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- 5 ways bosses can be more like the Godfather
Business leaders should take a page or two from Don Corleone's playbook, says Axcient CEO Justin Moore. That doesn't mean leaving horse heads under your rivals' duvets, but rather it means managing relationships carefully and staying ruthlessly focused on your goals. "In business, accountability isn't achieved by a murderous rampage. But the lesson is this -- to be successful in business you have to be tough," Moore says. Fast Company online
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- Even CEOs need to rock out once in a while
Fantasy band camps are proving a hit with stressed-out CEOs. Jamming with other executives and real rock musicians gives bosses a chance to learn new skills while letting their hair down, participants say. "When you're thrust into a band situation with, say, an oil baron and a software CEO, you have lots of disparate personalities," says attendee Frank Pawlak. "You all have to figure out quickly how to work well together." CNNMoney/Fortune
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- Groupon's accounting blunder points to bigger problems
Groupon's latest accounting bungle is a painful reminder of the deeper flaws in the company's business model, writes Matthew Yglesias. Groupon says its marketing costs will fall once it has built a sufficiently large user base, but it's likely the daily-deals model will actually require continuous injections of marketing cash. "There's nothing wrong with being a business with high marketing costs, but ... you need revenues high enough to cover your costs," Yglesias writes. "Groupon doesn't have that." Slate/Moneybox blog
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- How to run a successful brainstorming session
Most brainstorming sessions leave participants "underwhelmed, over-caffeinated, disappointed, disengaged, and doubtful," writes Mitch Ditkoff. That's the fault of facilitators who fail to use a range of techniques to bring out the best in their audiences. "Let all the cats out of the proverbial bag -- and by so doing, exponentially increase your chances of sparking brainpower, brilliance, and beyond-the-obvious ideas," Ditkoff writes. The Heart of Innovation blog
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- Dell hires local talent to expand in Asia
Dell has high hopes for Asian markets and is hiring local talent to help its operations in China, India and the broader region, says company President Steve Felice, the computer giant's former Asia-Pacific chief. "When I first came to Asia in 2005, the majority of our leadership were expats. Now, a large majority of our leaders are local," Felice says. The Wall Street Journal
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- How recruiters view social media
Recruiters can be turned away by an applicant's inappropriate photos or posts on social media sites, says Mark Moore, president of staffing firm Kavaliro. But not having any social or website presence can also backfire. He says that "photos are often the biggest problem for job seekers" and emphasizes that these background checks are done with respect for discrimination laws. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
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- How to stop the sky from falling
There are more than 100,000 near-Earth asteroids as big as the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and experts say it's only a matter of time until one strikes our planet. Fortunately, there are a range of possible solutions, including firing nuclear weapons at the incoming space rocks and using solar sails to gently nudge them into new orbits. IEEE Spectrum
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