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Foxes And Hedgehogs: Which One Are You?

Lead Change Blog

In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people. Leadership development became my one big thing. It didn’t take long to figure out that I wasn’t good at trying to be and do all the things to serve all the people.

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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

History: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean is a strategy developed by W. They offered consistent, superior-quality burgers and virtually invented the drive-thru. Blue Ocean Strategy — Make The Competition Irrelevant — create demand not currently in existence, rather than fighting over it — a new marketplace that hasn’t been explored/developed.

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The Business Value Of Joy (And Just Getting Things Done)

Terry Starbucker

In 1999, while working as VP of Software Development for Interface Systems, he had his next “ah ha” moment, when he discovered a new approach to building teams that could result in lasting change and restore the joy he originally felt when he found his calling. The business value of getting things done.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. An assessment should be done of the high potential employees to determine their current strengths and development needs. We’ll look at how they determined what competencies were needed for future leaders and what comprised the program that was developed.

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An Overview: Agile and Enterprise Architecture

Strategy Driven

Back in 2001, what we know today as the Agile Manifesto was born , by the hand of several American CEOs of the technology sector (software) and they decided to combine various ideas to propose an alternative to the slow working methods that were not responding to the current ones needs, before your organization and your customers.

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6 Defining Values of a Leadership Culture

N2Growth Blog

Why should the 8-year old, first generation, 88-person software development company in San Diego expect to have the same desired culture as the 48-year old, 3rd generation, 268-person manufacturing company in Rochester, NY? Before starting Walton Consulting, Inc.

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Will Aetna CEO Transform Healthcare (and CEO Leadership While He’s at it)?

Michael Lee Stallard

He knows it will have a positive effect on the length and quality of lives of millions of Americans. Two experiences Bertolini had helped him develop greater empathy for people experiencing life-threatening healthcare problems. In 2001, Bertolini’s son was diagnosed with incurable lymphoma. Servant Leadership Defined.

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