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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Because things change.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company?

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

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Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. I always liked George “Sparky&# Anderson.

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5 Ways Women in the Private Sector Can Turn the Economy Around

Strategy Driven

Contributing to the total $7 trillion in consumer and business spending in America, women influence 85% of all purchasing decisions, including half of products that would seem more oriented to men, such as automobiles, home improvement items, and consumer electronics. Recommended Resource – The Welch Way.

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Great CEOs See the Importance of Being Understood

Harvard Business Review

Successful CEOs push managers to go uncomfortably beyond faithful retransmission: they want their leadership coming up with proverbs and parables to better preach the new gospel. She pushed product managers to present enhancements in UX, not just elevating customer satisfaction scores. But people aren’t parrots.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. The highlight of the day for me was when Jack Welch took center stage, and center stage he took. In a world where everything is connected, anything is possible. Leaders make the news, they don’t report it. Jack literally held court – he was marvelous.

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