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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. CoachStation provides consulting and business advisory, coaching / mentoring and human resource related offerings.

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People Do Business With You…But Why?

Women on Business

According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” By Maribeth Kuzmeski Why do people do business with you? Is it because of WHAT you do or is it because of WHY you do it? Over the past few weeks I’ve been asking clients and other professionals their “why.” Many times it doesn’t seem clearly defined.

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May the Force — of Inspiring Leadership — Be with You

The Practical Leader

Less effective managers see “their people” as coin-operated human resources (assets with skin) to be manipulated with money. When surveys show disengagement and retention problems create staff shortages, weak managers often blame a changing work ethic and ask, “Why don’t people want to work anymore?”

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The Libor Scandal and the Price of Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

Unless you believe that Abraham Lincoln, too, for a few extra bucks, might have joined Barclays as a Senior Advisor for "Human Resources.". For example, I've proposed redesigning the economy around the idea of a national balance sheet, which redefines profit and wealth to matter in human terms.

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