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The Power of Mandate: How Visionary Leaders Keep Their Organization Focused on What Matters Most
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The Power of Mandate: How Visionary Leaders Keep Their Organization Focused on What Matters Most

by Scott Stawski, Jimmy Brown
May 2019
Beginner
288 pages
8h 29m
English
McGraw-Hill
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CHAPTER 11

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CREATING A MANDATE DRIVEN CULTURE

We try to have the kind of a culture that doesn’t value excuses in the sense that when you’re supposed to accomplish something, and you’re at a high level, then your job is to accomplish it, in spite of difficulty. And you’re rewarded for dealing with that.

—PHIL LIBIN, Cofounder, former CEO of Evernote

There is a story of an executive who was working for a firm during a change in CEOs. On the day of the CEO change, the executive arrived at work early to find building maintenance removing all of the assigned parking spot signs for the executive team. When queried, building maintenance said the new ...

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