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Legislation Is The Best Way To Deliver Diverse Boards

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, in the UK, a voluntary target of at least 25% of FTSE 100 board seats being held by women was established by the Davies Report in 2011, with this target upgraded to 33% in 2015. The study found that the introduction of regulation was generally the biggest catalyst for change in the number of women in board positions.

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Think SoLoMo or SoCoLoMo – Social Commerce, Local & Mobile – For Digital Success

Modern Servant Leader

Consumer Trust: Positive online reviews make 52% of consumers more likely to use a local business. Billion in 2015. Forrester Research: US Cross-channel Retail Forecast 2011 to 2016. Forrester Research: US eCommerce to Reach Nearly $300 Billion by 2015. Proliferation : 91% of online adults use social media regularly.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

Respond: Respond positively when receiving input. Follow-up: Follow up regularly and stakeholders will notice the positive actions you’re taking based their input. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. Act on what you learn.

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“No, But, However”

Marshall Goldsmith

Stop trying to defend your position and start monitoring how many times you begin remarks with “no,” “but,” or “however.” Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. This is the moment when a serious talk about changing behavior begins.

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You’ve Changed! Why Didn’t They Notice?

Marshall Goldsmith

The challenge is that just as one event doesn’t form people’s positive perceptions of you, neither will one corrective gesture reform their views of you. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. So, what do you do?

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Respond: Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

You want your response to be positive, simple, focused, and fast. 1) Positive: Thank your stakeholder for taking the time to provide you feedback. 2) Simple: Mention to your stakeholder that there were many positive characteristics that were noted in the feedback and this is helpful and makes you feel good!

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10 Surefire Reasons to Try Feedforward!

Marshall Goldsmith

Feed forward is a group exercise, the purpose of which is to provide individuals with suggestions for the future and to help them achieve a positive change in the behaviors as selected by them. Feed forward helps people envision and focus on a positive future, not a failed past. We can change the future. We can’t change the past.