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HOW TO LEAD A Winning Team IN THE NEW ECONOMY BY TANYA CHERNOVA M oney goes where energy flows! How are you fueling your team to produce higher sales and profits in the new economy? Motivation, in alignment with Newton’s law of physics, follows the rule: What goes up must come down. To succeed in the new economy, teams need to get beyond the empty calories of mainstream motivation and build endurance, commitment and resilience from within. The power of today’s leadership lies in the ability to keep teams focused on consistently producing positive results. In the fragmented world of texting and other distractions, this is not an easy task. 42 PULSE ■ May 2012