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Covers:  business growth, innovation, CEO success, board performance, productivity, leading through change, leadership and management, influence, communication,
British leadership and innovation expert. Author of Thoughtfully Ruthless, Rapid Growth, Done Right, & Words That Work. tinyurl.com/WordsThatWorkUK
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Harvest Summit Focuses on Outside Perspectives

Harvest Summit Focuses on Outside Perspectives

Wine Business — Harvest Summit Focuses on Outside Perspectives by Kerana Todorov October 22, 2018 Jessica Kilkullen welcomes Harvest Summit attendees to Chalk Hill Estate winery in Sonoma County. Kilkullen founded the event to exchange ideas and foster collaboration and innovation. Photo by Kerana Todorov/Wine Business Monthly.
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TOP WORKPLACES: Coach gives five-year game plan to business leaders

TOP WORKPLACES: Coach gives five-year game plan to business leaders

The Press-Enterprise — Business leaders need to be thinking about 2020 as much as 2015, according to Val Wright, keynote speaker of The Press-Enterprise's Top Workplace awards ceremony. "In 2020, what will the size and scale of your company be?" she asked her audience at Riverside's Victoria Club. "How many people will you have?
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With Colin Powell, Salesforce Board Goes to 11

With Colin Powell, Salesforce Board Goes to 11

CRM Buyer — Gen. Colin Powell on Thursday joined Salesforce.com's board of directors, bringing the number seated at the table to 11. The general, who has been friends with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff for several years, has been associated with the company's philanthropic activities. The news represents a major public and investment relations score for Salesforce.
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7 Critical Board Processes

7 Critical Board Processes

NonProfit Times — Board procedures are a matter of routine for most organizations, with little change from one ear to the next. In her book "Thoughtfully Ruthless," Val Wright recommends not just routine procedures but exemplary processes and behaviors. She lists seven critical processes for an exemplary board. * Strategy refresh every year.
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Val Wright: Business coach

Val Wright: Business coach

peterbowes.com — Val Wright is the author of February 18, 2020 | February 2020 Thoughtfully Ruthless: The Key to Exponential Growth and the upcoming Rapid Growth, Done Right: Lead, Influence and Innovate for Success. On BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night we chatted about morning routines and why they could be over-rated.
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What I have learned from 25 years of being the only woman at the table - L.A. Biz

What I have learned from 25 years of being the only woman at the table - L.A. Biz

bizjournals.com — Dear women executives: I've been watching you. For the last 25 years. I've noticed which of you are the most fulfilled, happy, and successful and which are exhausted, frustrated, and hanging on by your fingernails.
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Wolverhampton graduate Val Wright, who helped develop Xbox Kinect, passes on her tips for success

Wolverhampton graduate Val Wright, who helped develop Xbox Kinect, passes on her tips for success

Express and Star — She lives in Los Angeles and is a leading light in technology - but Val Wright always has time for her old stomping ground.
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How to be thoughtfully ruthless in how you manage your career

How to be thoughtfully ruthless in how you manage your career

The Globe and Mail — Are you thoughtfully ruthless? That sounds like an oxymoron but in fact it's just an unusual juxtaposition of two approaches to management. And Val Wright, a British-born consultant based in Los Angeles, feels from her observation of executives over the years that it's the key to success.
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What Every Leader Can Learn From Banksy

What Every Leader Can Learn From Banksy

Inc. — We know almost nothing about the street artist's identity. But what can we learn from his behavior?
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CrossFit Can Teach You More Than Just How to Work Out

CrossFit Can Teach You More Than Just How to Work Out

Inc. — A leadership consultant explains how hardcore workouts helped her be a better boss.
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Five ideas for management innovation

Five ideas for management innovation

SmartPlanet — Management is on the leading edge of business innovation. The variety and velocity of clever new ideas and technologies create ample opportunities for process improvement. We've asked experts for five disruptive trends that you should know. 1) Crowdsourcing: Crowdsourcing is a way to aggregate insights, said Brian Uzzi, a Richard L. Thomas distinguished professor of leadership at the Kellogg School of Management. Coke, Kraft and McDonalds are no longer relying solely upon internal R&D to come up with their latest products, and Kraft's crowdsourcing of Velveeta "cheese" uncovered valuable marketing insights, he said.
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The Root Cause to Success at Today's Top Corporations

The Root Cause to Success at Today's Top Corporations

www.blogtalkradio.com — Thursday, August 22, 2013 @ 7:00 PM Guest: Valerie Wright Subject: The Root Cause to Success at Today's Top Corporations A recognized leader as an executive coach and organization consultant who provides a holistic view to improve leader's teams and organizations. Val was an integral part of the Xbox leadership team coaching leaders through strategic changes and diagnosing how the organizations culture, processes and people are aligned to ensure success. Val's creative energetic style produces results, she designed and facilitated an innovation offsite for Xbox where the first idea of Kinect was formed and went on to lead the organization development and change management plan for Kinect from incubation to launch.
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5 Top Myths on How to Land a Job | Monster

5 Top Myths on How to Land a Job | Monster

career-advice.monster.com — 5 Top Myths on How to Land a Job By Catherine ConlanMonster Contributing Writer Whether you're looking for your first-ever job or your 10th, you'll run into myths about landing a job. Don't let these myths distract you from doing what it really takes to find and land the job you want. Myth 1: My Experience Will Get Me a Job It's true -- the experience you have is an important part of landing a job. But it's not as important as you might think, warns Gregg Ward of Orlando-Ward & Associates Inc.
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Miller: Keeping good workers takes more than a generous paycheck

