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The role that creativity plays in strategic leadership.
Creativity is about solving problems. The creative person uses convergent thinking as opposed to divergent thinking to develop novel solutions to puzzles and dilemmas. Imagination involves divergent...
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Imagination and business success!
Think of the visions that great leaders have had. Alexander the Great wanted to create a world where Greek democracy was the norm. Genghis Khan wanted to unite all of the Asian people from the Pacific...
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Can you be ruthless?
When the city of Thebes revolted against Alexander the Great, he force marched for 13 days to put down the revolution and destroyed the city. Genghis Khan massacred entire cities that refused to...
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Is there really such a thing as “ethical leadership?”
If you told me that you were on the Mount Everest of cynicism when it came to business ethics, I would have a hard time blaming you. The papers are full of leaders who have defaulted on their...
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The importance of being a positive leader.
One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received was from my friend, mentor and Ph.D. advisor Dr. Gary N. McLean. Dr. McLean told me that it is easy to be negative about life and the world, but...
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Pathological Thinking and its impact on Strategic Thinking
A few years ago, I started thinking about all of the “mistakes” that management and organizations have made. There are several books dealing with the subject and various companies, leaders and...
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Strategy and Destiny: Part 1
I will define strategy as a systematic effort to change dreams into reality. Destiny is defined by one online dictionary as: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future...
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Do you really need a mission statement?
We have all been told countless times that a “mission statement” is critical to the success of an organization. I am sure you have heard that “if you don’t know where you are going, any direction will...
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Who Really Needs a Great Vision?
Three of the most important attributes required for great leadership are: vision, creativity and imagination. Many times these are lumped together and the fine nuances between the three are lost. We...
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Why do so many great businesses fail? Let’s take another look.
A few years ago, I started thinking about all of the “mistakes” that management and organizations have made. There are several books dealing with the subject and various companies, leaders and managers...
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