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How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur

Let's Grow Leaders

Tell me about a time that you strongly disagreed with your manager. When a manager is struggling to think like an entrepreneur, it’s often that they don’t have access to the information they need to be resourceful. If you want a manager to think like an entrepreneur, find ways to give them both influence and authority. (In

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

Let's Grow Leaders

What does L E A D E R S H I P mean? John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog shares that joy in work encompasses fun—that it is fun to take pride in what you do and help others. Bob Whipple of the Trust Ambassador tells us to Wag More, Bark Less. It’s a pretty simple way to lead better. Follow @rwhipple.

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Leadership That Gets Results

Great Leadership By Dan

B reaking down the walls between "management and the average empl oyees take thought and skill. P eople aren''t wondering if they are going to be fired. L et them know what the board of directors is saying. L et them kno w about your financial goals. At H irevue, we call o ur employees our team members.

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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

L EADERSHIP is a broad term, and it applies to those who you might not have a positive perception of — including mobsters. The mob bosses constructed enduring crime rings using core economic concepts of corporate governance that lawful managers also must follow. Zimmerman , Ph.D., For more information, please visit jeroldzimmerman.com.

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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. I participated in engagements as a manager and I sponsored or led engagements as a Sr. The value propositions presented by ACME, all too often dazzles the decision makers with the creation of shareholder value through huge P&L benefits.

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The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

There’s not a Brand Manager that doesn’t want to build brand equity. Marketers, who work for the likes of P&G or Unilever, periodically check brand awareness and brand attributes to measure progress. Consider this exchange between Hogwash Detergent’s CEO and the Brand Manager I’ll call Janet. Simple enough? Not so fast.

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Why Great Brands Lose Their Way

In the CEO Afterlife

I remain impressed with the ongoing success of P&G, L’Oreal, Nike, Whole Foods, Pernod Ricard, Apple, and Starbucks. I am not suggesting restructuring the entire brand management system. This top management ethic is essential to brand resilience. Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? Some companies brand exceedingly well.

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