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The Whole is Greater

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform At Their ...READ»

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The Whole is Greater

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform At Their ...READ»

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The Whole is Greater

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and ...READ»

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A Field Guide to the Gurus

Sometimes a book is more than just a book. In the guru business, a block-buster title is the ticket to hefty lecture fees and consulting gigs till you're dead. Here's how some of the biz-book heavyweights stack up against one another.READ»

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The Power of Partners

“In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.” Ken Blanchard THE BOTTOM LINE I just finished reading the “Power of 2” by ...READ»

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Getting on the Same Page

Book publishing is a difficult and contentious business. Upstart Berrett-Koehler has a more collaborative--and profitable--model.READ»

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Four Steps To Telling Great Stories

Today is Thursday, so this post is on dynamic communication. Dynamic communicators are good story tellers.  Everyone likes a story.  Stories are hard wired into our brains.  They come from the oral traditions of most ...READ»

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Library of the Living Dead

Embrace a business best seller at your brain's peril.READ»

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Thought Leaders: The Next 30

So many people are interested in who else is on this list and where they rank that I thought it would be helpful to share with you the next 30. So here they are: 21. Jeffrey Pfeffer 22. Philip Kotler 23. Robert C. Merton 24. C.K. ...READ»

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Switch: Shrink the Change With One-Minute Praisings

[video_twistage 1 protect]What do you dread at work? Maybe it’s filling out expense reports. Making a cold call to a new lead. Giving a performance review to your employee Chester, who’s prone to tearing up at the first hint of ...READ»

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Make the Buck, Then Pass It

We attend the opening arguments in the cases of Frank Quattrone and Dennis Kozlowski, and learn that, hey, these kingpins were merely powerless cogs (just like us).READ»

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Consulting By The Numbers

Can You Crack the Consulting Formula?READ»

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Know Your 5 or Social Media Might Eat You Alive

With millions of people participating and interacting in social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, businesses and organizations of all sizes are trying to tap this audience. For bigger businesses with multi-million dollar ...READ»

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The changing role of leaders and managers today…are you keeping up?

It is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger, Holly G. Green. Enjoy her post below.  -SethRemember The One Minute Manager? The all time best selling management book was written more than twenty five years ago.  Pause ...READ»

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WHY COMPANIES NEED TO INVERT THE BUSINESS PYRAMID AND THE LEADERS ‘NEW’ ROLE

  Living and working in Asia it is interesting to find that many companies that operate here, including some multinationals, still don’t seem to fully grasp either the concept of the manager as a leader, nor the need to ...READ»

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The Power of Partners Duex

“In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.” Ken Blanchard I continue to think about the concept of Employees as Partners set ...READ»

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Leadership: All On Board

As graduations wind down and a whole flock of new recruits hit the pavement, one of the most important things you should be thinking about is how you're bringing those new recruits into your organization. I am talking about how you ...READ»

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Set Smaller Goals, Get Bigger Results

Why tough circumstances call for smaller goals.READ»

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Rule #3: Leadership Is Confusing As Hell

You think the past five years were nuts? You ain't seen nothin' yet! It's only going to get weirder, tougher, and more turbulent. Which means that leadership will be more important than ever -- and more confusing (see rule #3).READ»

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The Wow Project

In the new economy, all work is project work. And you are your projects! Here's how to make them all go Wow!READ»

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The Art of the Anti-Apology

Business has had a lot to apologize for. But is anyone actually owning up? We decipher executive remorse codes.READ»

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A Small Business Lesson I Learned from a Spy.

I was speechless (and for me that hardly ever happens) when I met Valerie Plame Wilson last week at a VIP reception in New York hosted by the Women's Leadership Exchange (WLE) and Aetna.  You may recall, Valerie is the former CIA ...READ»

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Go to the Head of the Class!

Thanks to the Web, you can learn what you want -- when you want to learn it. From programming in a new language to talking the language of Wall Street, here's your online-curriculum guide.READ»