Leadership

Stories of Excellence: “If the wild mustangs kick down the corral once in a while, I’m OK with that.”

March 14, 2013
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John Dahlin When I arrived at DSW I was like a sponge, learning from the best as quickly as I could. But at some point I presumed to know more than the best. Yes, I actually saw fit to tell John Dahlin a thing or two about talent management. I can’t say that I was […]

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Seven Quotes from Business Executives to Whom I am Grateful

November 19, 2012
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It’s Thanksgiving week and I’d like to thank a number of executives I’ve worked with over the years. Here are seven edifying quotes from people who made a positive impact on my marketing career. 1. “Great ideas come from everywhere.” When you are a young up-and-comer you might think that only you and your closest […]

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Be What You Aspire to Be

July 16, 2012
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ME Interview with Jamie Lewis, former CEO and Research Chair at Burton Group About Burton Group Jamie Lewis led Burton Group, an IT research and advisory services company, for 20-plus years. Burton Group analysts and consultants delivered objective, in-depth and technical insights. Burton Group was solely driven by enterprise technologists needs and was acquired by […]

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Five Contradictions of the Successful Business Leader and Entrepreneur

May 15, 2012

I have worked for some amazing business leaders who won (and are still winning!) in the marketplace because of smarts, determination and integrity. The last twenty years have been good to me because of their generosity. I’ve learned much along the way from these entrepreneurs of integrity. Here are five pairs of their seemingly contradictory […]

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Six Alan E. Hall Quotes: Advice for entrepreneurs and business leaders

May 9, 2012

This post is follow-up to my ME Interview with Alan E. Hall. Following are a six of my favorite quotes from Alan’s many articles and interviews. 1. “If you don’t have a dream, you are not going to start anything.” 2. “At the end of the day, that dream has to be commercialized … there’s […]

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