Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2010
The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application.
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Success vs. Significance | N2Growth Blog
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2010
I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.
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Top Leadership Bloggers’ Recent Best Posts
Michael Lee Stallard
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Simmons gives us Power: The Heart Of Leadership | Bret L. .&#
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199 QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.
QAspire
AUGUST 10, 2010
Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer In Pursuit Of “Customer Delight”: Getting The Basics Right A lot of companies have the phrase “delighting our customers” in their well-crafted mission statements and quality policies. Do you have a method to accurately identify customer’s real/unique expectations?
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Possibility Maximizer: The Conference Board
Sales Wolf Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2010
The Conference Board seeks to drive thought leadership and business results by focusing on four key topical categories: 1) corporate leadership 2) economies, markets, and value creation 3) high-performing organizations, and 4) human capital. .
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A Penny for My Thoughts – Sid Levinsohn : Blog | Executive.
CO2
JANUARY 4, 2011
He never choose to judge you and listened deeply and then he was “The Great Asker&# of questions, he then shared his insights based on his learning and experience. As we struggled to build the business in the first year he tried to create opportunities for us to earn money (something every board member could learn).
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Say what? 25 of the worst leadership lines ever.
Roundtable Talk
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
25 of the worst leadership lines ever. Posted on September 20, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Just like a classically bad pick up line (“Do fries come with that shake?”), some leaders are notorious for dishing out lame leadership lines. Do as I say, not as I do.” “As Red flag mechanisms… got yours?
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Global sales needs are also local sales needs
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
The good news is most salespeople are not willing to do the preliminary hard work it takes to make sales easy. Tasteless, forgettable mission statements don’t have the force of attracting strong customers. A company needs TWO mission statements: One for the company and one for its salespeople. AUTHENTICITY.
3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
The Path To Business Greatness: 5 Steps To Bridging The Divide.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 16, 2010
Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Path To Business Greatness: 5 Steps To Bridging The Divide Between Owners & Employees by Starbucker on May 16, 2010 It’s the biggest divide any company has – the one between its owners and employees. Thanks for the post.
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Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 11, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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What Companies Can Learn from Military Teams
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2015
In the new book Team of Teams , McChrystal describes the lessons he learned (and applied) in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as research and examples from other fields (including sports, aviation, and emergency medicine) on how teams have learned to work more effectively. He’s also founded a consulting firm called CrossLead.
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How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions?
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 15, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Build These Leadership Skills
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 12, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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50 Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Monday, November 8, 2010 Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss Robert Sutton, author of Good Boss, Bad Boss , provides these leadership tips: Create an environment that encourages people to challenge each others ideas, but set a few ground rules.
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Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills
Eric Jacobson
MAY 25, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 30, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 30, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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62 What's The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager?
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 23, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager? Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. Don't Praise.
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50 Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 20, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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76 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 24, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. And, do I also have the time to devote to a mentoring relationship?
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Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. •Who will do what? •When will they do it?
3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 5, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Don't Praise.
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Definitions Of Key Business Terms
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 2, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 14, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 5, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 1, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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The Search for Intelligent Life - On Earth
Building Personal Strength
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Search for Intelligent Life - On Earth The idea that there is intelligent life on other planets is so compelling that millions of people still believe in UFOs, in spite of common sense, their ability to reason and evidence to the contrary. Do we qualify as intelligent life? Its too far to go.
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Run Better Meetings
Eric Jacobson
JULY 17, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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65 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 7, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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62 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 27, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J.
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59 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 23, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation in which you had to change your leadership style to achieve the goal? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. What was your approach? Did it work?
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How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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54 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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62 The Five Points Of Professionalism
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 12, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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54 Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Share The Bad News
Eric Jacobson
JULY 21, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Don't Hire Someone Just Like You
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 24, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 22, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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Do you have a brand strategy?
Eric Jacobson
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).
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