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Costa Concordia: Lesson In Failed Leadership

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By now, if you’ve tapped into almost any media source, you’ve heard of how the Costa Concordia ran aground, sank, and created a world of mayhem for all involved.

We all make mistakes. To do so is to be human. And, while tragic, that mistake is not itself where the real failure of leadership was demonstrated.

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Product Visioning—How Often Do You Do It?

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Product Managers need to define, own, and communicate the dream they have for their product(s). The process they go through in developing the dream, can be referred to as Visioning.

The question then is: how often should you go through the process?

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Create a Culture of Greatness

“To build a winning a team and a successful organization you must create a culture of greatness.” Guest post by Jon Gordon, author and WSJ contributor.

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Social Media & Product Management (Pt. 2)

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Part (2) of a series on Social Media & Product Management. Around awhile now, social media remains a bugaboo for many. In this part, we begin discussing the new tools organized into 4 buckets.

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Social Media & Product Management (supplement)

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Go to social media friendly events and you can hear the same comments. They go something like this: Everybody is using…(take your pick). Well, it isn’t true.

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Social Media & Product Management (Pt. 1)

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Start of a series (Pt.1) on Social Media & Product Management. Around awhile now, social media remains a bugaboo for many. In this part, we set the groundwork.

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Fires! They’re Everywhere!

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Fires are raging, you’re surrounded, completing your mission’s at risk. You need to quickly assess, make a decision, and move!

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Innovation—Pre-Engineered Data Centers

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An innovative alternative for growing, relocating, or otherwise developing your data center(s) is now available. If you run a data center, you need to take a look.

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Do Your Followers Have a Role in Strategy?

Followers are more than just ‘employees’ in today’s world.

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The Fourth Thing a Leader Should Focus On

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Effective Leadership demands effective relationships be built, whether with 200, or 30,000 employees. Effective Communication is a must…