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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job”— James Fallows.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 5/20/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas John Butman What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial […].

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Why Innovation is not "Invented Here"

Coaching Tip

In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide. Soren Kaplan: Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Create Your Own Luck

Mills Scofield

You know how much I believe in serendipity & random collisions (a la Saul Kaplan !). At the start of the year, Whatsapp had more than 450 million users, all built and supported with a team of just 32 engineers. Meet Samir Rath (bio below). Read Samir''s thoughts on serendipity, luck and entrepreneurship - and join in!

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Why Leaders Need To Show Humility

Tanveer Naseer

At Boeing, Alan Mulally was hired right out of college as an engineer and went on to become its CEO before becoming the chief executive at Ford. Kaplan worked for 25 years at Newsweek and Fortune. The following is a guest piece by Joel Peterson, Chairman of JetBlue, with David A. Reproduced by permission of AMACOM.

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For a Powerful Presentation, Begin with a Bang, Finish with a Flourish

Strategy Driven

Check out the search engines for ‘little known facts about …’ or ‘trivia about …’ for ideas. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Yet another good grabber is the startling fact. Prior to joining Communispond, Bill was CEO of Digi-Block Inc.,

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Intelligent Redesign of Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Kaplan and Michael E. To obtain an understanding of the costs, the center is applying a combination of two management tools: process mapping from industrial engineering and activity-based costing from accounting. Specifically, the center wants estimates of: The costs of caring for groups of patients with similar conditions.