Strategy Driven

MARCH 5, 2018

So when you’re looking to set up a company, choosing a type of business that’s known for doing well is a smart move. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Of course, much depends on you and how much of a success you can make it, but some businesses do tend to earn bigger profits than others.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 16, 2011

Articles on strategy and culture were my favorites, many of which I scribed in pencil on a piece of paper that my secretary typed for posterity – oh my, that sounds archaic. I can tell you, the articles’ principles helped guide me as a CEO and later as a strategy consultant. You don't have to be smart to succeed.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2016

Words in headlines should act as tags for the advertisement. Excessively smart headlines are good for award competitions, but don’t really work with the savvy customers. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. The headline should catch attention of the eye at the first glance. All rights reserved.

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Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Please take a look and if you like the article, kindly share it with others via Twitter or Facebook. 7 Kinds of Relationship to Social Media 25 Creative "Site Maintenance" Messages Typical feedback cycle… Tags: Announcement smart but stuck stuck unstuck. OPEN Forum: 7 Kinds of Getting Stuck.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Wall Street Journal tackles the issue of retaining executives in a recent article How to Keep Your Best Executives. Cultivating Relationships: Smart executives realize the importance of building their networks. 3 Responses Bret Simmons , on October 27, 2009 at 5:48 am said: Glad you blogged on this WSJ article, Michael.

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CO2

AUGUST 1, 2010

Readers will learn which ones are right and the best fit for them in this article. Continue to continue article on Ivey Business Journal About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., He or she is asking questions. Almost like leading itself, “asking” has different techniques and styles. I’m enjoying it.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

How he ended up being arrested is a long story that is detailed in the Fortune article , but suffice it to say he let his guard down in sharing information he shouldn’t have shared with people in relationships that he shouldn’t have been in. Super dedicated, smart, hard working, leave it all on the field. You’ll be glad you did. 

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Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Here you’ll find more than 1500 articles and mini-sagas on entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity and simply how to distinguish yourself. Darren on Why MANY smart people think they deserve a better position at work? rajesh301 on Why MANY smart people think they deserve a better position at work? HELLO THERE AND WELCOME.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

In the Fortune article Yahoo’s taskmaster , John Fortt describes Bartz as one who has “shown she can jump-start ailing companies.&# She’s accomplished this through, among other things, focusing on product management: Bartz transformed Autodesk through a series of smart acquisitions and by encouraging new product development.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 11, 2010

In 1998, Lori Borgman wrote an article called The Death of Common Sense. There are some very smart people out there who see something greater and more meaningful than the structures we create. What articles have you read that speak to the value of common sense? Here is an excerpt Common Sense, aka C.S., What are your thoughts?

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 29, 2010

Say it ain’t so… Posted on March 29, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 2 Comments In 1999 Dan Pink put out his book Free Agent Nation based on his earlier Fast Company article and changed my view of organizational life as I knew it. Personally, I found the entire article pretty ridiculous. → Death of the Free Agent Nation?? Happy leading!

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

An HBR article that one of us (Joe) wrote a year ago made the case that retailers today face two choices: offer consumers time well saved or time well spent. But the environment that caused the toy chain’s demise has not changed. Toys “R” Us failed at the former strategy in its first incarnation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2008

Guest post from Brad Smart , Author of Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People : I don’t know about you, but early in my career I was very disappointed with my hiring track record. If you make some of the 10 common mistakes, you can read this article and immediately start hiring better.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

Jason Stirman, one of Medium''s founders, discusses its attributes in this meandering First Round Capital article. And just how does all the tagging of content happen? Smart people do it, says Amatriain. "We We have more than 40 people hand-tagging TV shows and movies for us," he explains. Computers can''t do everything.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As Stever Robbins points in a brilliant 2004 article , email has shifted the costs of communication from the sender (who formerly had to go to the trouble of finding pen, paper and a stamp) to the recipient (who now has to spend time parsing all manner of ill-thought-out, hard-to-comprehend messages). Tweet this article with the #TB41P tag.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

As for me, I think I have always been a peacock in penguin’s clothing Reply BJ Gallagher Hateley June 17, 2009 at 4:11 am That makes you a SMART peacock – smart enough to wear camouflage when you’re among penguins. It’s also a good way to build relationships and ease our own disquieting feelings too.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

