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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

I came up through marketing; quite honestly, during my years in marketing I hadn’t given much thought to HR. And sure enough, bright folks such as Gary Hamel, C. One of my mentors was brilliantly creative, the other skillfully strategic. Human Resources. Dispute Resolution. A client in need of innovation?

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

steveroesler: 6 Important Marketing Trends to Watch in 2012 : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum. alanmwebber: Six Two-Word Terms For the Future : "Keep learning new skills and crossing old boundaries.". Gary Hamel: "Give someone monarch-like authority, and sooner or later there will be a royal screw-up."

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The Internet Is Finally Forcing Management to Care About People

Harvard Business Review

It includes Mary Parker Follett (1920s), Elton Mayo and Chester Barnard (1930s), Abraham Maslow (1940s), Douglas McGregor (1960s), Peter Drucker (1970s), Peters and Waterman (1980s), Katzenbach and Smith (1990s), and Gary Hamel (2000s). They require rethinking the fundamentals of management.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion.

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Case Study: When Key Employees Clash

Harvard Business Review

Kid Spectrum's previous owner, Arthur Hamel, had told Matthew that Ellen, with nearly two decades of experience in health services, would be one of his biggest assets. No one else had the right skills and experience for either role. He appreciated Ellen's eagerness to help him build the business, even if she was sometimes abrupt.