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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #22

PEOPLE…are a LEADER’S most valuable resource. This is a variation of another great piece of advice that comes from more than one wise source: All other resources can and must be managed…but PEOPLE must be LED.  It’s a reminder of … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #21

Practice Fu Pan. This advice is a perfect follow-up to my last blogpost.  It comes from LENOVO founder Liu Chuanzhi, who referred to it in an interview published in FastCompany Magazine.  LENOVO is the Chinese company that purchased IBM’s PC … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #8

Talk with the warring parties separately before bringing them to the table. This advice comes from Lee Price, a consultant and contributor at Monster.com:  Talk with the warring parties separately before bringing them to the table. She cautions leaders, “Not … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s #6

Never Sanction Incompetence This post’s great advice comes from Mike Vance, author of the book, Think Out of the Box.  Vance worked for Disney back in the day (and when I say “he worked for Disney” I mean he worked … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #2

Never Bring a Problem to Your Boss Without Also Bringing a Solution This post’s word of advice comes from R. Dixon Thayer, an executive advisor to Bryan Park Capital in New York and CEO of ab3 Resources, a strategic consulting … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #1

10 Clowns Don’t Make a Circus Steven Schragis (former CEO and Publisher of the Carol Publishing Group) coauthored a whole bookful of wonderful bite-sized words of wisdom for leaders and executives.  This issue’s principle furnishes the title for his book.  … Continue reading

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #3

Pitfall #3: Spending too little time managing and communicating What We Learned From General Electric This pitfall speaks to one of the most common challenges managers face.  This was seen at General Electric, among many other organizations.  Over time, GE … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #8 – Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team One of the most challenging aspects of leadership advancement is the ever-expanding arena of responsibility, encompassing more and more areas of diverse function and expertise.  This … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #7 – Have a clear vision and strategy for the team One of the most neglected ingredients of effective team leadership is team vision.  The vast majority of teams labor with a vague, understated, often assumed understanding of the … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #6 – Help your employees with career development In my study of highly “likeable” leaders, I discovered that one of the common characteristics of these highly influential leaders is their investment in the development of their subordinates.  Here’s what … Continue reading

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