Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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Operations 50

Operations Resources Newsletter Strategic Planning 50

Terry Starbucker

JULY 12, 2015

It was May of 2010. We had just finished a review of one of our operating centers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After all, this was a telecommunications and cable TV operation, and they were used to observing a far different situation. Choose them wisely, and keep them to a small and manageable number. And I mean EVERY. .

BHAG 150

BHAG Leadership Telecommunications Metrics 150

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

August 8th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus As an executive coach for the last eight years, I’ve had some phenomenal clients put on a short list of “leaders to discard” even though they shouldn’t have been. In one notable situation, my client’s manager was fired while my client was on a path to being fired by that same manager.

Executive Coaching 202

Executive Coaching Greenleaf Maslow Blog 202

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. Don’t tell me, show me…Don’t talk the talk, but walk the walk. Taking action always begings with one simple act – making a decision. Do you have great vision?

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

Media 382

Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Beginnings&# Rhett Laubach : January 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm I stumbled on your blog via a “best of leadership blogs for managers&# list. My new country is only a mindset away, one that reflects my core values and will focus my energy into building a circle of trust.

Greenleaf 173

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 173

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 6 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions&# Carina Funk : September 5, 2010 at 4:42 pm Hello Mary Jo, Your blogs always seem to brighten my day. Sincerely, Carina Mary Jo Asmus : September 5, 2010 at 5:08 pm Hi Carina – thank you for your very kind words and encouragement.

Blog 172

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Goleman 172

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: A Meaningful Enterprise » A Good Bye with Humanity August 10th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus How often as a leader do you have someone in your circle of influence (manager, peer, direct report, maybe even a customer or consultant) that leaves your organization? All of these words take energy away from us.

Human Resources 202

Human Resources Greenleaf Maslow Blog 202

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

We all have day jobs – but we commit a great deal of time and energy to this band. My consulting framework operates the same way. It only happens by intention, reinforced with dedicated time and energy. Psychometrics Canada’s 2010 Engagement study surveyed HR professionals in over 360 organizations.

Audience 150

Audience Efficiency Goal Teamwork 150

Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Accept Help:   The rescue operation appears to have been a model of private and public sector cooperation and coordination. They managed expectations and created the margin they needed to prepare the rescue attempt in the most thorough way possible.   Thankfully for everyone, it worked. They didn’t.

Leadership 184

Leadership Executive Coaching Blog Open-book 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So if your intent is to engage your team and/or have great dialog, consider the following: The Physical Environment The room should not be too large or too small: A room that is too large can often suck energy – and sound – away from the discussion. What else have you noticed about the environment that promotes team dialog?

Environment 176

Environment Team Greenleaf Maslow 176

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

Blog 379

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

That big, hairy audacious project you want to manage? Posted in Uncategorized 9 Responses to “Leadership is Darned Personal&# Casey OLooney: October 13, 2010 at 3:23 pm Mary Jo, This is a wonderful post. Working on all of these issues is such a drain on my energy. The truth of the matter is that leadership IS personal.

Leadership 179

Leadership Self-aware Executive Coaching Blog 179

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 18 Responses to “It’s About What Matters&# Cheryl Heppard : October 25, 2010 at 10:08 am It’s great that you are brining attention to the importance of self-care. Energy levels are also affected. Mike Mary Jo Asmus : October 25, 2010 at 10:35 am Cheryl, thanks for adding your voice.

Learning-by-Doing 185

Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 13 Responses to “Why You Should Meditate&# Scott Patchin : October 27, 2010 at 1:26 pm Thanks for sharing your thoughts on meditation. jay: October 27, 2010 at 10:41 pm I’ve been told by many people I should try this, but there are many different types. What would be keeping you from trying it?

Self-aware 176

Self-aware Stress Blog Greenleaf 176

Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

In it, he rips James every which way from Sunday and then promises the Cleveland fans that his energy “will be directed at one thing and one thing only: DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue.”  Any other lessons to be learned from the LeBron drama? Who are they and why are you nominating them? 