This is an important point for all business leaders, but in my experience, I believe marketers are particularly prone to what I call “smart syndrome.” We work really hard on developing smart solutions, only to see them fail because we don’t have enough juice in the organization. Good article!! Popularity: 3% [ ?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2016

In an age where data is the new oil, how are smart companies extracting insights from these vast data reservoirs in order to fuel profitable decisions? Companies have invested millions of dollars in big data and analytics, but recent reports suggest most have yet to see a payoff on these investments.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Tweet This Post Tagged as: Social Media , truths about social media { 13 comments… read them below or add one } Amy Harrison October 21, 2010 at 10:00 am Hi Terry! I wanna clarify your first point though… Social Media in an of itself is not a strategy, but it is absolutely smart to utilize Social Media with a strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers' CEO Sandy Weill should leave. Because it isn't their sport.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

What if smart people are overrated?". Back at the height of the first Internet boom, we published an article in Fast Company called "Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow." Tags: Google Human resources Talent management. "What if Enron failed not in spite of its talent mind-set but because of it?"

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 27, 2010

They used to be my constant companions earlier in my career, before PCs, PDAs, laptops, and smart phones. Yes, there was actually a time like that, as strange as it may seem now. And yes, that officially qualifies me as a dinosaur.) Sign-up for More You can subscribe to this blog and Ill come straight to you!

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This article will explore the link between sleep and leadership before discussing solutions that can improve both individual well-being and organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Our own survey of more than 180 business leaders found that four out of 10 (43%) say they do not get enough sleep at least four nights a week.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 5, 2009

They were all very good, smart people with a wide range of talents, skills and personalities. Reply Pingback: Staff Door » Blog Archive » Weekly Reading List - Week 19 Gwyn Teatro May 8, 2009 at 11:26 pm Thank you for including this article in your Weekly Reading List! upon a time, I worked with banking executives.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 3, 2010

Tweet This Post Tagged as: Under Toad { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Hulbert Lee June 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm You could always turn your phone off while you’re driving, but that might be too much of a hassle. This post is a great wake-up call for me to once again pay attention to paying attention. Popularity: 1% [ ?

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 24, 2010

Tweet This Post Tagged as: SOBCon , sobcon colorado { 3 comments… read them below or add one } bencurnett June 24, 2010 at 8:05 am Three more… 8. By the end of the day you will have already taken steps in a different, and more productive, direction. See you there. Popularity: 2% [ ? It could be your best decision in a while!

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QAspire

OCTOBER 27, 2010

These are very smart folks, that know what it takes to be successful, but still struggle to turn their great ideas into actions. The answer, year after year, is lack of disciplined execution. That is why my entire book focuses on excellent ideas combined with specific action steps to implement those ideas.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 20, 2009

Last week, I received some insightful comments from some very smart women, among them, Susan Mazza and Mary Jo Asmus. Samuel Culbert has a great article on “Get rid of performance reviews&#. What do you need from me to do your best work? What do you need to learn? How will we know when you’ve accomplished it?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2011

ie=UTF8&tag=strategydcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1608321002"> Harper’s Rules : A Recruiter’s Guide to Finding a Dream Job and the Right Relationship. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. by Danny Cahill. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2013

Our recent article on the subject examines how crowds can be used as innovation partners.). But there was an even bigger problem: with no consensus on what Khan''s burial ground actually looks like, Lin''s machines would simply be guessing, no matter how smart the algorithm they used. million image tags.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Photo Courtesy: RMontoro’s Flickr Photostream Tags: career management , self analysis Career Related , Self Growth | Tanmay October 16, 2009 20 Comments By LeaderTalk (Becky Robinson) , October 16, 2009 @ 1:32 pm Twitter Comment RT @tnvora: QAspire Blog: Working and Walking - Where Are You Going? Where is it taking you to?

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 20, 2010

Tweet This Post Tagged as: cant , nattering nabobs of negativism , William Safire { 32 comments… read them below or add one } Amanda Bucklow May 20, 2010 at 6:57 am Just had a plumber tell me just the same thing. Smart women. Who’s with me? Popularity: 13% [ ? Right now. “There’s no such word!&#

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