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Triple Crown Winners; Fast vs. Feast; Red Paper Clip for Home; Key to Money

November 27, 2009 by Verne Harnish with 151 views

"...keeping you great" HEADLINES: Right-Sized Homes -- Congratulations to Simonini Builders, the 2010 National Housing Quality Award winner and cover story of the October issue of Professional Builder. Their "Right-Sized Home" product aligns with the end of the era of the mega-mansion. More on their success and that of Ideal Homes... [read more]

Man and superman

October 10, 2009 by Chris Dixon with 313 views

There are two broad philosophical approaches to explaining the forces that drive world events. The first one is sometimes called the Great man theory, neatly summarized by the quote ”the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” This view was famously espoused by the philosopher Hegel and later Nietzche, who called... [read more]

Effective Focus... Means Just Say No

June 30, 2009 by Zane Safrit with 151 views

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of many of the things we haven't done as the things we have done. - Steve Jobs, as quoted in In Pursuit of... [read more]

Enterprise Failure: 3 Things to Remember

June 27, 2009 by Zane Safrit with 121 views

Jim Collins talks about failure in enterprises big and small in a recent interview in Time: How Mighty Companies Fall. It's definitely worth the read. Here's his 3 things to remember about enterprise failure:1 - The seeds of decline are usually in place long before decline becomes visible — like a disease where you look strong on the... [read more]

Jim Collins on Fannie Mae and Circuit City; Mastery Disciplines; Front Tables Reserved

May 26, 2009 by Verne Harnish with 347 views

"...keeping you great" HEADLINES: Urgent Media Request from FORTUNE Small Business Magazine -- May 27 deadline -- looking for small business owners/CEOs who have cut their own salaries (permanently or temporarily) sometime in the last two years to help keep the business running and seen positive results. They are looking for upbeat... [read more]

Boring CEOs More Effective; Getty Habits; Stunning Home Videos

May 21, 2009 by Verne Harnish with 197 views

"...keeping you great" HEADLINES: "The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might of the force of habit and must understand that practices are what create habits. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him... [read more]

Jim Collins New Book; Best Guerilla Marketing Campaign; Come Drink

May 14, 2009 by Verne Harnish with 62 views

"...keeping you great" HEADLINES:Jim Collins New Book -- his long awaited next book, How the Mighty Fall And Why Some Companies Never Give In, arrives in bookstores (and ships from Amazon) next Tuesday, May 19. And an excerpt from the book will be in the May 22 Business Week that hits the newsstands tomorrow (Friday, May 15). This is... [read more]

Leadership Themes from My Talk at The Wharton School

April 5, 2009 by Sam Decker with 280 views

Earning my MBA from The Wharton School in ‘99 was a transformational experience for me. A big part of that experience were graduates returning to campus to speak to my class. So I have returned to the school, once to twice per year (in more recent years, twice), on my own dime, ever since graduating to pay it forward to the best of my... [read more]

3 Lessons from 12 Recessions

March 19, 2009 by Verne Harnish with 168 views

"...keeping you great" HEADLINES:For Those Loving Chet Holmes Book -- I've upped his time at the Sales and Marketing Summit -- he's now keynoting for four hours instead of two. And I encourage you to listen to his complimentary teleconference and read his book -- I continue to get emails on the huge impact his work is... [read more]

Hubris or Humility? Choose wisely and prosper.

March 16, 2009 by Lisa Haneberg with 224 views

My pal Starbucker offers this killer post about humility called, Starbucker on Leadership: The Welcome Return of Humility. Here's a wee snippet:It’s as if all of these executives ignored the existing conventional wisdom of achieving sustained business greatness - the blend of will and humility Jim Collins refers to in his book “Good to... [read more]

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