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Vision and Leadership

Because I say so!

This ‘argument’ to make us obey we have all heard at some point. Chances are that we have used it

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Vision and Leadership

Not wanting

Some people simply cannot be directed, no matter what we tell them. This makes us feel powerless, and so we

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Perception and Communication

Facebook Stocks

An online article told me that the deprecation of Facebook’s market share affects investors and employees alike. On average they

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Authenticity

Criticism

Why is it so hard to deal with criticism?The reason is simple, I think: deep down, we feel that this

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Vision and Leadership

Management by fear

There are many different management styles. For instance: (1) management by objectives: you outline the goals of the organisation and

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Mission and Strategy

Priorities

We seem to be drowning in our to-dos on a regular basis. It reminds me of Armstrong’s song ‘So little

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