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What’s the Secret to Strong Leadership?

Great Leadership By Dan

Great leaders operate using similar principles to guide their actions. Connection At its core, leadership isn’t about control, power, or a job title. They accept obstacles as part and parcel of the process. Leaders need to harness the power of these connections. It’s been said that success leaves clues, and it’s true.

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand. With Apple design and user experience as so inextricably linked they are one and the same. Apple isn't simply selling superior functionality, but also a certain style that is communicated through design.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. link] mikemyatt A great motto Anna, and sound perspectives as well. Thanks for commenting. link] landoncreasy Hi Mike, Great post. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class).

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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business Review

.” Survey respondents included Presidents, Chief Information Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers representing 50 industry giants, including American Express, Capital One, Disney, Ford Motors, General Electric, JP Morgan, MetLife, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting, United Parcel Service, and USAA.

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Make the Case for Better Quality Data

Harvard Business Review

We struggle to provide powerful business cases for improving data quality that command attention and focus the effort. Working to find and fix errors is part and parcel of most operational processes, and once they turn a harsh eye on non-value-added work, most leaders can root it out. These costs are estimable.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too

Harvard Business Review

Over the course of a couple of decades, meditation has migrated from Himalayan hilltops and Japanese Zendos to corporate boardrooms and corridors of power, including Google , Apple , Aetna , the Pentagon , and the U.S. “In that space is our power to choose our response. FERIDUN AKGÜNGÖR. House of Representatives.