How to avoid the afternoon lull

You can earn respect by admitting to mistakes | Make better choices by knowing what type of decision is required | Craft beer's rise shows the energy small firms can bring Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 22, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [You can earn respect by admitting to mistakes]( [You can earn respect by admitting to mistakes]( (YouTube/John Baldoni) Leaders who admit their mistakes and take responsibility show self-awareness and strength, notes John Baldoni in this blog post and [video](. "Leaders accomplish very little by themselves -- they survive or fail on the actions of those they lead," he says. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (1/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Make better choices by knowing what type of decision is required]( Decision-making is often hampered by a complicated organizational structure where no one feels they can make the call, among other factors, say Aaron De Smet and Leigh Weiss of McKinsey. They identify and discuss the four types of decisions and what organizational actions need to happen with each. [McKinsey]( (1/2018) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( 6 Culture Trends for 2018 Organizations are trying to improve the employee experience and build cultures that employees want to engage with, yet every year brings new changes and challenges. What should organizations expect for 2018? [Download our Orange Paper for what's to come](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Craft beer's rise shows the energy small firms can bring]( Craft beer's rise shows the energy small firms can bring (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) Craft beer brewers are innovating, creating jobs and gaining market share with pricier, high-quality products, and lessons from the beer industry can offer insights into other industries, writes Derek Thompson. "Alcohol regulations have long discouraged vertical consolidation, encouraged retailers to leave room for new brands, and more recently made it easier for individuals to introduce their own batch of beer to the market," he writes. [The Atlantic online]( (1/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Vision cannot be realized without a sustainable product]( Strategic vision comes about as the result of a core business model -- how a company will sustainably and profitably develop and deliver products or services to customers in a distinctive way, writes David Duryea. "You see many people have great ideas but cannot attain a sustainable product and business operation," he writes. 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"If you feel like at the end of the day you're building something that's meaningful, something the world needs and something that you feel passionate about bringing into existence into the world, that's the fuel that helps you do everything that you do as an entrepreneur," says Lawson. [Enterprise Times (UK)]( (1/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Where was alcohol stored during Prohibition?]( The French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, near Newfoundland, served as a warehouse for American liquor during Prohibition, writes Marc Wortman. Crackdowns on bootleggers running the US-Canadian border eventually made the islands an ideal spot for warehousing and trafficking alcohol. 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