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Booknotes: 14 Ideas from The Power of Something Stupid

Leading Blog

Author Richie Norton explains that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. What if the key to success, creativity, and fulfillment in your life lies in the potential of those stupid ideas? Stupid is the New Smart—the common denominator for success, creativity, and innovation in business and life.

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4 Ways To End Destructive Pride

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by Ritchie Norton. The kind of pride that prevents them from experiencing lasting success. Their pride causes them to blame others (or their circumstances) for their lack of success. Remember: Work Pays in Dividends of Success Pride causes people to experience feelings of entitlement.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Defining and tracking success metrics. These PMs excel at reflecting on where each of these competencies contributed to the success or failure of their products and continuously adjust their approach based on customer feedback. Pricing and revenue modeling. Company Fit. Not necessarily.

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The Surprising Secret to Selling Yourself

Harvard Business Review

After all, a person's track record of success (or a company's, for that matter) is the single most important factor in determining whether or not they get hired. We have a bias — one that operates below our conscious awareness — leading us to prefer the potential for greatness over someone who has already achieved it.

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

Harvard Business Review

.’” Potential problems aren’t limited to “misunderstandings and hard feelings,” according to Christine Riordan, the president of Adelphi University and a leadership coach. ’” Couching it this way helped Gary feel that Jim cared about his success and the success of the company.

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Grassroots Leadership through Social Power

Coaching Tip

"The more you expose and share your problems, the more successful you become. A Brewing Situation for Grassroots Leadership through Social Power. A brewing example of the opportunity for grassroots leadership through social power is the proposed building of a publicly-owned bridge between the busiest U.S. Canada border crossing.

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