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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

CIO

Brian Lillie is president of Private Cloud at Rackspace and had previous technology leadership roles at Equinix, Verisign, SGI, and the United States Air Force, so he’s worked hard to define his leadership style. With these values clearly defined, Lillie had a new question: “How do I apply these values to leadership?”

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Leadership the AirBnb Way

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Around 2007, Simon Cooper was the CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where I was working with their senior leadership team. Simon offered an example of the challenges faced by the luxury hotel company in 2008, “I had a guest complain to me that he saw one of our bartenders serve a young guest a bottle of beer without a glass.

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VUCA Leadership: Leading Through Turbulent Times

Experience to Lead

From the 2008 global financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing, devastating effects of war and conflict, real leadership is required to navigate these challenging times. What is VUCA Leadership? If businesses are to get through difficult experiences, strong leadership is essential.

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Silicon Valley Bank’s new CEO sends letter to clients: ‘We are conducting business as usual’

TechCrunch

Mayopoulous, meanwhile, is tapping into his experience during the 2008 recession to guide the new bank through the crisis. The executive was part of the leadership suite at mortgage financing company Fannie Mae in 2008, and then went on to serve as chief executive of that same business.

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Great Leaders Say “Yes!”

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Back in 2008-2009, when we were all struggling with the great recession of our age, I was also struggling with my company culture. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World. Today’s post is by Chris Dyer, author of The Power of Company Culture ( CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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Most Violent Cyber Attack Noted To Date: 2008 Pipeline Explosion Caused By Remote Hacking

CTOvision

Reporting by Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley in Bloomberg is shedding new light on a destructive attack against an oil pipeline that caused a massive explosion in Refahiye Turkey in 2008. Was 2008 Turkish Pipeline Explosion Caused by Cyber Attack? Mysterious 2008 Turkey Pipeline Blast Opened New Cyberwar Era (bloomberg.com).

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The Loneliness Epidemic: Is Your Network Your Net Worth?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

One of the first events I participated in when I joined TELUS in late 2008 was the annual Retirees Holiday Lunch. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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