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Are You Pulling a Green Day at Work?

The Idolbuster

The movie opens with an interview with Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer. – Billie Joe Armstrong. I wonder about people like Armstrong. Later in the movie (after some amazing concert footage), Armstrong talks about going on tour as a cure all for life’s problems. Answer: I am Green Day. That is my life.

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Expecting the Unexpected: Meet Unpredictability with Agility and Adaptability

The Practical Leader

Gardner also quotes Scott Armstrong, “an expert on forecasting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania” on his “seer-sucker theory: No matter how much evidence exists that seers do not exist, suckers will pay for the existence of seers.”. Tetlock then correlated their level of fame to the accuracy of their forecast.

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Human Feedback is the Greatest Path to Efficiency

Strategy Driven

If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 45 – An Interview with Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential Performance Review Handbook. Consider leaving a comment!

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

For example, Neil Armstrong used the six hours and forty minutes between his moon landing and first step to craft his historic statement. Register for the complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter and receive instant access to our Organizational Performance Measures whitepaper series. Use catchy words.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

I was with Cactus at a remote for Armstrong-Johnson Ford. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. The out-cue was to describe the 1959 Ford model. Cactus said, “It’s sleek and dazzling, from its car-front to its car-rear.”

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

The first which I attended was at the Armstrong-Johnson Ford dealership. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. He told me that I must think like a world-class visionary, grow into the role and not just remain a radio DJ.