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How to Be a Real Leader And Great Manager

Lead from Within

From time to time through the years, I’ve written on the difference between leadership and management. I am revisiting the subject now because it’s not enough to understand that leadership and management are two different things. Of course we do have defined tasks as leaders, and managers have a specific role to play too.

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Public Service Announcements

Strategy Driven

The earliest PSAs promoted the selling of war bonds and were shown in movie theatres during World War I and II. They steered many people into lives committed to community stewardship and leadership. Non-profit organizations and the causes they promote are greatly served by enlightening the public.

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Mentoring and Lifelong Learning

Strategy Driven

This is a bonded collaboration toward each other’s success. These are my concluding pieces of leadership advice. Leadership and executive development skills are steadily learned and continually sharpened. The mentor stands for mentees throughout their careers and celebrates their successes. Know where you are going.

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The Big Picture of Business – Community Relations and Cause Related Marketing Are Business Strategies, Not Sales Promotions: Determining the Right Kind of Tie-In Causes.

Strategy Driven

It is a bond of trust that, if violated, will haunt the business. Community relations is not ‘insurance’ that can be bought overnight. It is tied to the bottom line and must be treated accordingly…with resources and expertise to do it effectively. About the Author.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

Strategy Driven

Random acts of violence are certainly threats to all, and the ADL built broad coalitions in order to sensitize, educate and further bond communities. Following shootings at a Jewish community center in Los Angeles, California, the Anti-Defamation League of America came together and launched positive community educational initiatives.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. Years of economic mismanagement.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time.