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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Here are five actions you can take to achieve focus for your organization and maximize the probability of achieving excellence in execution.

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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2014

Tanveer Naseer

Not only did 2014 mark five years that I’ve been writing online for this blog, but this was also the year I finally added “author” to my list of credentials with the release of my first leadership book, “Leadership Vertigo”. Read more on this leadership insight here: How Leaders Promote Collaborative Environment.

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Always Day One

Leading Blog

Organizations that continuously innovate have common characteristics. It is a mindset that forms the bedrock of these organizations—it drives them. And when people bought in, they brought him ideas—tough ideas that required rethinking how the company operated—and those ideas ultimately saved Facebook from disaster.”.

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Every Day An Idea

Lead Change Blog

When I began coordinating content for the Lead Change Group in 2014, the idea of soliciting, editing and publishing a different piece of leadership material every weekday was a little daunting. Thank you, Kelly Edmiston, for your diligence and organization in dealing with those of us who have been contributors.

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What Matters When Hiring External CEOs

The Horizons Tracker

Such hires are often made in the hope that the new boss will implement meaningful change and chart a new course for an organization that is seemingly going in the wrong direction. Hiring a CEO from outside is a common practice, with around a third of new hires coming from outside the hiring firm. Lonely at the top.

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Three Ways Document Management Software Can Streamline Operations

Strategy Driven

Document management software can put important documents at your fingertips in seconds and help you keep everything organized. Look for an intuitive organization system that can be shared on your network. Going paperless is a great way to streamline office operations – and help save the planet by reducing paper.

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T.O.I.L.E.T. Training™ -- a breakthrough system to improve workplace learning

Great Leadership By Dan

PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2014 -- Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) pulled back the curtain today on its latest innovation in workplace education: the T.O.I.L.E.T. Training System™ -- a new platform that promises to reshape how training is delivered in modern organizations. And yet without ongoing training, organizations fall behind.

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