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Leadership Pathways

Coaching Tip

Some people are born leaders , others are molded by the best educational institutions our nation has to offer, but many often rise up from very humble beginnings to seize the mantle of leadership to achieve incredible results in the world around us. The pathway for developing leadership skills is not always smooth.

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May the Force — of Inspiring Leadership — Be with You

The Practical Leader

May 4 th has become an annual commemoration of the Star Wars media franchise. ” This is a powerful analogy for the leadership and culture energy fields that bind teams and organizations together. The leadership side of The Force inspires action with a focus on strengths, optimism, hopes, and dreams. Today is Star Wars Day.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. There became too many competitors, too much franchising, too much hype and just as many who exited the industry as quickly as they entered it. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The KFC empire grew, and a burgeoning fast food industry engulfed it.

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

Issues bearing significantly on the business emerge not just in legislative, executive, or regulatory settings; they can also arise in litigation or transactions or adoption of ethical standards necessary to pre-empt policy proposals. They can be cross-cutting issues which impact the whole corporation (e.g.,

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What Connects Coca-Cola, Lego, In-N-Out, Intuit, and Nike? Focus.

In the CEO Afterlife

They’ve never franchised. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. Simplicity is the culture; it is the cornerstone of customer service – even extends to geographies. They’ve been in business since 1948 and 80% of their 290 outlets are in California. and going public?

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Statesman vs. Politician | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While the term political leadership may have become an oxymoron, it is simply impossible to be a statesman and not be a leader… It has been said that a politician is concerned with winning an election, and a statesman is concerned with future generations. We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington.

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