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Winning Now, Winning Later: Playing the Infinite Game

Leading Blog

W HEN David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in February of 2002, the company was a train wreck. By taking the right actions to improve operations now, we could position ourselves to improve performance later, while the reverse would also hold true: short-term results would validate that we were on the right long-term path. He did both.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

Leadership accountability is a major issue in organizations around the globe. This essential resource provides practical and no-nonsense strategies to transform any organization into a cohesive, highly motivated culture of accountable leaders and fully committed teams. Dave Cote is intimately familiar with this problem.

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SERVANT Leaders are Needful – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

Operating environments change rapidly. To be needful, a leader should recognize that executives who have not been on the front lines of their organization for years, cannot have all the answers. These include the following from Spears and others, Frick & Sipe as well as Russell & Stone (2002). Sam Walton. Max De Pree.

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GC24: Killer Gamification: Engaging for Impact

Engaging Leader

Even so, Gartner also predicted that by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations. Burnham, David (2002), “Inside the Mind of the World-Class Leader” Kim, Amy Jo (2012), “Social Engagement: Who’s playing? How do they like to engage?"

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Decoding The Truth Of Leading Multi-Generational Workforces

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to discussions on the various challenges leaders need to address in today’s fast-changing global economy, there’s one topic that merits a proper assessment as to whether or not it’s really an issue for today’s organizations.

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Five Reasons WHY Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

Fortunately, the surgeon operated before the worst could happen and my husband recovered completely. This is true for all leaders no matter their level in the organization or years of experience. Several years ago, when we were newlyweds, my husband was diagnosed with the flu. The secret of organizational change is empathy.

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10 Misconceptions About People At Work

Mike Cardus

Unfortunately when this question is asked to executives and managers they are operating off false theories of folklore that are leading them to treat employees as less than capable. List is from Elliot Jaques “Social Power & the CEO” 2002. From the one you believe, do you as an employee operate that way? Why do you work?

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