Miller: Keeping good workers takes more than a generous paycheck

New Jersey Star-Ledger — According to a just-released survey by leadership development and consulting firm OI Partners, with the improving job market, half of the companies surveyed reported higher turnover than last year and three-quarters are bracing for still more employees to leave. Heightening that concern, 58 percent of the companies surveyed have added, or plan to add, workers, while only 8 percent expect to reduce staff. Retaining talent was selected as the top human resource challenge this year by 70 percent of survey respondents. Customer service employees were the most difficult to retain, according to the survey, followed by operations and production workers, sales and marketing, information services, accounting and finance, research and development and human resources employees.
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Years Inside Intel Could Be New CEO's Biggest Handicap

Years Inside Intel Could Be New CEO's Biggest Handicap

www.ecommercetimes.com — Brian Krzanich's intimate involvement with Intel for more than three decades could make it difficult for him to make the sharp turns necessary as mobile takes over and the PC is left behind. That said, if the new CEO attracts some luminaries from outside, the combination of lengthy, loyal service and fresh ideas could set Intel on the right track. Intel announced Thursday that COO Brian Krzanich will take the helm on May 16, replacing current CEO Paul Otellini, who will retire this month after 38 years with the company, eight of them as its chief. Krzanich has his own long history at Intel.
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Michael Dell May Get What He Asked For

Michael Dell May Get What He Asked For

www.ecommercetimes.com — After reviewing several options, Dell's board of directors decided that the plan its CEO originally proposed for taking the company private was better than any competing offer and advised shareholders to give it the nod. If Michael Dell's deal finally goes through, that may be the easy part. Next he'll have to figure out how to adapt his company to a world where PCs are rapidly losing importance. Michael Dell's attempt to take his company private in a US$24.4 billion deal has moved forward another inch or so in what is turning out to be a very long road for the CEO.
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No Love From Dell for Icahn's Latest Proposal

No Love From Dell for Icahn's Latest Proposal

www.ecommercetimes.com — You can't blame a guy for trying, as they say, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn just keeps coming back for more. Unfortunately, his plan 'lacks credibility,' a special committee of Dell's board of directors just concluded -- not to mention some $2.9 billion in potential funding. The result? It would leave Dell in a "weak financial position," the group said. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been nothing if not persistent in his efforts to keep Michael Dell from rebuilding his computer business as a private company, but on Monday Icahn's stock repurchase proposal got the thumbs-down again.
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Birch Buys Bebo Back for Just a Million Bucks

Birch Buys Bebo Back for Just a Million Bucks

www.ecommercetimes.com — It's been a long road for Bebo, which got sold to AOL back in 2008 for a whopping $850 million. Its market value dropped precipitously after that, and this week founder Michael Birch bought the social network back for a drastically reduced price. "We just bought Bebo back for $1m," Birch wrote in a tweet on Monday. "Can we actually re-invent it? Who knows, but it will be fun trying..." Remember Bebo? In its heyday, five or six years ago, the social networking site showed enough promise to be considered a possible rival to then-dominant MySpace -- and to pull in an US$850 million purchase price when it was acquired by AOL.
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Morning Routines Prove Successful | The Network Journal

Morning Routines Prove Successful | The Network Journal

www.tnj.com — Successful entrepreneurs rise and shine early. "Having a productive morning is very important to the outcome of your day," explains career expert and life coach Stacia Pierce, CEO of Ultimate Lifestyle Enterprises. "When you start with mental clarity, physical strength and emotional balance you will be ready to achieve your daily goals with creativity and confidence. You take control of your day when you take control of your morning." During the rush of the day, it is harder to focus. Mornings give you a chance to think clearer without daily distractions.
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Reorgs are futile: don't waste your time

Reorgs are futile: don't waste your time

valwrightconsulting.com — After last weeks highly anticipated reorganization, the reality will have begun to sink in for many Microsoft employees this week. "Who has power?, can I make this decision?, do I like my new boss?, do I want to stay here in the short or long term?"; are many of the questions employees will be asking. Steve Ballmer made a critical mistake last week, he failed to announce compensation changes that reinforce the collaboration he is seeking from his new strategy. Read what I told Fast Company . I am not a fan of reorganizations, because the design and execution is often flawed.
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New Job, New City: How to Prep For Relocating For Your Career

New Job, New City: How to Prep For Relocating For Your Career

www.tnj.com — New Job, New City: How to Prep For Relocating For Your Career
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New "Nimble, Collaborative, Decisive" Microsoft So Far None Of Those Things

New "Nimble, Collaborative, Decisive" Microsoft So Far None Of Those Things

Fast Company — When all but the most productive among us were still hitting the snooze button at 6 a.m. this morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent out an email to his entire staff. In some 2,720 words, Ballmer detailed his vision for "a far-reaching realignment of the company." The shake-up is aimed at pulling Microsoft's 90,000 employees together into fewer divisions to make the software behemoth behave more like a nimble startup--and maybe even innovate. In a section subheaded "Communicative," Ballmer wrote: "In the new, rapid-turn world, we need to communicate in ways that don't just exchange information but drive agility, action, ownership and accountability."
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Why You Hate Your Job (and How to Hate It Less)

Why You Hate Your Job (and How to Hate It Less)

money.usnews.com — That sick, sinking feeling you have when you have to get up and go to work means that something is wrong. Unfortunately, you're far from alone if you experience a case of the heebie-jeebies every time your weekday alarm clock goes off. A 2012 study by Right Management showed that almost two-thirds of respondents from the United States and Canada expressed being unhappy at work. A wider-range 2011 study by Mercer of 30,000 workers worldwide found that close to 60 percent of workers wanted out of their current positions. Even in the best-case scenario - such as the 2012 Conference Board report that found a slight uptick in satisfaction of U.S.
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