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What a Mechanical Shark Can Teach Us About Leadership and Innovation

Leading Blog

He could have bawled out the engineers and technicians behind the mechanical prop, demanding that they somehow find a way to carry out his vision. Spielberg could have insisted on the shot. After all, this was the scene he needed to “hook” the audience and keep their attention throughout the entire movie. But he didn’t.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

The Coffee Bean : A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change by Jon Gordon and Damon West. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Life is often difficult. Designing Experiences by J. Robert Rossman and Mathew D.

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Featured Instigator – Chris Edmonds

Lead Change Blog

His most recent book, The Culture Engine , helps leaders create workplace inspiration with an organizational constitution. Ruth Gordon as Maude in Harold & Maude. He has been a non-profit executive for 15 years, and a speaker, author, and executive consultant for 25 years. It did get the team back on track that day.”

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Book Review: An introduction to organisational behaviour for managers and engineers

Chartered Management Institute

Reviewed by Gordon Harris FCMI. This is a useful compact volume which guides the trained and focussed professional who nevertheless has to work in shark-infested corporate waters, and who has to do more than keep her/his head down in professional work in order to survive and influence the politics of the multicultural firm.

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The Movement Of People And Ideas Is Key To Economic Growth

The Horizons Tracker

It’s nearly a decade since Northwestern’s Robert Gordon pondered whether sclerotic innovation was causing the death of economic growth as we had come to know it.

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Share and Enjoy: View Comments Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Gordon. Thanks for stopping by Gordon. and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand. Clogston Hi, Mike. Once again, you have nailed it.

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