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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. Lawful leaders should seek to build a culture that differentiates their organization from others. * * * Jerold L. Forrester is the co-author of Relentless: The Forensics of Mobsters; Business Practices.

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How to Keep Your Team Agile and Aligned Under Pressure

Strategy Driven

You can see this play out in your daily operations and ultimately in the P&L. No one (besides Forrest Gump maybe) meanders their way to success. As a leader, you are constantly trying to maximize the magical effort to effectiveness equation (a.k.a. efficiency). This asset is, of course, alignment. About the Author.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

As an ingredient brand, Intel often struggled to link marketing to P&L impact. Consider how USAA – the nation’s 6 th largest consumer P&C insurer – has reinvented how marketing, finance and data analytics work together, starting with a first-ever partnership between the CMO, CFO and Chief Data Analytics officer.

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