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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read. As an economics geek, I figured Porter had to discuss my favorite principle, opportunity cost, somewhere early in the book. So what can you do to improve the quality of your decision making? 

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Impressive Skills to Put on a Resume

HR Digest

Leadership. Porter’s Five Forces. It is recommended that employers always hire based on their personal qualities and not just their work experience. Self-Confidence. Handling Pressure. Conflict Resolution. Customer Service. Business Etiquette. Adaptability. Attention to detail . Negotiation . Innovation . Task delegation

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Are You Taking Care of Busyness and Working Overtime?

The Practical Leader

“The Acceleration Trap” is a major problem I’ve cited often from a classic series of Harvard Business Review articles by Heike Bruch, professor of leadership at the University of St. Time to Assess How Your Team Uses Time We often work with leadership teams on their use of individual and collective time.

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Innovation in Complex Civic Environments

Mills Scofield

Since the quality of the emergent solution reflects the quality of interactions among the independent actors, it is critical that those interactions not be poisoned by a lack of trust and misunderstanding. As Michael Porter has said, “Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.”

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20 Interesting Behaviors of Strategy Tourist

Strategy Driven

High-quality people can make your life miserable when they get into key jobs. He has shared the stage with prominent strategists like Michael Porter and reached out to 21,000+ leaders in 30+ countries. Strategic Planning execution innovation leadership strategy' If things still don’t improve, blame it on the consultant.

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Leadership and The Attitude Contagion | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

And, I agree that leadership, and attitude transference, is not restricted to the workplace. In fact, being a parent is probably one of the most challenging leadership assignments a person can have! For me, you’ve struck at the key difference between management and leadership. Thanks for coming by! Thanks for coming by!

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Why Management Matters: Welcome to the HBR Insight Center

Harvard Business Review

And that's quality. There certainly is no shortage of candidates from our nine decades of publishing — from Ted Levitt's "Marketing Myopia" to Michael Porter's "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.". We judge our success in part by the bottom line — on our circulation, our newsstand sales, our advertising dollars.

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