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Expedition Leadership in the Wild

Harvard Business Review

The lessons about leadership learned in the crucible of the backcountry environment — unpredictable, challenging, and dynamic 𕢔 map to today's business environment. Understanding their go-to "signature" style allows them to then develop situational leadership skills that can adjust to current events and group needs.

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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Are there networking situations which are beneficial for all parties? If so, analyze and align with those situations, rather than with the fruitless ones. Analyze them by category, to see patterns.

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Managers: What’s Your Plan B?

Lead Change Blog

And at the 880-seat Tabor Opera House, patrons enjoyed John Philip Sousa, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera stars, Harry Houdini, and Oscar Wilde. The nearby town of Climax got television reception even before Denver. I found myself wondering if better contingency planning could have mitigated the damage.

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Is “Murder by Machine Learning” the New “Death by PowerPoint”?

Harvard Business Review

But that’s more a leadership challenge than a technical issue. With the rise of big data and the surge of smarter software, this duality will become one of the greatest strategic opportunities — and risks — confronting leadership worldwide. Smarter algorithms require smarter risk management.