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Highlighting Our January 2017 Sponsor: Bill Treasurer

Lead Change Blog

He has designed leadership and succession programs for emerging and experienced leaders for NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, Walsh Construction, Spanx, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the U.S. Bill’s Books Motivate and Inspire. Top leadership expert Ken Blanchard calls the book “a wake-up call for leaders at every level.”

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Stocking Your Relationship Improvement Toolbox

Lead Change Blog

From the moment the objectives were explained, I was motivated. Stephen Covey, in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , introduced the concept of the emotional bank account. He said positive things feed our emotional bank account while negative things make withdrawals.

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What We Value

Lead Change Blog

Open your browser, visit the library, talk with a colleague, meet with your leadership team – you will find no shortage of information on what values are, defining your values, how to live your values, and why values are central to your character. Open your checkbook or online check register. Now it’s your turn. Achieve goals.

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White Gold: A Story of Persistence

RapidStart Leadership

Hoping to take advantage of this opportunity, in 1866 Samuel Platt organized the Goderich Petroleum Company in Ontario, Canada, secured the backing of local investors, and started drilling on the north bank of the Maitland River. It was in Mark Kurlansky’s fascinating book Salt: A World History that I came across Samuel Platt’s story.

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The Big Picture of Business – Collaborations, Partnering and Joint-Venturing… Priority for Business.

Strategy Driven

Definitions of these three terms will help to differentiate their intended objectives: Collaborations - Parties willingly cooperating together. The client is opening new locations in new communities and asks its consultants to formulate a plan of action and oversee operating aspects. Professional societies and associations.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However this will rarely happen if lines of communication do not remain open. Trust, leads to a willingness to be open to: new opportunities; new collaborations; new strategies; new ideas, and; new attitudes. The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives.

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Rules For the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

Both are comments I got about my book, back in 2009, about setting direction, collaboratively. But too many major companies — Bank of America, Sony, Gap, Yahoo, Nokia — that need to get it, don't. Take banking as a visible example. "This business model is right for a company selling Purina Dog Chow, circa 1970.".

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