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Does Your Organization Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Failure?

Management

Matt Paese, Vice President, Development Dimensions International Failure hurts. Crisis is painful and exhausting. Mistakes are costly. It’s also true that inside the discomfort and loss, often profound wisdom, strength, and innovation may be gained. But finding these is not guaranteed. For (leadership) acceleration to have the broad effect that businesses need, it must catch on. […]

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Creating an Award-Winning Solution to Meet a Clear Market Need: The Journey to a Marketing Breakthrough

Marketing

Patrick Barrett, Founder & CEO, ECAL.com In an increasingly fragmented media landscape, personal and profitable interaction with consumers can feel like a marketing goal that’s just within reach and at the same time as elusive as the Holy Grail. The introduction of each new communications channel presents an opportunity to finally reach that goal. Yet,

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Turning Conflict into Commerce: How to Transform the Way Relationships Are Managed

Management

Noah Hanft, CEO & President, The CPR Institute It’s a familiar refrain. Those of us who have been practicing law for a while have seen it many times. A successful company – maybe a start-up or perhaps a competitor – finds itself courted by a potential partner for a merger, acquisition or joint venture. And in

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The Six Deadly Blindfolds

Leadership, Management

Shane Cragun, Founding Principle, SweetmanCragun As you read through the following list of companies, see what comes to mind: RadioShack, Sears, Blockbuster Video, Bethlehem Steel, Kmart, Blackberry, Atari, Tidal, and Polaroid. If your answer is “all are on a path to irrelevance, or already extinct,” than you would be correct. Some are on their way to the

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Leaders Can Foster a Learning Agile Workplace

Management

Dr. Linda Gravett, Author, Learning Agility: The Impact on Recruitment and Retention A culture of learning agility, or flexible learning, can be a true asset to any organization.  Learning agile employees provide creative, customer-focused approaches to help foster an energetic and ever-evolving workplace.  This is a company’s competitive advantage. There are four types of learning agility:

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5 Lessons Companies Can Learn from the “Prince” Brand

Marketing

Mike Coughlin, Founder, Digital Blue Creative With the recent death of global superstar Prince, people are looking back at this music and pop culture innovator in awe. As a brilliant musician, entertainer, cultural trendsetter, businessman, and brander, Prince is a shining example for any brand seeking eternal fame. Here are five tips entrepreneurs and brand marketers can learn

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leadership skills, buy in, set expectations,

The Buck Stops Here

Management

Robbie Hardy, Author, UPSETTING THE TABLE:  Women Mentoring Women. It’s still dark outside. You can’t sleep and you’re staring at your desktop wondering “how did this happen?” How did this project, or product, go so wrong? It is over budget, behind schedule, and the scope has spiraled beyond your imagination. What went wrong? Who dropped

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3 Ways Business Leaders Can Ensure Employee Engagement

Management

Herb Carver, Founder & President, Point Above Consulting Talent is a major differentiator in today’s business environment – it’s key to business outcomes, revenue, profitability, innovation, productivity, customer loyalty and quality. Unfortunately, convincing talented employees that your company is the best one for them can be a challenge. Lately, the stakes are getting higher.   Firmly

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