Tue.Jul 04, 2017

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Happy Independence Day – 4th of July

General Leadership

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” When the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence declaring the United States independent from King George III and Great Britain, an inspired idea became reality.

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America Through the Eyes of the Founding Fathers

Leading Blog

I N A LETTER from the second president of the United States, John Adams, to the Officers of the first Brigade of the third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts dated October 11, 1798, Adams cautioned the country against hypocrisy —saying one thing and doing another. But laws he believed, could not prevent this hypocrisy. No law, no constitution could save an immoral people.

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How to Improve Your Vibe and Flourish as a Leader

Leadership Freak

Leaders send vibes to everyone in their proximity. If you want to flourish, choose how you show up. Leadership vibes: Inner thoughts and attitudes radiate through facial expressions, body language, tone, and language.

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Achieve Consulting Firm Supergrowth: Pick the Right 1 out of 3

David A Fields

You’re undoubtedly familiar with the classic triangle of trade-offs: “There’s Faster, Better, and Cheaper. Choose any two out of the three.” For consulting firms, one point on the triangle of trade-offs can drive enormous business gains. Which one? You may be surprised at which point on the triangle maximizes your consulting firm’s revenue.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Golden Rules for Maintaining a Healthy Cash Flow

Strategy Driven

Photo courtesy of Nicholas Youngson of NYPhotographic ( Title CC BY-SA 3.0 NY ). You have, no doubt, heard the saying ‘cash is king,’ and it may be cliché, but it is definitely the truth. No business can survive without any cash. It is the fuel that keeps the engine running. This is why all companies, especially SMEs, need to have a strategy in place for maintaining a healthy cash flow and dealing with any potential related problems that may arise.

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How Teams Provide Value Beyond The Ordinary

Eric Jacobson

"It takes more than encouraging words to get a team thinking beyond the ordinary," explains Jackie Barretta , author of the book, Primal Teams. She suggests you must help team members to redefine the purpose of their work with broader and more expansive thinking. Use certain pointed questions to guide a team toward a loftier view of their purpose. Specifically, Barretta recommends you as the leader ask the following purpose-broadening questions to encourage the team to think of providing value b

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The Five Factors Of Personal Resilience

Eric Jacobson

If you want to build the psychological body armor to achieve personal resilience, then the book, Stronger , is a must-read for you. That body armor consists of five factors of personal resilience : active optimism decisive action moral compass relentless tenacity interpersonal support According to the authors, these five factors of personal resilience are keys to improving your work habits and output in the workplace, and to achieving overall satisfaction from life.

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What Should an Apple Car Be?

Harvard Business Review

Tim Cook recently confirmed that Apple is working on ‘autonomous systems.’ As usual with Apple, details are sparse, but it’s likely that autonomous cars are part of this. Apple is so great at connectivity, aesthetics, and entertainment that any vehicle they develop will incorporate these as table stakes. With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market.

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Inspiring Leadership Quotes

Eric Jacobson

These quotes truly inspire me : “The three common characteristics of best companies -- they care, they have fun, they have high performance expectations.” -- Brad Hams “The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.” -- Michael Phelps “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." -- Harry S.