent eleven years holed up, painting Christ on Judgement Day, Noah’s ark, and Creation itself. Just power through. He built walls, erected partitions, and hung blinds so that nobody could steal his ideas or sneak an early peek. Trusting no one, he chased away local youth and kept human contact to a minimum.

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When Talent Started Driving Economic Growth

Harvard Business Review

And with that recognition, economic power shifted to its suppliers. In 1977, the movie Star Wars was released, with sequels following in 1980 and 1983. It took place in the fertile environment of the 1970s when the world woke up to the importance of talent and its incentives. I deserve more, in fact lots more.”.

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The Nostalgia Trap

Harvard Business Review

Despite institutionalized discrimination, working-class Americans of all races made significant economic progress in the 35 years following World War II. ” Besides, “there’s basically no country in the world where the consumer is not doing well,” added Bart van Ark, chief economist at The Conference Board.

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