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Why Taking Responsibility Was Worth Getting Fired
Responsible companies and people communicate, communicate, communicate. Both the good and the bad. Here’s a story about how I personally confronted the issue of taking responsibility in the workplace. In the early 90s, I ran a division of a company that resold equipment for Toshiba. Toshiba created a major product improvement, and they wanted all …
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Why Stop a “Stop Doing List” is as Important as Your “To-Do List”
To stop doing is difficult. The worst time manager I ever worked with was a brilliant vice president at a growing high-tech company. He did a time audit and that indicated he was working 240 hours a week. Since there are only 168 hours in a week I knew there were some issues I needed …
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Do You Practice the 5 “A’s” of Strategy Execution?
While 70% of executives believe they have a good strategy in place, there’s a disconnect in most companies between strategy formulation and strategy execution. Lack of execution and daily distractions result in only 10% of strategies being successfully implemented, according to Harvard Business Review, Balanced Scorecard, and Kaplan & Norton. So how do you join …
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