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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

In the CEO Afterlife

The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois. I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

LDRLB

The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois. I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success.

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Be a Contrarian with Grace

Lead Change Blog

Being antagonistic just for the sport of it isn’t. Often they [contrarians] haven’t acquired the tactical skills of developing their ideas. Poking holes in existing thinking or advancing something totally new is what moves business, careers, and personal growth forward. The disagreeable messenger killed his own idea.

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Three Ways Students Can Improve Their College Leadership Game

LDRLB

But with competitive career stakes down the road, students need to continually be looking for leadership opportunities on campus. During their first year, students are encouraged to declare majors for study, and explore future career potential in certain fields. Allow for possible job acceptance in desired career field.

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Play With The Big Boys & Girls.

Rich Gee Group

Tim Ferriss deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use. The Tim Ferriss Show – I’ve listened to this since his first broadcast.

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3 Ways to Survive Your Current Job, Featured at CIO Online

ReImagine Work

It doesn’t really matter what phase of your career you are in. Build satisfaction in areas of your life such as family and relationships, social life, physical activity, sports, hobbies, art, spirituality, community, etc. Say you’re unhappy with the current lack of focus on career development. What should you do?

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Over the coming few weeks I’ll be detailing a few strategies and tactics that I’ve discovered (by both preferable and not so preferable means, through trial and error) in working with generation “Y.”. When that’s not possible, one tactic I use is to mention the success of team members during higher level meetings and conference calls.