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Business Book Review: Start-Up Nation

Management Consulted

Today is an interesting book review on Start-Up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer. Dan lives in New York and has studied in Israel and lived, worked and traveled in the Arab World. This book is a fantastic summary of creative ideas, innovations, startup and entrepreneurial genius that have been churned up by Israel.

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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Or, the person must adhere to onerous policies, especially for travel, to get reimbursed. If people have to ask for books or training, could you offer everyone a book allowance or a training allowance? This is a part of the series of intermittent leadership tips.

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Book Review – “How the mighty fall” by Jim Collins

Tom Spencer

When Jim Collins, author of the book “How the mighty fall”, was first asked this question by a business executive he was astounded, not being able to answer it. As one reads the book, it becomes evident that the fundamentals of sustaining success are similar for both individuals and organizations. Conclusion.

Airlines 101
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Navigating Your Team Through the Fog of Disruption w/David Giersdorf Ep#133

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

David Giersdorf is a former senior executive in the global cruise & travel industry, including publicly-traded $1B+ brand portfolio and CEO of several iconic cruise, travel and marketing services brands.

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Consulting vs. Coaching

Consulting Matters

As a consultant - your role is to enhance leadership and organizational capacity. They may support implementation with advice, project management support and process leadership. Coaches on the other hand are more focused on the leaders themselves and helping them improve their personal and leadership effectiveness.

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Three Possibilities to Move from Power Over to Power With

Johanna Rothman

The Acme Corp senior leadership team is thrilled that they can bring people back to the office. The directors asked, “What do we do about the people who travel? The directors asked, “What do we do about the people who travel? Are they supposed to wait and travel on Monday night or Tuesday? Face-palm.).

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Leading by Example

Chad Barr

While I’m aware that this isn’t the forum for political discussions or judgment on the motives or actions of world leaders, it is a moment in time that gave me pause to think about true leadership. We can learn a lot about leadership from a man such as that. It is the only way; I only hope and pray it’s not too late.