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How to Be Focused and Productive in a Crisis

Lead from Within

In times of crisis, when everyone is anxious and uncertain about the future, it’s understandably hard for people to stay on track. Ask yourself, “As a leader, who am I going to be in this time of crisis?” Genuine listening forms a bond of trust that motivates people and helps in resolving their concerns. and lead by example.

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The Magic Potion in Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

The unusual part was in managing this crisis that attracted national headlines. A promise is a promise was their unspoken shackle bonded with truth and trust. You can’t preach people to be ethical and have moral standards and then show off a falsehood of high morality and ethics. It tested leadership mettle.

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Why Networking Is Dead – Part Two.

Rich Gee Group

Each subsequent question, follow-up question, and connection will build a stronger friendship bond between you. Once you make the ‘connection’, you begin to build a rapport of trust between you and the person your connecting with. It might be an article, a web site, an acquaintance you might know — to give to them at a later date.

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Why Don't We Hug More? | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

You hit my point exactly – a good hug between people transfers something, a closeness, a bond. Rich Gee 12.20.10 at 8:39 AM Tim – I think I hit a place in your heart (and mind) with this one. I always love your comments! Happy holidays! – Rich Tim Trent 12.20.10 at 9:00 AM It has to be experienced, Rich. Unported License.

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Mentoring and Lifelong Learning

Strategy Driven

This is a bonded collaboration toward each other’s success. Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business. The mentor requests pro-active changes of mentee, evaluates realism of goals and offers truths about path to success and shortcomings of mentee’s approaches.

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What Aristotle Can Teach Firms About CSR

Harvard Business Review

I believe that this is due to the discrepancy in the two dominant approaches in rationalizing why corporations should be ethical. The company is there to make money, but it also tries to appear to meet the public expectation of acting ethically. I don’t blame them. That’s why the CSR activities often don’t ring true.

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What It Will Take to Change the Culture of Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

I spent a dozen years there — a tenure that overlapped with Dudley’s — went on to work at several other firms, and then, after the financial crisis, decided to go back to school. In other words, in the case of a large fine, the senior management and the material risk-takers would forfeit its performance bond. I now have a Ph.D.