Class Reunions – you either love them or you hate them. The early ones (10th and 20th) usually suck. People want to come back and ask what kind of car you’re driving, hand out business cards so you can see what their title is at work and pretty much try to out do one another. […]
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Leadership 2.0–It Isn’t What You Think It Is
We’ve all read them. Books, articles and blogs on leadership, all espousing what it really takes to be a leader in today’s hectic, fast-paced world. In these challenging times of non-stop innovation and advancing technology, however, the articles I read on leadership seem much the same. Each is filled with many of the same adjectives and characteristics that we […]
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Over the course of my career, I have worked for Fortune 200 companies as well as much smaller, more entrepreneurial firms. I have enjoyed good success and also experienced failure. I have made 100% Clubs, received various awards for a job well done and have been fairly rewarded financially for my efforts. I also have been […]
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Could it be…a company that has been in business for 17 years and has never made a profit? No, it gets even better. Imagine this same company executing a successful IPO in just the last 90 days. Impossible you say…think again. Such is the story of Angie’s List, an Indianapolis-based company. Angie’s List is a ‘business review’ company […]
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I recently have been captivated by how many Linked-In (http://www.linkedin.com/) discussions I am seeing in various business groups focused on trying to define the difference between managers (managing) and leaders (leading). This is hardly a new discussion. I remember reading an article in Fortune magazine back in the mid-90’s and it essentially said this (paraphrasing). Managing […]
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