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Golf, The Abominable Game That Won't Help Your Career

BY Craig ChappelowWed Nov 30, 2011

There’s so much to hate about golf. The cost. The time it consumes. People who talk about golf. But the worst thing about golf is the notion that you can’t be successful in business unless you play it.READ»

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Learning To Lead In A Down Economy

BY Duane ZobristFri Oct 28, 2011

Times are tough for many businesses at the moment. So if you‘re struggling, you aren’t alone. However, if you are going to lead your team and your organization back to prosperity, it’s important that you don’t succumb to a mindset of negativity.READ»

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Tough Cookies: Why Corporate America Needs Girl Scouts

BY Kathy CloningerFri Oct 28, 2011

In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation. The CEO of Girl Scouts USA on why troops of 9-year-old cookie pushers are America's greatest hope for change. READ»

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Leadership Starts In The Middle, Not At The Top

BY Roberta MatusonMon Oct 24, 2011

Mobilizing your workforce to quickly achieve targets set by top management requires a team of managers who can effectively lead from the middle. Here’s how you can accelerate this movement in your organization. READ»

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What Is Your Leadership Legacy?

BY Craig ChappelowThu Oct 20, 2011

When Jack Layton, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, died from cancer, the citizens of Toronto turned a ten-acre city square into an impromptu memorial in chalk. If you think your leadership legacy will be "Your meetings, for the most part, ended early,” it's time to consider the impact you want to make on your organization. READ»

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Stumbling Up The Ladder: Ad Agencies Neglect Their Brightest Prospects

BY Janet Kestin and Nancy VonkWed Oct 12, 2011

In the advertising world, learning by blowing off arms and legs has become the norm. A casual reliance on trial and error (and its kinder cousin, osmosis) has replaced any kind of formal training. Ad agencies aren't teaching their people to lead, and now they're in trouble.READ»

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Forget Paintball; Hip Hop Is The Freshest Exercise In Team Building

BY Shawn GrahamWed Sep 14, 2011

A Pittsburgh organization is helping students and businesses alike discover their strengths through a unique program that charges them with creating a hip-hop CD from conception to completion. Each person is assigned an executive position and has the unique opportunity to see what it’s like to run a mock record label. READ»

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Has Starbuck's Entered the Car Detailing Business?

BY Ted EleftheriouFri May 7, 2010

What does it mean to possess "Human Being-Ness?"READ»

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I Don't Care About You

BY Ted EleftheriouSun Apr 18, 2010

What's happened to Customer Service Lately? The message: I don't care about you" resonates in business and in life. Read about it here!READ»

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Life Lessons My Children Taught Me On The Golf Course

BY Ted EleftheriouMon Feb 1, 2010

While playing a round of golf with my kids... I learned some important lessons about life.READ»

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Death to Bureaucracies!

BY Sandy GluckmanMon Jan 4, 2010

Bureaucracies are totally toxic, dysfunctional organizations. Unfortunately, they are to be found everywhere irrespective of whether they operate in a third world or a first world country. Also, my own experience has shown me that the ...READ»

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Does This Sound Like Your Corporate Culture?

BY Sandy GluckmanThu Dec 10, 2009

Something For All Involved in a Corporate Culture To Think AboutI found this quote in the draft of a book I have been writing forever. Although the authors Cooper and Sawaf wrote this ten years ago, my perception is that ...READ»

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You Have Got To Be Kidding Me! Right? by Ted Eleftheriou

BY Ted EleftheriouFri Nov 20, 2009

Powerful branding? Or waste of advertising dollars? Are you getting the right message across to your customers?READ»

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Is the field of change management saddled by best practices?

BY Melissa DutmersMon Nov 9, 2009

Saddled by best practices Why change is needed in the field of change management Let me assure you that this is a thoughtful person who shows all due deference to those that have gone before me. I would add that now more than ...READ»

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Ability to Change by Ted Eleftheriou

BY Ted EleftheriouSun Sep 27, 2009

STORY ONE: SEBASTIANOur fifth family member is a guinea pig named Sebastian. When we adopted him our kids hoped he would play tag, catch balls tossed to him, or find him among stuffed animals during a game of hide-and-seek. When the ...READ»

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It is Leadership Character that Will Get Us Through this Recession

BY Sandy GluckmanMon Sep 21, 2009

Two Kinds of LeadersSo if you have been reading my blogs – firstly I thank you, and secondly you will know that I come from the platform that there are two kinds of leaders – those who lead with ego and those who lead with ...READ»

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Average - by Ted Eleftheriou

BY Ted EleftheriouWed Mar 18, 2009

Why average doesn't work!READ»

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When All Else Fails... Try the Opposite!

BY Ted EleftheriouFri Mar 6, 2009

I think the title says it all. When what you're trying isn't working, perhaps it's time to try the opposite of what you've been doing. Make sure to check out the video link at the end of the article for a hilarious Seinfield clip that supports my point.READ»

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And Now for Something Complete Different...

BY Ted EleftheriouThu Mar 5, 2009

Sometimes the only option is to scrap everything you've been doing and start all over.READ»

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What Does Your Personal Brand Look Like?

BY Ted EleftheriouSat Feb 28, 2009

Importance of protecting your personal brand. Quick read with a link to Seth Godin's blog.READ»