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  • How Can We Think More Clearly, Innovate More Often, and Find Clarity?
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    Thomas Edison had the following quote displayed on a sign at his famous laboratory at Menlo Park: “There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labour of thinking.” For all of the literary world’s focus on productivity and success, there aren’t quite as many places to turn when […]

  • When Decisions Might Fail

    Consistently making good decisions is key to personal and professional success and, conversely, poor decision-making can lead to a string of disastrous consequences for you and your company. Businesses rise and fall on the decisions of their leaders. This Executive Edge looks at elements that can lead to bad decisions, including failure-prone practices, falling into […]

  • Unleash the Power of the Front Line

    It makes sense to empower the employees on the front line and encourage them to use their judgment in handling any problems that they encounter. As we learn in this issue of Executive Edge, this delegation of power frees managers to pursue the growth of the company, gives the frontline employees a sense of ownership, […]

  • Improve the Performance of Your Organization

    The responsibility of driving performance falls upon the leaders who must make the decisions on how their companies will achieve healthy growth in light of their industry sector, macroeconomic forces and their starting point. This Executive Edge looks at elements of high-performance organizations, setting performance targets, integrating performance accountability into all job levels, and making […]

  • How to Make Better Decisions

    Every day, as leaders and managers, we face multiple decisions. At times it can be overwhelming, unless you have developed a pattern for making good decisions. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to improve decision-making so that processes within your organization run more smoothly and effectively. Topics include having a strategy, […]

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