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Say “Hi” and “Bye”

Michael Lee Stallard

This year’s conference includes Karen Katz, President and CEO of Nieman Marcus, Maxine Clark, Founder of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Duncan Mac Naughtan, EVP, Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer for Wal-Mart U.S. The Retailing Summit is a premiere event for senior leaders in retail.

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Major Global Study Calls for a Leadership Revolution

The Practical Leader

The three most frequent leadership development methods (numbers in brackets are percent of organization using this method, followed by percent rating that method as effective): Formal workshops, courses, and seminars (81/73). Coaching from managers (68/63). Special projects or assignments (68/66).

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When Smart and Fast Leaders Leave Their Teams Behind

The Practical Leader

I recently ran a Moose-on-the-Table workshop for a major division of a large company going through the wrenching change of a wholesale restructuring and totally refocusing their business. ” has four steps from London Business School professor, Gary Hamel, on building a team that shares more of the workload.

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The Making of an Innovation Master

Harvard Business Review

A workshop attendee asked me this seemingly simple question: "So, what else should I read to learn more about innovation?". There were a ton of great thinkers that didn't quite make the cut, such as Chip and Dan Heath , Geoffrey Moore , Constantinos Markides , Robert Burgelman , Henry Mintzberg , Gary Hamel , Michael Tushman , W.