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At age 15, Billie Jean King (then, Billie Jean Moffitt) and her classmates were assigned to write a scene from their futures. Here’s what she turned in:
Formula One Grand Prix drivers, like successful executives, have the passion to reach the top of their professions. Yet, even within this elite group, only a tiny percentage take the winner’s stand.
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Parallels between climbing a mountain and leading your organization to the top abound. Here’s one: Before you reach the summit, you have to pass through an intensely competitive “death zone.”
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When a legal crisis erupts, your organization will rely heavily on an attorney.
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The Talmud, an ancient Jewish text, tells us that everything we do affects everyone around us. This story illustrates the point:
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Buddhists believe that the greatest masters of pottery, Kung Fu and other arts never forget how they felt on the day they began their studies. Here’s how to adapt that “beginner’s mind” to leadership:
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Benjamin Franklin was already a successful businessman, inventor and politician when he arrived in London in the decade before the Revolutionary War. But he was about to risk everything, unwittingly, by misreading what his customers—Pennsylvania colonists—wanted.
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Leadership researcher Robert Hogan says two-thirds of the people in leadership positions in the Western world will fail. “They will then be fired, demoted or kicked upstairs,” says Hogan.
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Don’t go to college reunions, says David Bell. Plan to stay home.
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In his new book, Death by Meeting, Patrick Lencioni actually argues for more meetings than you hold right now: daily five-minute updates, weekly tactical reviews, monthly strategy sessions and quarterly, off-site idea festivals.
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