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Its a Jungle In There

CEO Blog

Schussler is the founder of the highly successful Rainforest Cafe (hence the jungle theme). He shares a list of 5 Ps of breakthrough success: Personality (Schussler has it. He has a great chapter on passion which clearly is what drives business success. I always like reading books about entrepreneurship. It provides purpose.

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Coronavirus Crisis: Reasons for Hope During These Dark Times

The Practical Leader

When Nobel Laureate, Michael Levitt, first analyzed Chinese infection rates, he tracked an increase of 30% per day in Hubei province. They’ve set up a Covid-19 platform to share information with and among research institutes to develop better testing kits, drugs, and a vaccine.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? These 3 areas of health are critical to your success and I’m glad to see a recurring theme among the answers. Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders. Michael Hyatt.

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Learn Like A Leader

Mark Sanborn

” Theodore Levitt said, “The future belongs to those who see opportunities before they become obvious.” A successful entrepreneur, Bill credits much of his success to his 15/15 program: He read 15 hours a week for 15 years. Americans spend more money each year on beer than the do on books.

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Successful Companies Don’t Adapt, They Prepare

Harvard Business Review

In 1960, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt published a landmark paper in Harvard Business Review that urged executives to adapt by asking themselves, “What business are we really in?” Rather, successful firms prevail by shaping the future. None met with significant success. Jennifer Maravillas for HBR.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

Some kids are skipping college entirely and heading straight into business, pointing to the success of dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. A recent story in the New York Times highlighted a pair of high school students who had experienced considerable success as app developers. Hear me out.

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In 2014, Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again

Harvard Business Review

In 1960, marketing legend Ted Levitt provided perhaps his seminal contribution to the Harvard Business Review : “ Marketing Myopia.” To avoid that, Levitt exhorted leaders to ask themselves the seemingly obvious question – “What business are you really in?” It’s time to make business human again.

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