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How to Succeed With Limited Resources

Let's Grow Leaders

I’ve seen this first hand, when I look back at the most creative times in my career and in how I’m approaching my business now, the best solutions came when we felt the most stretched. I also watched the evolution at Verizon Wireless in this regard. Low risk, high value in convincing others to your point of view.

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What To Do When Results are in the Toilet

Let's Grow Leaders

On the other hand, when you have no freaking clue what to do to fix the problem, you begin looking for problems you DO know how to solve. When I took over responsibility for 100 or so Verizon Wireless stores our biggest problem was a saturated market. Approach 2: Redefine Markets. Ask some naive people to take a look.

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10 Ways to Be Easy to Follow

Let's Grow Leaders

Sure you’ve got competing goals, but be crystal clear on how they can change the game and what you need them to do to make that happen. I recently ran into a guy who once worked on my sales team at Verizon Wireless who was now working at a small company where I was now consulting. If you’re just tuning in… 1.

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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

Let's Grow Leaders

In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I speak with Whitney Johnson, author of Smart Growth, about how to support your team along the S curve of employee growth. When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. You have a book that teaches creativity, one that teaches how to test and validate those ideas, and now this one which is unique. Indra Nooyi.

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

I've faced some tough challenges, such as which surgery to get, how to invest for my business, and even how to deal with identify theft. The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. Eric Siegel shares the coming of the clairvoyant computer: Every day's a struggle.

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7 Ways to Build Trust and Confidence with Your Team

Great Leadership By Dan

Although the managers eventually told John they didn’t appreciate the wasted effort, he never fully understood how hurt they were by his apparent need to quadruple verify their work. HOW TO SHOW YOUR EMPLOYEES YOU TRUST THEM It takes more than words to demonstrate your trust in your team. Then show your team how much you trust them.

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