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Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices of Apex Leaders

Leading Blog

Apex Leaders are part of selfless, humble teams who are committed to each other’s success. The model of a generous life is investing in spiritual truth, intellectual capital, money, praise, encouragement, influence, and joy in other people’s lives. Your team is your primary difference maker. Apex Leaders Are Humble.

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Guest Blogger @KateNasser - Leaders & Teams: Do You Buoy Each Other?

leaderCommunicator

You can change it by understanding why this happens and by committing to changing it and showing appreciation frequently. Thank you for respecting intellectual capital. The first truth is that everyone -- leaders and team members -- need to feel appreciated. About Kate Nasser.

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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage. It also enhances the young leaders’ commitment to stay with the firm. The rise in the influence of the knowledge worker. . Challenge the compensation plan. .

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CEOs Need Hard Data on Customer Loyalty

Harvard Business Review

Three-quarters of the world's CEOs say more emphasis should be placed on measuring the value of non-financial assets such as intellectual capital and customer relationships. This was the headline finding of a recent study (PDF) by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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How to Navigate a Digital Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Manufacturers invest most of their capital into physical assets, while high-tech firms invest in R&D to create new intellectual capital. We have seen many transformations, not just of the digital variety, fail due to infighting or lack of commitment. If not, your transformation is sure to stall out.

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The Corporation is at Odds with the Future

Harvard Business Review

And, if we have the intellectual capital, maybe get a pied-à-terre. Well, and if we''re really committed, we need someone to take up residence full time. There is really only one way to live in a world of speed, surprise, noise, and responsiveness, and that''s to visit the future frequently.

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Two of the best-known programs, GE's Crotonville and Goldman Sachs's Pine Street, are committed to having 50% of participants from overseas entities. French pharmaceutical company Sanofi recently acquired Boston-based Genzyme to tap into America's intellectual capital in biotechnology.