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An original post from John Caswell
I asked him what is the equation for avoiding stupidity in business. He grabbed a chalk and walked to the wall. “Ah the theory of everything! Damn it!” He seemed animated. “Vell we need to use logic and quantum physics. It is zimply complex. You von’t understand eet. Even I [...]
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An original post from Seth Godin
[If you are a leader you should read Seth’s new book.]
My latest book, We Are All Weird, came out 8 weeks ago, to very strong reviews and gratifying feedback.
It’s likely you haven’t had a chance to read it yet. I hope you’ll give it a shot. (The Kindle edition runs [...]
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An original Max Garfinkle article updated by Jerry Tarasofsky
Wisdom can be defined as the capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct. The essence of wisdom is soundness of judgment in the choice of means and ends, especially in practical affairs. Such a virtue should be carefully cultivated by every [...]
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An original post from: Max Garfinkle
Opportunities need to be recognized.
Leaders in management have to be skilled in searching for strategic opportunities, those that can contribute to the continuity and long-term success of their enterprise.
They have to anticipate what customers might want ahead of the customers’ awareness of these desires. Leaders in management have to anticipate [...]
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An original post by: Max Garfinkle
The obvious and best answer is to wish that all your future wishes would come true.
If you could have your organization learn one thing, what would that learning be?
The not-so-obvious answer is to have your organization learn the art of organization inquiry.
To inquire means to ask questions about something specific [...]
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An original post from: Avinash Kaushik
[On the role of web analytics in today's organizations]
I have to admit that I love the web. Love, love, love.
It’s quite simple really, in our humble history there are few things that have transformed human beings in the way that web has. And to think that it is still [...]
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An original post from: Mitch Joel
Just last week, I caught myself watching Apollo 13 for the umpteenth time on TV. The Oscar Award-winning Ron Howard epic was released in 1995 and dramatizes the lunar mission that took place in 1970.
Things went terribly wrong on that space voyage. A cryogenic tank exploded in [...]
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By: Mark Hurst
My four favorite buzzwords in 2009? I’m glad you asked:
Disruption. Innovation. Design thinking. Social media.
They were popular this year in the press, and publishing, and business, and many (not all!) conferences, and I suppose for good reason, since a lot of people got very excited about them.
I think it’s important to know the [...]
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By: Jerry Tarasofsky
Louis Pasteur is said to have coined this phrase in response to colleagues who were mocking his discovery of pasteurization as pure luck.
The organization equivalent of a prepared mind is the capability of market foresight. Fortune favors forward-looking organizations that scan their environment for emerging trends and use their expanding awareness for [...]
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by Jerry Tarasofsky
It may be easy to start a blog. But to make it a valuable, sought after resource is a more difficult challenge. This is especially true when a blog attempts to be a little different – moving from individual to collective participation within a specific subject matter.
The core objective of Ideas for Leaders [...]
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