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Fierce Tip of the Week: The How is as Important as the What

June 17th, 2013 by Jaime in Fierce Conversations, Fierce Tip of the Week

When I was a teenager I was a total rule follower. However, the one area that I consistently got into trouble was how I said things. “Please watch your tone” was not an uncommon phrase in my household and even in my classroom. It took me learning lessons the hard way to become more conscientious [...]

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Fierce Resources: Memo To the Modern COO

June 14th, 2013 by Fierce Blog in Fierce Conversations, Fierce Resources

This week’s Fierce Resource was first published Monday on Seth Godin’s blog. Memo to The Modern COO, makes the case for redefining the job description of COO to fit the new demands of an organization. ” In the industrial era, the job of the chief operating officer revolved around two related functions: Decrease cost, Increase [...]

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Honesty in the Workplace

June 12th, 2013 by Jaime in Fierce Conversations, Fierce Leadership

Last week, Fierce CEO & President, Halley Bock published a piece on the Software Advice blog, The New Talent Times. The article, Why Honesty Is the Secret Ingredient of Successful Organizations, explores that a culture plagued by ‘terminal niceness” misses opportunities to innovate, enrich relationships, and grow the business. Halley says, “Candor doesn’t simply happen [...]

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Fierce Tip of the Week: Be Fierce

June 10th, 2013 by Jaime in Fierce Conversations, Fierce Tip of the Week

Fierce Conversation: One in which we come out from behind ourselves, into the conversation and make it real. What does it mean to be Fierce? This is a question we get asked a lot. Honestly, “being fierce” looks different with each person. Above is the simplest definition that our founder, Susan Scott, defined in her [...]

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Fierce Resources: If You’re Learning, You’ll Never Need to Recharge

June 7th, 2013 by Fierce Blog in Fierce Conversations, Fierce Resources

This week’s Fierce Resource was published yesterday by Ron Saich, Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO of Panera Bread, on his LinkedIn’s Influencer blog. If You’re Learning, You’ll Never Need to Recharge shares how, after three decades, Ron Saich still views his work as a type of open classroom where he recharges his mind and spirit by [...]

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Fierce Tip of the Week: The How is as Important as the What