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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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The market seemed crowded and our leadership position that had been built over many years seemed to not matter any more. Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. I love that.

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Smart Like VanDerveer: Four Lessons Leaders Can Learn From The Coach Of Stanford’s Women’s Basketball Team

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “ The Stanford University women’s basketball team almost always makes the Final Four. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001.

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12 Tips for Creating and Nurturing Efficient Two-Pizza Teams

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “. He is also the publisher of Forbes magazine, where he writes a column, Innovation Rules, known for its witty assessment of business and leadership issues. This is not as radical as it sounds.

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Why Small Teams Win: Eight Reasons To Stick To The “Two-Pizza” Rule

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “. This is the magic number for leadership teams, product teams, research teams, design teams, and more. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX since the show’s inception in 2001.

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Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture?  Ten Strategic Ways to Re-Configure It Around Trust

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “. Consider the following quote from its vice chairman, excerpted from “ The Soft Edge “: “I believe in leadership rather than management,” Tom Mendoza of NetApp explained.

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Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture? Ten Strategic Ways To Re-Configure It Around Trust.

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “ In an age of cynicism and irony, Northwestern Mutual is a throwback to a more innocent time. You can be loud, you can be quiet, but leadership is what you are, not what you say.

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Can You Really Measure Culture? The Numbers Side Of “The Soft Edge”.

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by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “. Leadership. This is the magic number for leadership teams, product teams, research teams, design teams, and more. Thinking Aloud leadership management Rich Karlgaard workplace culture'