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Building a Culture of Accountability: The Cornerstone of Organizational Success

August 22, 2024

In any high-performing organization, accountability is not just a buzzword—it’s the foundation upon which success is built. Accountability ensures that every team member understands their responsibilities, takes ownership of their work, and fully commits to achieving the organization’s goals. Deeply embedding accountability in the company culture fosters trust, transparency, and a shared sense of purpose,

Excerpts from Jim Collin’s Book, “How The Mighty Fall”

June 25, 2018

Terrific book by Jim Collins worth reading by every business leader – How The Mighty Fall I just wish he published more often… Five Stages of Decline: Hubris Born of Success Undisciplined Pursuit of More Denial of Risk and Peril Grasping for Salvation Capitulation to Irreverence or Death “The concept of hubris is defined as

Daily Leadership Thought #182 – Focus First on the “What” and “Why”

July 28, 2011

We need to be able to distinguish between what is truly important and what is not. If we cannot do this, then we end up exhausting our internal resources and ultimately yielding opportunities to others who manage their time and energy better.

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Three Lessons From Chatting About Strategy With ChatGPT

While speculating about the future of AI is irresistible, the more practical question is how we can use it right now. Conversations about this are taking place in classrooms, newsrooms, and workplaces around the world. As business strategists, the authors wanted to see what generative AI could add to their work. They explored this question […]
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The Strategic Power of Hope

Negativity attracts attention and is often equated with intelligence, so it’s no surprise that leaders often feel they need to focus on what might go wrong. That kind of defensive posture can be helpful, in that it allows leaders and organizations to detect problems and threats, but it can also narrow your focus, and in […]
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Four Leadership Loads That Keep Getting Heavier

Four specific areas that most leaders care about have genuinely become more difficult in the past few years: hyping up their teams, getting to the truth, focusing on strategy, and staying sane themselves. But understanding how and why each of these leadership loads has become more difficult to carry can set you on the path […]
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Principles By Ray Dalio

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