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Corporate Entrepreneurship: Turn Irony into Opportunity

In the CEO Afterlife

I went in assuming his students believed corporate management and entrepreneurship were principles of contradiction — the only contrarians would be members of the flat earth society. Bureaucracy and stagnation set in. Several, such as Trump, still operate by the brain and muscle ethic. “I want you for balance. Does it inspire?

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Trust Issues

Coaching Tip

Surveys and statistics abound: only 22% of the public trust government.only 10% of employees trust management.50% They reward unfavorable behaviors, while operating with myopic interests and escalating bureaucracy. Trust isn''t about "those" people in senior management; it''s about us in our individual work groups.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. When we look at 360 assessments or engagement surveys, it’s clear that a more accurate response to these managers is; nobody wants to work for you. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

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The Big Picture of Business – How Business Advice Turns Into Company Strategy

Strategy Driven

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Philosophy : purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Appointed agency heads in a government bureaucracy. Some advance into management and encounter similar situations there too.

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The 15 Diseases of Leadership, According to Pope Francis

Harvard Business Review

Through the years, I’ve heard dozens of management experts enumerate the qualities of great leaders. The Catholic Church is a bureaucracy: a hierarchy populated by good-hearted, but less-than-perfect souls. They are victims of careerism and opportunism; they honor persons [rather than the larger mission of the organization].