Becoming a Better Business Leader: Unlearning Capitalism

Issue 5.3 | July 2015 In this Article: we build on last month’s article (how to unlearn flawed assumptions that hinder transformation) by showing how we can unlearn the flaws of Capitalism, and do business better. Next month we will focus [ … ]

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Good Business: Abandoning the Miserly World of Profiteering

  Issue 4.3 | July 2013 In this Article: doing business out of self-interest makes for bad business. by Jonathan Wilson Ten years after the wrack and ruin of genocide in Rwanda, I visited the tiny but infamous country.  [ … ]

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The Unhappy Visionary: How to Develop Organizational Vision

Issue 3.11 | October 2012 In this Article: three acts of reflection carry us from dissatisfaction to vision. by Jonathan Wilson Jason Kilar didn’t begin the revolutionary online video service, Hulu, because he had a vision, but because he [ … ]

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Strategic Planning and the Dirty Habit of Thumb-Sucking

Issue 3.9 | July 2012 In this Article: how to avoid the trap of building a sophisticated strategy on a shaky foundation. by Jonathan Wilson Everyone loves a rags-to-riches story.  The North American reader may not have heard of [ … ]

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Fools Rush In: the Power of the Slow-Thinking Executive

Issue 3.6 | April 2012 In this Article: business might be fast, but success requires thinking slowly. by Jonathan Wilson  Even at 5:30 in the morning, the sauna-like climate saturated the airport terminal on the north coast of New [ … ]

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When Fear (Disguised as Initiative) Runs Your Business

Issue 3.4 | January 2012 In this Article: how a misguided sense of urgency undermines value creation. by Jonathan Wilson  If patience is a virtue, the world of business, which has exchanged fear of God for fear of Darwin, [ … ]

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Leaders: Why You Exist

Issue 2.3 | October 2010 In this Article: why a servant leader is not an oxymoron but a necessity. by Jonathan Wilson Martin, the new CEO, had arrived.  In his radio show voice, he made a dynamic presentation to [ … ]

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Trust is Sticky: Gaining Market Traction and Happy Shareholders

Issue 1.11 | May 2010 In this Article: how safety builds trust and trust builds traction in the market. by Jonathan Wilson The common experience of many a customer is to feel abused.  Where you least feel control or [ … ]

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