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Five Decision-Making Lessons for Leaders

Ron Edmondson

When Manning and the Colts ownership decided to part ways, there were no less than 12 different NFL teams that were lined up waiting to woo the QB to their respective franchises. Not Every Decision is a Long-Term Decision. Most management books stress the need to make decisions with the long view in mind. How Did He Decide?

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Great Innovators Create the Future, Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

Harvard Business Review

What’s missing from the managerial toolkit is a way for managers to allocate their—and their organization’s—time and attention and resources on a day-to-day basis across the competing demands of managing today’s requirements and tomorrow’s possibilities. Excerpted from. The Three-Box Solution.

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

But many don’t have one, instead adopting only defensive, short-term, or narrowly self-interested “government relations” tactics. To meet this daunting challenge, corporations need a strategic, forward-looking, and balanced approach to government and public affairs.