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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Many of these children become CEOs, but the same people sometimes blame the need to deliver short-term results for their inability to think in the longer term.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Mark Timm, CEO of Ziglar Family. Michael Levitt, CEO of BreakfastLeadership.com. I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. I adore my CPA and bookkeeper and we strive to be generous with what we have. Tom Ziglar, Ziglar Inc. The habit of the right input.