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14 Leadership Experts Reflect on Humor and Fun: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Humor and Leadership. “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” Martin Webster of Leadership Thoughts shares his personal leadership mnemonic. Martin Webster of Leadership Thoughts shares his personal leadership mnemonic.

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How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur

Let's Grow Leaders

” It’s much easier to encourage someone to think like an entrepreneur if they have a track record of innovation and problem-solving. Hire for courage and innovation and be clear from the very first day of new-hire orientation that you really want your new employees to share ideas. What did you learn?

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The Best Leadership Books of 2022

Leading Blog

The titles listed below—published in 2022—reflect a need to get realigned with solid leadership practices and thinking. The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. Covey (Simon & Schuster, 2022) We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not.

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Consultants: Resistance Is Futile

N2Growth Blog

The room erupts with cheers and ACME is once again hired to save the Corporate P&L. The value propositions presented by ACME, all too often dazzles the decision makers with the creation of shareholder value through huge P&L benefits. NIH’s top leadership did neither. Can you hear the creepy organ music?)

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Why Great Brands Lose Their Way

In the CEO Afterlife

Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? I remain impressed with the ongoing success of P&G, L’Oreal, Nike, Whole Foods, Pernod Ricard, Apple, and Starbucks. Wouldn’t you expect greater care in stewarding brand presence, personality, positioning, single-mindedness, and strategic consistency? Some companies brand exceedingly well.

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Become a Brand Renegade

Leading Blog

We prioritized how to move the industry forward as a more mainstream, P&L-focused business. Learn more at www.clubtattoo.com. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. We didn’t care that “it’s never been done before.”

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Leading Sprinkles People

Let's Grow Leaders

The consultant inside me demanded I learn a bit more about the restaurant manager whose leadership no doubt contributed to her ingenuity and warmth. I also know leaders can contribute to the capacity and commitment of frontline employees to deliver innovative service, not just good service. Susan added sprinkles.

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