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Chuck Blakeman started and built ten businesses in the U.S., Europe, and Africa. He is the founder of Crankset Group, providing business advisory for leaders and companies worldwide.

People 2nd, Profits 1st: United Airlines Does It Again

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2 Words Show Why You Should Start Your New Year's Resolution Before January 1

Manage Stuff. Lead People.

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An Email From Elon Musk Reveals Why Managers Are Always a Bad idea

Warren Buffet Reveals What You're Doing that Will Sink Your Business in the Next Recession

The Biggest Woo-Crap You Ever Heard Drives Every Successful Business

The One Thing You Can Do to Create 100% Engagement in Your Company

One Thing All Managers Do That Drags Everybody to the Bottom

Why All Businesses Run Better Without Managers, and How Yours Could, Too

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3 Reasons We Shouldn't Be Surprised By The Behavior of United Airlines or Wells Fargo

A gold medal business lesson from Jonny Moseley

How One Great Company Discovered What Really Matters Most

Menlo Innovations: No Bosses, No Titles, and No Offices. Just Trust, Relationships, and Pure Joy

Art of Doing Vacations Well

Yesterday I Met a Rich, Self-Made Hostage. Are You Becoming One?

Want Exponentially Better Production? Focus on People Instead

Why You Can Never Empower People, but You Absolutely Must Engage Them

Why Solving Problems Always Leads to More Problems, and How To Stop The Madness

4 Steps to Fixing Your Weaknesses by Focusing Only on Your Strengths

A Stunning 92% of Companies Want to Reorganize This Year. Here's Why You Need to Be One of Them

New Study: Stop Chasing Money. You’ll Be More Successful Pursuing a Big Why

2 Words That Will Change Everything About New Year's Resolutions

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9 Sure-Fire Ways to Give Yourself the Finger and Wreck Your Business

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Pivotal Labs Finds Success With Self-Managed Teams

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At Nearsoft, No Managers and Complete Freedom Create Responsibility, Not Anarchy

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DaVita: a 65,000 Person Corporate Village, or Just a CEO's Nutty Dream?

How To Get Off The Treadmill and Never Have a Bucket List

Successful People Are Peacemakers, Not Peacekeepers

The Degeneration of the Handshake, and Why It Matters to You

Decision-Making

3 Reasons Why You Should Only Have One Goal The Rest of Your Life

Art of Doing Vacations Well

Time Away From Business Is As Important As Time Working In It

Art of Doing Vacations Well

Riding a Bike In Tuscany Taught Me Why People Don't Set Goals

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The 7 Deadly Words You Can Never Afford to Use

3 Reasons Why One Company's $70,000 Minimum Wage Hurt Everyone Who Got it

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The Post Office Can (and Will) Sell Your Stuff, Even Before the Delivery Date

Decision-Making

A Business Plan Is More Likely to Hurt Your Business Than Help It

Turn Everyone Into a Capitalist and Watch Your Company Grow

It’s Time To Debunk The Myth That People Are Your Greatest Asset