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The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right. A few years back, I interviewed some of the most successful CEOs in the world in order to discover their management secrets. I learned that the "best of the best" tend to share the following eight …
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I just recently finished reading Todd Whitaker’s newest book, “Shifting the Monkey: The art of protecting good people from liars, criers, and other slackers.” For the record, I am a big fan of Todd and his work. He is also a pretty big deal on Twitter; he can be followed at @toddwhitaker. This book is a quick read …
Over the last few years, Jim Collins has asked our organization some great questions. Here’s an example: What are the “key seats” in your organization? How many of those seats are currently filled by the right person? These are powerful questions – but in this case, the real challenge was what Jim said next. He said, “Until …
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Los Angeles Times April 22, 2012 Pg. 26 President Obama has called a halt to the decade-long rise in defense spending that began after Sept. 11, and has proposed shrinking the Army and Marine Corps by about 14%. Congressional Republicans (not to mention Mitt Romney) say that would be disastrous and that it could jeopardize …
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When you are in a seat of leadership, challenges arise. Although they are rarely matters of life and death, they can be treacherous in their own regard. These will test your ability as a leader, and your legacy will be judged by the actions you choose to take to lead the people in and around your …
It's time to let go of the heroic leader. The ability of any single individual — as heroic or skilled or dedicated as he or she may be — is no longer enough to meet the complex challenges we face today. "With the decline of the value of the heroic leader comes the rise of …
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SmallWarsJournal.com April 20, 2012 This Week at War In my Foreign Policy column, I explain why the Pentagon's plans fall short of the harsh future recently described by Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey. On April 12, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed what he called the "security paradox" at Harvard's …
stevefarber.com Are you frustrated with some of the things you’re seeing around you at work? Do you wish that “those people” (whomever they might be) would just get their acts together and give you the resources, support, time, etc that you need to do what you need to do? Do you find yourself saying something …
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by Jacopo Della Quercia cracked.com Some one-liners uttered by historical figures during the heat of battle are so awesome that they seem taken right out of a particularly bombastic Hollywood war movie. But we've already gone over those. The following quotes aren't like that: These are the real-life wartime quotes no one would ever put in a …
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monsterthinking.com Here’s a thought experiment for you. Take a deep breath, clear your head and think for a little while about what kind of leadership the world is going to need in the future. Need a jump start? Just think about the rapidity of change in the global economy, global politics and consumer technology in …
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