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The mind’s executive, the arbiter of where our focus goes, manages both the concentration that exploitation requires and the open focus that exploration demands.
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…actions by senior executives clearly signal that the network is not in any way a rogue operation… it is part of a system designed for competing and winning.
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22 |
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…it is essential that the core of the network (the guiding coalition) and the executive committee learn to develop and maintain the right relationship.
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38 |
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Great companies are built by CEOs who inspire love and admiration. In today’s world, mean guys finish last.
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Great companies are built by CEOs who inspire love and admiration. In today’s world, mean guys finish last.
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58 |
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It used to be that two arms, two legs, and an MBA were a one-way ticket to the executive office. That’s barely the price of entry these days.
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Like a vortex, small gaps between executives high up in an organization become major discrepancies by the time they reach employees below.
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Executives consistently report that their hardest experiences, the stretches that most challenged them, were the most helpful.
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Though executives at the best companies talk about their leadership development programs, they generally realize the term isn’t quite right. Developing leaders isn’t a program – it’s a way of living.
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Culture change starts at the top. As long as those C-level executives think the culture is fine, it will never change.
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