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Blog Entries by Ron Ashkenas from 10/2010

Why We Secretly Love Meetings

| Posted 10.07.2010 | Business
Read More: Organizational Culture, Managing People, Meeting Management, Meetings, Business Culture, Corporate Culture, Business News

What seems like wasted or unproductive time for many managers is actually fulfilling important personal and organizational needs.

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How Leaders Create the Context for Strategy Execution

| Posted 10.15.2010 | Business
Read More: Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Culture, Thought-Leadership, Business News

Creating context -- on a regular basis -- is a critical part of every manager's job and could be considered a core competency of leadership. Without it, you might find yourself ahead of schedule, but not sure where you are heading.

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Obama and the High Cost of High Expectations

| Posted 10.20.2010 | Politics
Read More: Negotiating, Barack Obama, Managing Yourself, Politics News

Cross-posted from Harvard Business Online There's an old saying that putting someone on a pedestal makes it a lot easier to get kicked in the head. ...

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When Is Your Midterm Election?

| Posted 10.27.2010 | Business
Read More: Organizational Culture, Thought Leaders, Jeffrey Immelt, Managing Yourself, Business News

Like an electoral cycle, corporate rhythms are important for the organization to periodically and regularly push the reset button.

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