Metonymy in Leadership: At the Intersection Spineless and Politics
I was listening to a podcast by the incomparable Stephen Fry called The Seven Deadly Sins, and he mentioned metaphor […]
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How to select the best solution-there is rarely only one. Have you challenged the solution? Have you defined the solution? You will need to define roles and responsibilities in implementing the solution. You will need to communicate the solution.
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Must Win or Can’t Lose?
Decoding Management’s Favorite Euphemisms for Panic Every team has heard them: “This is a must-win.” “It’s ours to lose.” “We can’t afford to
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The Perils of Perpetual Alliteration in Professional Presentations: A PowerPoint Predicament
When Clever Content Kills Clear Communications Alliteration can sound impressive and add flair to a presentation — but too much
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55 Business Models You Should Consider When Starting A Business, Or Reconsider If You Already Have One
55? These 55 business models are described in the University of St Gallen Working Paper entitled The St. Gallen Business
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EUROPEAN APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL TIME TO SCHEDULE A MEETING
I was trying to schedule a meeting with European colleague, the dialog went like this: Me: How about Monday?Colleague: Absolutely
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etcetera
Don’t be Lazy Before you complete your thought with the word “etc.” add 3 more items to the list. If
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The customers usually don’t know what they’re getting until they don’t get it.
This is the problem with service, as explained by Theodore Levitt in The Marketing Imagination. The most important thing to
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How To Give Advice: 150 AD Version
LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA120 AD -200 AD Advice has two provinces — one of choice, the other of avoidance; let us
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Now We Have a Solution, What Next? SELECT THE SOLUTION There’s Never Only One Solution COMING SOON CHALLENGE THE SOLUTION
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Project management-the ill-fated phased approach
Once upon a time there was a country where vehicles drove on the left hand side of the highway, whereas