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David Versus Goliath: 3 Things Parents and Graduates of 2015 Need to Know

Congrats on your child’s recent graduation. You were probably fortunate enough to hear a great commencement speaker at a college graduation. Robert De Niro, Maya Rudolph, Jon Bon Jovi, the Obama’s, and Flo from the Progressive Insurance Commercials were all commencement speakers this graduation season. They probably told their young audiences that opportunities were limitless, […]

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You Can Communicate But Can You Connect?

Leadership, Self Governance

Gina Barnett, Author, Play the Part: Master Body Signals to Connect and Communicate for Business Success Why is it some people seem to effortlessly persuade and move an audience, while others find it almost impossible? What defines the mystery of connection? That mystery has been a subject of fascination for me for most of my

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3 tips to help you have more productive team meetings

Leadership, Management, Strategy

Have you ever been in a meeting and thought about how much more work you would get done if you were spending your time elsewhere? If so, then you have fallen victim to an unproductive meeting. We’ve all been there. But, as leaders we have the capability to shift team culture and activate the potential

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As a Leader, Are You Clueless about Pressure?

Leadership

A CEO of a financial services company felt pressure from the Board to grow the company by winning major, multi-million dollar clients. The CEO instituted a new process for his team, whereby he labeled any prospect over 150 million dollars a “must win” deal and insisted that he be brought in to play a significant

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Are You Frustrated by Small Thinkers?

Leadership, Strategy

During a conversation with a CEO client, he broke into a rant about the small mindedness of his leaders. “The world is rapidly changing,” he said. “If we don’t evolve, we’ll fail. We need a plan that is actionable to continually redefine excellence and be the example for the world.” I asked him if his

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Does Your Company Have Legs?

Business Ops., Leadership, Strategy

~~In this morning’s Wall Street Journal, writer Ben Fritz talks about Disney’s ability to turn movie hits into “Profits Ever After.” Each movie mega hit becomes its’ own franchise, with a dedicated team focused on turning that movie hit into successful and profitable rides, toys, clothes, video games and more. In the advertising business, we

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Leaders Don’t Wait For Permission

Leadership, Management, Strategy

As the hierarchical model of leadership has fallen from favor, there has been a trend towards the “buddy model” where leaders are increasingly inclusive in their decision-making and more openly consultative. This has been incredibly useful, as industries have moved from a more linear, process-driven mode of operation to more creative and adaptable business applications.

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De-Humanizing Your “Human” Resources

Leadership, Management, Strategy

By reducing the Employee Engagement challenge to surveys and project management when it is really more a matter of institutional soulcraft, you run the risk of taking unearned comfort in the illusion of rigor: “This must be valid. There are many numbers, and many of those numbers have several decimal places!” You also run a serious–and

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What Makes a Leader Strategic?

Leadership

Aaron K. Olson and B. Keith Simerson, Authors, Leading with Strategic Thinking Disruptive forces are sweeping through nearly every industry, placing heightened importance on both strategy and leadership. Strategy is critical to ensure that businesses navigate a changing competitive landscape. Leadership is necessary to rally teams and seize these opportunities. We have devoted our careers

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Leadership is Tricky: Just Ask Sarah Palin and Lebron James

Leadership, Management, Strategy

I admit it; I had a lot of problems with Sarah Palin the candidate. What I had the most problem with her when she was running for Vice President of this country was her attitude about education and elitism. With her degree from University of Idaho in hand, she routinely criticized an Ivy League education.

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