I enjoyed last week working with a great German team. The leadership team generated new insights, new ideas, and new agreements and created accelerated velocity. We worked in a cloister where Benedict nuns used to work, surrounded by wine country…a great place to create business breakthroughs.
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In his compelling interview with Adam Bryant of the New York Times, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella framed the ultimate game-changing question but left it unanswered. The question Nadella asked is: “How do you create that self-organizing capability to drive innovation and be focused?” Here is my answer to Nadella’s captivating question. © Aviv Shahar
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A Chinese teacher offered me an intriguing parable. He said, “In this year of the horse you get to choose among three types, the race horse, the dressage horse and the work horse. The race horse is an intense thoroughbred that can quickly accelerate to a wild run. The dressage horse is a gentle and graceful animal that can teach you how to ride. The...
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You must work on the near term with a long term focus in mind. © Aviv Shahar
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In this KEY I share with you what I learned by observing a group of fishermen: What attracts the fish? Why some are successful and others not? Read about the three lessons I have learned from observing the seventh fisherman here. © Aviv Shahar
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To understand the choices you face and what propels your movement, reflect on two questions: What are you trying to move away from? And, what are you hoping to move towards? © Aviv Shahar
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This winter I am again catching waves in the ocean. Since the beginning of time, the ocean has been the ultimate metaphor. With its undercurrents, riptides, waves and tsunamis, it is a metaphor for the market, the economy, and for just about anything else in life. Swimming against the current is counterproductive. Success comes when you go with the current and catch the waves. Most...
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To lead strategic innovation and shape the future, you need to study trends to develop foresight. © Aviv Shahar
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Every success and accomplishment is made possible by many people. There is no success or accomplishment that begins and ends with only you. We all are successful because others enabled our efforts. There are those who trust us; those who challenge us to be better and more creative; those who give us a chance to grow; others who believe in us with no reservations; some...
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With Mandela’s passing a fortress of courage is gone. Therefore we must each be a little more courageous today–a little more Mandela. To Lead Is To Transform: When Nelson Mandela walked into the presidential palace for his first meeting with F.W. de Clerk he was still officially a prisoner. In fact he had been a prisoner for 26 years at that point. In his mind...
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