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“Interpersonal Connectedness” One Factor in Metric to Replace GDP

Michael Lee Stallard

In “ The Rise and Fall of GDP ,&# that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Jon Gertner describes this effort. Gertner writes about the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) developing a “key national indicators&# system that will be available online. Last year I spoke at the GAO’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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The Joy of Facts

Next Level Blog

My favorite Moynihan quote is my favorite because it so aptly describes the root cause of the failure of leadership that so much of the American public is concerned about today. leads the world in health expenditures as a percentage of GDP at 16.5%. Leadership, if it’s anything, is about creating meaningful, positive change.

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How to Become Truly Social

Coaching Tip

The answer is for organizations to develop the institutional frameworks to replace traditional structures and forms of governance and establish a more human operating system in which governance, culture and leadership systems are harmonized and synchronized. 4) Seek to inspire, not just motivate. 5) Invest in culture rather than governance.

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Leading Job Growth in the Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

In most countries, both developed and developing, private employment and median family income have stopped growing at the same pace as labor productivity and real GDP per capita—mostly due, they argue, to technological advances. With the right leadership, I think so. So what are we to do? Can other countries follow this model?

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Does Your Company Have What It Takes to Go Global?

Harvard Business Review

Cross-pollinating HQ and international leadership. They assure that the firm’s legal and ethical practices allow for overseas flexibility while maintaining corporate compliance by: Benchmarking competitive practices in country to ensure willingness to compete. Hiring required external skill sets.

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Creating a Culture of Unconditional Love

Harvard Business Review

It was the largest sovereign debt default in world history, and GDP fell by some 30% coupled with a 300% currency devaluation. More important, he would never, ever, hire anyone who was not dying to work in a highly professional, ethical, collaborative firm. Coaching Hiring Leadership Managing people Organizational culture'

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CEO Next Door Book Reveals Four Key Behaviors Of Successful CEOs And Busts CEO Myths

Eric Jacobson

This “Moneyball for leadership” approach showed that much of the conventional wisdom about what it takes to become a CEO and succeed is wrong. Question : What do prevailing stereotypes about leadership get wrong? non-farm GDP). Furthermore, 97 percent of low-performing CEOs scored high on work ethic. Why is it a problem?

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