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Netflix CEO’s Leadership Failure

September 23, 2011
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Reed Hastings…Please wake up! The CEO and co-founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, appears to be missing his wake-up call. He’s hitting snooze. He’s not listening to any of it. Sure. He’s brilliant, and a forward-thinking execution-focused visionary. And what an impressive track record until recently! But his failure to listen to customers, and shift gears [...]

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Dumbledore as a Coach?

August 3, 2011
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Albus Dumbledore, former Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, said “You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” Growth is an important aspect of these wise words. We each have enormous potential to be extraordinary, and do extraordinary things. The significance of choice [...]

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How to LeadPeople

July 22, 2011
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Ever wonder how to lead people? Before answering that very important question, let’s dig in a little. The question is essentially a behavioral question. “How to lead people” concerns Actions. (See the LASER Framework).  Those who want to know how to lead people are asking for tips about particular behaviors and specific actions–the “doing” part of [...]

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The Tao of Great Leadership

May 30, 2011
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Much has been made of NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson’s 11 championships, six with the Chicago Bulls and five more with the Los Angeles Lakers. But even Jackson’s most ardent fans concede that he won those titles with what amounted at the time to the best players in the league – Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, [...]

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