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Blame And Credit
Leadership can be easily identified by how blame and credit is handled. Leaders absorb blame and ascribe credit to others generously and confidently.
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Being Number One Is Disproportionate
Number one in a category leads to the majority of the spoils. Name recognition and sales are disproportionately attributed to the winner of a category. Be sure your strategy pushes you to be number one.
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Does It Really Ever JUST Work?
Unreasonable expectations arise from people that have not learned to pay the price. Things don't just work. People work. You have to work. The success trap can have you thinking with disillusionment. Get into the failure process and learn that what works comes from people who work relentlessly.
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Consideration For Others
The lack of a consideration for others is an epidemic in our culture. The headlines are filled with examples of the battles for entitlements: Corporate greed on Wall Street puts selfish executives in the spotlight while their companies are dissolving. Unions seek concessions without consideration for the costs. An employee
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The World Has Voted Borders Books Out
Borders bookstores became irrelevant in the new economy. Without reinvention of an old brand in a world of new rules, going out of business will become a norm.
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Entrepreneurs Think Differently
Entrepreneurs are able to adapt and make decisions based on failing forward fast. It is different than those who are corporate types requiring definition. Data comes through iteration and getting a customer.
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Being About The Deal Versus The Sale
Being about the deal means thinking strategically instead of falling line and focusing only on the sale. Deal makers see beyond the sale. They make the system for sales. Go beyond just making a living.
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The Problem With Comfort
Comfort zones can hold us back from the inevitable change and challenges which come quickly in today's economy. We must avoid the trap of complacency and always be about change.
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What Do You Expect?
Some days, I wonder if insanity has become the new norm. Expecting to reap what we do not sow must be the the delusional spell of the entitlement economy. It has certainly bled over to today's economy. My question is, "What do you expect when ..."
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The Art Of The Apology
We all will need to master the art of the apology, because we all fail, both ourselves and others. In the heat of business and relationships, if there is not reconciliation, then every relationship is a fragile one step from being over.
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Build Something
If the economy is doing badly and you can't find a job, then why are you wasting hours that could be used to build something? Everything you do is about converting work hours to something valuable.
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Mobility And Flexibility For A Strategic Advantage
The only certainty is change today. You will have new jobs and opportunities like never before. You will have new friends and networks. You may move a few times as well. Regardless of changing circumstances, your ability to sail on tumultuous winds is directly related to how mobile and flexible