How to Create Passion in the Workplace

Creating a passionate workplace is not as simple as one would like to think. I've written often on the important role that passion plays in personal success and fulfillment (see "Passion equals Purpose"). However in today's post I want to offer a bit of a different take on the value of passion...In the text that follows I'll examine the impact of passion as a key success metric for the overall…

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Where Do You Seek Advice?

I believe that most reasonable people will concur with the following statement: The quality of the professionals you choose to surround yourself with will have a direct impact on the level of success that you achieve. So my question is this: Why do so many people surround themselves with mediocre to low-end professionals? I followed an interesting thread the other day which was something of a…

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Push vs. Pull Marketing

It is more important than ever to understand the differences in and relationships between "Push" and "Pull" marketing given continued advances in technology, the corresponding proliferation of mediums, and the ever-shrinking global marketplace. I'll also apologize in advance as I'm using this post as yet another opportunity to rant on the damage caused by those would be subject matter experts who…

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Dazed and Confused…

You can run, but you cannot hide...as a C-level executive you can bob-and-weave, spin with the best of them, delude yourself by inhaling your own smoke or just hide out in the corner office. However, it's only a matter of time until your ruse is uncovered as you will eventually be held accountable for what you know and what you do (or perhaps what you don't know and don't do). I'm always amazed…

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Tragedy and Business

Regrettably, we live in a time where tragedy strikes somewhere in the world on a daily basis. While certainly not to be minimized, most of us have developed the ability to come to grips with the earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters that impact our lives as we rightly categorize these events as circumstances beyond anyone's control. When a soldier loses his life…

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Making the Most of Talent

I've written often on the subject of leadership development and talent management because very few things in business can catalyze change and create sustainable growth like leaders who understand how to leverage their talent and resources. It takes more than charisma and subject matter expertise to be a leader, it also takes a keen understanding of how to create organizational leverage. In…

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Research & Benchmarking

I had an overwhelmingly positive response to my post the other day entitled "Identifying Competitive Threats." In fact so much so that today's post is somewhat of a follow-on piece based upon some of the questions that were submitted. As I read the comments and e-mails it became clear to me that while many of you understood that staying abreast of your competition is of critical importance, most…

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Media Gone Mad…

Since this blog frequently addresses the topics of accountability, leadership, media, and CEO practices I thought I'd take this opportunity to use recent events in the media to rant about all of the above. Does anyone remember the days when the media actually took responsibility for the content it chose to air to the public? Many would say the media has always pushed the envelope in terms of…

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