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Lesson #1: Motivate Your Workers
“Individuals don’t win, teams do,” Walton once said. If you worked for Wal-Mart, Sam Walton was your partner, not your boss.

Lesson #2: Don’t Try to Tame a Wild Duck
“You can make wild ducks tame, but you can never make tame ducks wild again,” said Watson Jr. “One might also add that the duck who is tamed will never go anywhere any more. We are convinced that any business needs its wild ducks. And in IBM we try not to tame them.”
Lesson #2: There Is Nothing Wrong With Being Cheap
He knows it and he’s proud of it: Robert Johnson is cheap. He did not get to where he is today by being careless with his money or by taking expensive chances. He got to the top by spending less than his competitors, by being frugal with his money, and by focusing on the bottom line.

Q What sort of bonuses should we pay
A. "It's not about the money." Usually, when people say this, they are lying. Except, it turns out, at work.
Place Those Small Bets, Quickly!
Nothing goes so well with that first cup of coffee as having your biases confirmed! In yesterday's Wall Street Journal ("In Search of Growth Leaders"), University of Virginia/Darden Graduate School of Business Prof Sean Carr, et al., lay out a growth model. There are, more or less, two flavors of companies:

Network Marketing Is A Business Of Systems Not A Love Story
At the mere mention of a system, our eyes glaze over and we start to bang our heads against the wall screaming “I hate systems”. But without systems our lives would be in chaos. No “red lights” think of the intersection crashes; no systems for your network marketing business has failure written all over it.

The Shapes That Model Retail
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion by economists and government experts in regard to the type of recession we are in, as well as the possible ways we could come out of it. There are varied opinions and speculation as to where things go from here. This is pretty clearly demonstrated in the different models, or 'shapes', that the recovery might take, which have come to be characterized by various letters of the alphabet. Although Economists may track and analyze a number of economic issues and trends that would also impact retailers, it is from an aggregate level. So the question is, what will the economic recovery look like at a place where all the trends come together at once - such as in your own company’s financials?

4 Reasons Why the British Pound is set to Soar Again!
Even though the pound (GBP) has been stuck in a range bound pattern for a month and a half now, things are about to change.

Managing Through the Power of Paradox
We thought things were better than they were. We were sure things would be better than they are. But here we are—in meltdown. We need to use the leadership paradoxes to win.
Should You Care if Your Employees Love You?
What happens when your desire to be loved interferes with your ability to lead...
Embracing Technology
We hear so much talk about retailers embracing technology, Fortune Magazine may have summed it up best: “If you want to outdistance your competitors… you have to embrace technology as powerfully as you can. But what type of technology?
Authentic Capitalism
There is a lot right with business as well as a lot wrong. Lets focus on expanding the good stuff and learning from the rest.
Tell Me, What Does It All Mean?
The essence of midlife is a huge paradigm shift. The essence of a midlife crisis is the refusal to change. The only question is, "Will you take responsibility for your life?"
The Law of Attraction vs. Nonattachment
Dear Jane, I’m excited about a potential new job but I’m holding myself in check, trying to practice the Buddhist concept of nonattachment. But The Secret teaches that if I don’t let myself get excited about the job, I won’t attract it to me. These philosophies are confusing to me. Which one should I pick?
5 Steps to Exceeding Customer Expectations
Every industry has an imaginary “bar” set for it either by an established leader or by the collective efforts of that industry over time. If your company can somehow raise that bar to new heights, you can take over control of the industry. Following the five steps outlined in this article can help improve your chances of discovering a game changing nuance to accomplishing just that.

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