Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A positive climate at work will “broaden and build” your organization because it makes people more creative, resilient, and innovative. Fortunately, the effect can also be reversed as research shows that working in the vicinity of a positive leader, makes you positive (Goleman, Biyatzis, McKee, 2004).

Positioning 211

Positioning Development Goleman Short-term 211

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

I consulted and led a 6 month coaching and training process with the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and 14 of the Associate Vice Presidents. Since 2004 I have developed a focused expertise on team building , leadership and organizational change issues, working with a variety of businesses and organizations.

Team Building 94

Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 23, 2011

And like Nike’s Just do it, this slogan unites the consumer with the athlete and the product. We bring good things to life lasted from 1981 until 2004 with a changing of GE’s executive guard. Human Resources. Breakfast of champions. Created in 1935, this one wins the endurance race, hands down. Leadership.

Brand 196

Brand CEO Marketing Proposal 196

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s a contract that’s based upon trust and is vital if productivity is to be high across the business. It all adds up to a gradual, or even rapid, erosion of trust and commitment, which in turn undermines productivity. Supporting the foundations.

Short-term 85

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 85

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. By 2004, sales and profits were in double digit declines. Complexity had brought LEGO to its knees. In-N-Out Burger.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

On February 4th, 2004, Harvard undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” Facebook’s focus on spreading the right mindset became clear to us when, in late 2007 and early 2008, researcher and consultant Beth Benjamin and I had a series of conversations with Chris Cox, then Facebook’s 25 year-old head of Human Resources.

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Engineering Class Software Mentor 11