Metrics can improve performance – even in government!
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Many people have heard of Mitch Daniels, former two-term governor of Indiana and now president of Purdue University. Republicans were pushing him to run for president for a while, primarily […]
Bezos and scott stepping down as CEOS: why now?
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Consider when Jeff Bezos and Kendra Scott announced that they were stepping down as CEOs to become Executive Chairmen* of their respective companies. Bezos has been at the helm of […]
Business forecasts: cloudly with a chance of futility
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Ken Arrow started his career as a weather officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He worked with a group responsible for preparing long-range weather […]
Culture: how to engage remote employees
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Culture is how things get done in an organization. That’s why it’s critically important to get right. More entrepreneurs are realizing this and making great strides in building high-performance cultures. They’re […]
Leadership Development’s most underused tool
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What is one of the most underutilized tools in leadership development? Teaching, writes Ana Maria Sencovici, formerly of The River Group: “For leaders who are deliberately practicing their leadership skills, teaching is […]
The $700,000 hire
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I was recently reminded of how important a single personnel decision can be. I traveled to San Francisco to make a presentation on behalf of a non-profit organization I’ve worked […]
Why leadership isn’t better then management
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I came across an article that makes a common but misguided argument. In “Shifting from Manager to Leader,” Sara Canaday encourages managers to move to a “higher level” and become leaders—implying that […]
Four traits of the most talented job candidates
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Traits to look for when you need to find talent I wrote that hiring “oddballs” can give your company a competitive advantage. Non-conformists bring a diversity of talent, thought, and skills that […]
CEO leadership: break down bureaucratic barriers
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True story: The Austin office of a large tech company once had six levels of management between its site president and the global CEO, who was based in another state. […]