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Kresimir Profaca @KProfaca

Leader | Thinker | Mentor | Renaissance man

Joined May 2017
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...and excuses are the enemies of commitment - Lessons from Hernán Cortés link.medium.com/qLqeFReFEQb

No Room for Excuses: Lessons from Hernán Cortés

… and excuses are the enemies of commitment

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I just published Diocletian: The Reformer Who Split an Empire to Save It link.medium.com/tRRhGQN3sOb

Diocletian: The Reformer Who Split an Empire to Save It

Diocletian was, above all, a practical reformer. Not a “feel-good” leader, nor one who sought admiration.

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I just published Leading the Phalanx: Restructuring Without Losing Morale link.medium.com/iGODcjZbDNb

Leading the Phalanx: Restructuring Without Losing Morale

When leading a company that was/is in distress, it almost feels Battle of Thermopylae… does it?

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Check out my latest article: Using Storytelling to Motivate Teams and Bring Vision Closer linkedin.com/pulse/using-sto… via @LinkedIn

Using Storytelling to Motivate Teams and Bring Vision Closer

“Those who tell the stories rule society.” Plato, The Republic Introduction Leadership isn’t just about setting strategies and making decisions—it's about inspiring and motivating teams to move...

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I just published When Influence Falls Short: The Case for Positional Power in Restructuring link.medium.com/gg8DtRCSoNb

When Influence Falls Short: The Case for Positional Power in Restructuring

Restructuring a company is never easy. It’s a process filled with difficult decisions, tough conversations…

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From chaos to control: How Diocletian's radical reforms can guide today's CEOs medium.com/@kresimirprofaca/…
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I just published The Art of Persuasion: Winning Without Fighting link.medium.com/vVCcexJEcNb

The Art of Persuasion: Winning Without Fighting

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” — Sun Tzu

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I just published Positional Power vs. Personal Power: Can Machiavelli and Modern Leadership Coexist? link.medium.com/Sk1rtKZQ5Mb

Positional Power vs. Personal Power: Can Machiavelli and Modern Leadership Coexist?

“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”

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"New wine needs new wineskins." 🍷 Post-acquisition, real transformation requires letting go of past successes and adapting the culture & mindset. Curious about how internal dynamics drive change, read here: kresimirprofaca.medium.com/o… #Leadership #Change #Transformation #Business

Old Wineskins and New Wine: The Importance of Internal Transformation

In the fast-paced world of business, change is constant. When a company is acquired, whether by a private equity fund or a strategic…

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Great lecture by @drpetric powered by @mbacroatia - Top 5 technologies that will change the world!
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Lecture on how to successfully lead business for more than 30 years… by @mbacroatia and Orbico: Stjepan Roglić, Orbico VP
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Storytelling by prominent professor Kets de Vries: - be honest - be about others, less self - appeal to emotions - take them to a journey - shine a light - set an example and don't hold back! #leadership #storytelling
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Lecture by @mbacroatia - this time on how science is important in business world and in society - by Dragan Schwarz #science #knowledge
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"The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people." Eric Hoffer #education #leadership #edvardmunch
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“Everything must change for everything to remain the same” Tancredi Falconeri (movie "The Leopard" - imdb.com/title/tt0057091/ ) We are not aware how changes sometimes bring nothing. #leadership
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Never confuse tenure with loyalty. #leadership #organization
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"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master" - Epictetus But it is not only anger at matter, many other emotions that others can induce to one, if allowed, make them your master. #stoicism #LeadershipOfService #edvardmunch
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“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength” Eric Hoffer #leadership #erichoffer
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"It's never too late to start all over again" Steppenwolf - sometimes great quotes can be found in strange places. #steppenwolf #quotes
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"In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." Eric Hoffer Never stop learning #knowledge #leadership
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