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Become a More Effective Leader by Asking One Tough Question

Marshall Goldsmith

Dropping the Ball I had the chance to interview many of the 'do-nothings' with one of my clients a year later to ascertain why they had dropped the ball on their follow-up commitment. It also probably explains why you don't do many things in your life and career that you know you should. Forget your glorious plans. Life is good.

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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. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. Gary Hamel and C.K. This latter view has strongly influenced my work.

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