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SKIRTED! Women CEO’s Pay Takes Disproportionate Hit
Among all the players who were paraded passed us over the last year, there has been one common characteristic: they were nearly all MEN. Therefore, we might have expected that the MEN at the top...
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Black 2010?? (my interview on Fox Business)
Below is a clip of my interview last week on Fox Business News. The topic at a high level was about how retailers were going to approach Black Friday – would they simply look to their competitors and...
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Are You Creating Unnecessary Enemies?
Nearly all successful people in business and life have a competitive nature. We want to win. We want to do what others say can’t be done. There is an undeniable adrenaline rush that comes with...
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The Only Career Resolutions You’ll Ever Need
There are thousands of different strategies to achieve a successful and fulfilling career. But there are two that matter more than any of the others. This year,commit to these resolutions and watch...
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How to Turn Ridicule into Accomplishment
When you want to accomplish something you think is close to impossible, follow a program that others have used to succeed. This thought came to me a few months ago at the dinner table. My wife, an...
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Killing the Snakes
Shortly after H. Ross Perot had sold his company to General Motors and joined its board, he made the following infamous observation, “Where I come from, when we see a snake, we kill it. You guys form...
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
There are few things more destructive to a team than a no win manipulator. To illustrate, I was just watching updates about the uprising in Egypt on Fox News. The announcer said that Obama had...
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Planning for Battle vs. Going to Battle
When planning for battle, you need to dismantle hierarchy. People need to feel free to make suggestions, unconcerned for their level or position in the organization. This is how creativity...
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Brownnosing for Fun and Profit
Everyone hates the idea that some people rise through the ranks simply because they develop a friendly relationship with the boss. On some level, it just doesn’t seem fair. But do you hang out with...
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3 Surprising Things I Have Learned Starting a Company – the Second Time Around
In July, I joined two former Fortune 500 CEOs to launch a new business – training CEO succession candidates for the world’s most significant companies, utilizing dozens of current and former CEOs as...
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