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Peacetime CEO knows that proper protocol leads to winning. Wartime CEO violates protocol in order to win. Peacetime CEO focuses on the big picture and empowers her people to make detailed decisions. Wartime CEO cares about a speck of dust on a gnat’s ass if it interferes with the prime directive. Peacetime CEO builds scalable, high-volume recruiting machines. Wartime CEO does that, but also builds HR organizations that can execute layoffs. Peacetime CEO spends time defining the culture. Wartime CEO lets the war define the culture. Peacetime CEO always has a contingency plan. Wartime CEO knows that sometimes you gotta roll a hard six. Peacetime CEO knows what to do with a big advantage. Wartime CEO is paranoid. Peacetime CEO strives not to use profanity. Wartime CEO sometimes uses profanity purposefully. Peacetime CEO thinks of the competition as other ships in a big ocean that may never engage. Wartime CEO thinks the competition is sneaking into her house and trying t

The New One Minute Manager ,  by  Kenneth Blanchard Ph.D.   (Author),  Spencer Johnson M.D.   (Author) Traditional manager: Bottom-line, stay on top of the situation, hard-nosed. realistic, and profit-minded. Result focused - Autocratic People focused - Democratic The top-down approach worked in the past today it doesn't inspire people or stifle innovation In today's world customer demands quicker service and better products and that's why we need everyone to contribute How to lead with collaboration: Hybrid of people-focus and results-focused approach: Meets once a week. Checks the work done followed by feedback. What's next and their plans and strategies. We take collective decisions and it's binding on everybody. #1 Goals Write and review the goals #2 Praise #3 Re-Directs

How to Read a Book a Day | Jordan Harry  Bad habits: Subvocalization: Avg talking speed is 200 wpm so the reading speed can be 250 wpm. Use tongue up technique and optimized your environment i.e. not too loud or not too quiet. Regression: Lack of concentration. You need to start with the right questions to find the right information when reading. Use gliding don't read the previous sentence Fixation:  How to read a book a day: Front and back cover: 80% of book value can be found in 20% of the pages. Table of contents Skim: 10 seconds per page find the chapters and sub-heading and diagrams that stick out for you Scan: 30 seconds per page Speed Read: Bouncing, Gliding technique