Class 135

Class Gilbert Leadership Letter 135

CO2

JANUARY 3, 2011

The idea is that when moving to action you first observe the battlefield or what ever areana you are operating in. Boyd saw this as a group of interacting loops that are in continous operation until the end of the battle. He also believed that the level of energy in each loop depended on which phase you were in during the combat.

Executive Coaching 68

Executive Coaching Blog Execution Strategic Planning 68

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away.

Executive Coaching 87

Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away.

Executive Coaching 87

Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: The Space Where Freedom Resides » Take a Look at Your Calendar September 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus This week’s blogging break led me to reprise some older posts. I mean the real, formal, sit down and talk type of meetings that allow the employee, peer, or manager to say whats on their mind.

Blog 124

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 Posted by: mike this post originally appeared in Management 3.0 Where is the focus, resources, planning, time, and energy being spent? The challenge for management and leadership is how to capture those undecided, the majority of the people who go un-noticed. All rights reserved.

Team Building 133

Team Building Training Team Learning-by-Doing 133

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

I call this ‘managing yourself smart,’ and here are some guidelines to help navigate social media. As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. To learn more about Barry, click here.

Guidelines 62

Guidelines Management Media Newsletter 62

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In 2010, data centers represented 2% of all electricity use in the United States. The good news is that an internet powered entirely by renewable energy is closer than many people realize. Renewable energy costs are already competitive in many states, such as Texas and California.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing.

Strategy 97

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 97

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

About the Author Marshall Fisher, co-author of The New Science of Retailing , is the UPS Professor of Operations and Information Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and co-director of the Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management.

Supply Chain 57

Supply Chain Retail Bottom-up Newsletter 57

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Before you resign yourself to living in your own not-so-amusing TV show, let me offer some commonsense management advice. If option number two sounds better to you, then read on to learn about the three most common types of challenging performers, and how best to manage them: The Prima Donna Modus Operandi (M.O.):

Motivation 51

Motivation Management How To Retail 51

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. Manager can avoid this by taking some steps now to prepare for the day when key workers leave.

How To 72

How To Tacit Knowledge Intellectual Capital Newsletter 72

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing.

Strategy 131

Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it's a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. alone, according to a report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (note: the full report requires membership, but this number is mentioned about 9 minutes into the video at the CSCMP site).

Energy 11

Energy Supply Chain Operations Benchmarking 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

So just when electric systems need to operate flawlessly — whether to power air conditioners, pump water, or heat homes — long-term challenges to power grids are multiplying. A digitally-skilled workforce is vital to help deploy advanced digital technologies that can streamline and automate grid operations. In the U.S.,

Energy 8

Energy Industry Engineering Technology 8

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Tactics are often misconstrued as strategies.

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

About the Authors Randy Dobbs, author of Transformational Leadership , is a Senior Operating Executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; one of the largest and most successful private-equity firms in the United States. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Newsletter 50

Newsletter Bottom-up Welch Tools 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 28, 2010

About the Author Kathryn Ullrich, author of Getting to the Top : Strategies for Career Success , heads Kathryn Ullrich Associates, a Silicon Valley executive search firm, and Alumni Career Services for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. To read Kathryn’s complete biography, click here.

Newsletter 58

Newsletter Career Tools Execution 58

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

Share this: 17 Comments Filed under communication , Establishing Direction , Leadership Style Tagged as courage , family , Leadership , women in leadership ← Exploring Shared Leadership Unlocking the Energy – Another Job for Leaders → Like Be the first to like this post. Reply Gwyn Teatro April 12, 2010 at 10:31 pm Hi Larry!

Leadership Styles 48

Leadership Styles Blog Bottom-up Definition 48

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” When you are gone, will analytics be first in the hearts and minds of your CEO, your CMO and your board of directors?

Magazine 51

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51