Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

To do that, we had to lean into a “brand renegade” mindset and apply it to our daily operations. How it’s always been done” was never our standard. Instead, we focused on our brand and how to flip the script on growing a business. We prioritized how to move the industry forward as a more mainstream, P&L-focused business.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 5, 2019

By Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. It is customary for your doctor to ask you how you are doing when he or she enters the exam room. Typically, it is the opening question in a conversation to assess how you are really doing. But how often do you ask your doctor the same question? We’ve come to expect it.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep. According to Horton, “84% of U.S.

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Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Whether or not you think Netflix is a company you want to emulate (and there are those who question some of their tactics ), Powerful outlines some very relevant points about how to be intentional about the organization your building – from the culture to employee engagement.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Many of the successful managers and professionals who come back to business school at mid-career are looking for more than honing their leadership skills. Many are stuck in their careers. Most of the “Harrises” I meet have great and large operational networks consisting of mostly internal contacts. Get visibility externally.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

This trait was wonderfully illustrated by a senior vice president in a telecoms company who recounted how a regulatory ruling had just wiped several millions dollars from his bottom line. His only thought was how to make up the shortfall. Insiders tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty. This matters for two reasons.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2017

But how to keep educating ourselves is a complicated question. Formal degree programs excel at general education: an MBA, for instance, gives you a little bit of everything you might need as a leader, from finance to marketing to operations. We all know that in the modern economy, we can’t just stop learning. Learning.

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