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How to Become Truly Social

Coaching Tip

That requires moving from coercive or motivational leadership that uses sticks or carrots to extract performance and allegiance out of people to inspirational leadership that inspires commitment and innovation and hope in people. 9) Treat business as inseparable from life.

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Why WikiLeaks Matters More (And Less) than You Think

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps the most basic economic institution is GDP. So at the Cancun climate talks , one country has already committed to updating it for the 21st century — by including the costs of environmental damage to make the numbers a little more meaningful. But to the newcomers, let me explain what I mean. That country?

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Does Your Company Have What It Takes to Go Global?

Harvard Business Review

They assure that the firm’s legal and ethical practices allow for overseas flexibility while maintaining corporate compliance by: Benchmarking competitive practices in country to ensure willingness to compete. ” Despite positive market indicators and careful planning, international-entry initiatives often fall short.

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Creating a Culture of Unconditional Love

Harvard Business Review

It was the largest sovereign debt default in world history, and GDP fell by some 30% coupled with a 300% currency devaluation. More important, he would never, ever, hire anyone who was not dying to work in a highly professional, ethical, collaborative firm. But we all know what happened in 2001.