The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

” Since participation in this career/leadership program for “high potentials” is voluntary, defensiveness is usually low, and interest in learning and developing is high. Directive, brightest-person-in-the-room leaders build co-dependence on them as the chief problem solver and crisis manager.

Leadership 59

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Goleman Crisis 59

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In an in-depth conversation with The HR Digest, Lisa Chang, the Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, reflects on pivotal moments that shaped her career trajectory. This dilemma forced me to evaluate my career path and what mattered most. For me it is impact.

Innovation 52

Innovation Diversity Leadership Leadership Pipeline 52

QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I began 2020 with a firm plan to execute a significant mid-career transition that involved voluntary movement out of a rewarding senior leadership role, relocating family, reuniting with my parents and (hopefully) start new assignments. We are far more adaptable, agile and resilient than we think. My 2020 Story. Optimize the whole.

Self-aware 133

Self-aware Senge Learning-by-Doing Goleman 133

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Open Source Leadership : Reinventing Management When There's No More Business as Usual by Rajeev Peshawaria Based on Peshawaria's research spanning 28 countries, he concludes that traditional industrial age thinking needs a massive upgrade to successfully navigating the brave new world of business. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

Books 225

Books Leadership Blog Crisis 225

QAspire

AUGUST 30, 2015

My dad retired as a Library Science professional soon after which the profession of Library management was transformed by digital forces. The ability to do public problem solving through cooperative work. “The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not in fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates.

Skills 70

Skills Library Succession Agility 70

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

It means you know how to manage your thoughts and behavior to keep them aimed on the results you want. Negative thoughts and worry leave less energy for creative solutions. When you develop your ability to change your action plan as things evolve, that agility will help you in tough times. Stay committed but be flexible.

Self-aware 167

Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book Agility 167

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

You have to be agile and willing to adapt. Having a strong leadership mindset and being a humble leader is about allowing people to manage themselves. Having a leadership mindset is acknowledging that there needs to be an equal share of energy between your career and your home life.

Development 52

Development Self-aware Power Leadership 52

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. link] Elllen Weber Wow – Mike, thanks for the way you weave the parts together with such agility. Don’t tell me, show me…Don’t talk the talk, but walk the walk.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

Leadership 102

Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2014

we are contending with wave after wave of jobs moving overseas, markets that whip up and down, and energy prices rising at an unprecedented rate. Management, by contrast, is focused primarily on coordinating action to fulfill objectives established by leaders. What type of management practices do we need to put in place?

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing Charisma Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Insight Center.

Technology 9

Technology Talent Management Process Management 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

All too often, individual leaders seek — indeed are incentivized — to protect and optimize their own domains, and find themselves locked in energy-sapping internal turf wars, rather than working with peers to align and improve across the entire enterprise.

Company 8

Company Long-term System Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If you ever want to lie awake at night, go ahead and think about your "one thing" — the one thing you were born to do, the one career you were built to succeed at, and the one person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with. If something strikes a chord, reallocate more time and energy to it.

Travel 16

Travel Career Agility Learning-by-Doing 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

” In a competitive energy market, the Connected Home unit has now become a major differentiator and profit driver for the parent company, Centrica. Help Employees Embrace Agility. Agility is key to success when undertaking digital transformations.

P&L 10

P&L Agility Fashion Media 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2016

Time management is a perennial thorn in most managers’ sides. But in fact, your cognitive style — that is, the way you prefer to perceive and process information — can have a dramatic impact on how you manage your time. Productivity. How can you possibly get everything done with not enough hours in the day?

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Meyer Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

What do you need to change as the manager and what do you need to ask your direct report to do differently as well? “One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager,” she says. ’ It’s a great way to start a one-on-one because it creates positive energy.”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products How To Report 8

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Leaders direct their energies toward others to achieve something together. Eagles have a farsighted vision—which they combine with great tactical agility. Many managers are foxes, more focused on tactical short-term decisions than on achieving strategic long-run goals. What is the overarching goal in your career?

Servant Leader 113

Servant Leader Leadership Styles Short-term Tactics 113

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2015

.” It may seem logical that you want to have a job in hand before you reveal to your manager that you’re leaving. “It used to be when you left a job, you were seen as a traitor,” says John Sullivan, an HR expert, professor of management at San Francisco State University, and author of 1000 Ways to Recruit Top Talent.

Short-term 8

Short-term McKinsey Long-term Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

Was this a deliberate attempt to imprison employees and stifle their energy? We can use practices from Doug’s approach to the trust-building competency over his 40-year leadership career as a case study for the behaviors leaders should develop as they work to build and sustain trust. How to Develop the Trust-Building Skill.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Commitment Report Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As the boss, your goal is to have all your employees operating at their peak level of energy, efficiency, and motivation—which can be a challenge when it comes to leading a team comprised of introverts and extroverts. How do you manage these vastly different personalities and work preferences?

Management 8

Management How To Brainstorming COO 8

Management Craft

MARCH 21, 2012

I shared the beliefs that I felt helped improve managerial success in my book, High Impact Middle Management. How to Think Like a High Impact Manager – 2012 Edition. How do successful managers define success? I have noticed that highly successful managers approach their work differently than their less successful peers.

Management 91

Management Agility Webinar Open-book 91

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2018

By the time we’d grown to a couple hundred employees, all that dissipated energy had begun to yield diminishing returns. You need to add the word ‘no’ to your management vocabulary.” “But it’s backfiring in scale-up mode. You have half-baked projects all over the place.

P&L 13

P&L Strategy Press Release Marketing 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

If the hum of your career has become so deafening that you struggle to hear those other parts of your life, you’re not alone. Having one identity does not automatically diminish another, and trying to turn identities on and off can waste time and energy. Change how you think about yourself. Create connections between identities.

How To 9

How To Learning-by-Doing Examples Participative 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. According to Gail’s manager, she had a solid reputation, and her work was considered to be impeccable. She was repeatedly passed over for choice assignments.

Politics 8

Politics Strategy 360-Degree Feedback Mentor 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Martin (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Over a stellar career, Roger Martin has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership P&L Blog 368