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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. Each engineer has a pet feature they’d like included in Samsung phones.

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Leamington, Canada: The Little Town That Could

In the CEO Afterlife

Taking a lesson from the signature phrase in the illustrated children’s book, The Little Engine That Could , the Leamington community did not throw in the towel. However, an outraged customer of the French’s brand who knew the Leamington saga went to Facebook and posted his distaste for Loblaw’s decision. That’s right, one day.

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Hacking the Talent Gap

LDRLB

It impacts culture, performance, brand, innovation, leadership development, succession and even the sustainability of your enterprise. Show them you care about them, that you care about the right things – you know the small things like values, ethics, transparency and they’ll be the fuel that runs your engine into the future.

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Value comes from work

Lead on Purpose

Teenagers and cars: When parents buy their teenager a brand new car for his 16th birthday, he’s no doubt happy to have the car, but too often doesn’t take good care of it and crashes it or burns up the engine (or does something else to ruin it).

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. Can we ever admit we are fried, exhausted, done, and not be judged as lacking in mojo, courage, stamina?

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Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Here’s a tip: learn about search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and use of keywords. Get started by contributing content to sites that utilize freelance writers. Some will take unsolicited articles, many will give assignments to freelancers.

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The September 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale

Great Leadership By Dan

Anna Farmery presents The Confused Employee posted at The Engaging Brand. Aisle Six: Textbooks: Linda Fisher Thornton presents Ethical Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us posted at Leading in Context LLC. Interesting research from Dr. Bret on why employees don't speak up - required reading assignment for leaders.