Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton, 1887
Bill Clinton. John Edwards. Mark Sanford. Mark Foley. News of politicians having extramarital affairs has become almost commonplace. In fact, 2008 was the first election in which confessed adulterers ran for President. Still others seem to have sticky fingers, including Rod Blagojevich, Tom [...]
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Is your business ready for 2010 and beyond?
Have you seen the “Did You Know?” video yet? Sony Corp just showed it at their annual shareholders meeting. It highlights the pace of innovation and how it’s expected to accelerate in the next decade. It was also featured in Time magazine (”What College Students Don’t Know”) and [...]
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Posted in Editorial, leadership on Nov 6th, 2009
On November 3, 2009, Acton co-founder and Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer spoke at the 2009 State Policy Network 17th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Below is the text from his speech.
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Those are words I have never heard. Usually, I hear, “Why didn’t I fire him/her a long time ago?” What prevents us from taking that strong right action quicker?
Firing someone is one of the hardest matters for us to get right – and yet one of the most critical. Reasons why we [...]
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Every year, Master Teacher Ed Perry leads Acton Scholars in the People Management course. Here is an excerpt from one of his classes on communication:
If there is one ingredient that is essential to successful leadership, it is trust. Trust starts with honest company-wide communication every day.
Honest, forthright communication is surprisingly tough for people to tolerate. We [...]
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Posted in AFEE, Notes on Jun 4th, 2009
Do you long to hear your name called when time is short and the stakes are high? Do you want to lead people who can be trusted with important tasks on an important mission that just might change the world?
Learn to “get the job done” by reading the excerpt from [...]
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