The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. There seem to be two key reasons.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

However, there is no way that just one person can manage that volume of data. Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. Take a herd of horses for example. In a herd of horses, leadership is shared.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

No wonder that specialists and managers that have invested years gradually improving a process do not advocate nor gravitate toward abrupt change. As a consequence of this expectation, we live with accelerating change and drive the ability to manage and adopt it. Most larger organizations are not good at managing change.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

Great examples of Red Ocean companies are McDonald’s and Southwest Airlines. Great examples of Blue Ocean companies are Apple and Netflix. Suppliers: Engage with agile and flexible suppliers who can quickly adapt to frequent changes in your needs. Competition: Strive to be different or better and track your competition closely.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Welcome to the March 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. David Moser of Decisive Blog writes The Power of “And” in Leadership Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When cultural change abounds, the irony I frequently observe is organisations engage in less leadership development, rather than more. High on leadership, low on resources. As an example, I have a client who leads a cancer charity. I still encounter too frequently outdated approaches to leadership development.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That requires better strategic thinking, creativity and innovation, and greater agility and responsiveness. I believe, as a consequence, that we need more significant and different investment in leadership development, especially where we need transformational change. If leadership begins with the individual, then let’s start there.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2019

Guest post from Fiona Murden : In 1998 I graduated from business school feeling I knew all there was to know about leadership. I began work as a management consultant and much of what I’d learnt was very quickly thrown out of the window. As a result, those critical aspects of good leadership become even more important.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Let’s look at three real-world examples: 1. They have good managers, but do they have growth leaders? She needs her leadership team to collaborate across silos, make difficult strategic and operational decisions and lead with a more integrated “One Company” mindset. The following is a guest piece by Peter Thies, Ph.D.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. In ice hockey, for example, players have a decision to make when the puck is passed to them. Doing so creates agility. His new book, Trust the Plan: Demand Management for Business Leaders (J. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

You must execute with agility and learn along the way to a sustainable, successful, high-growth path. Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Asked to define what a great leader is, many people might say something like “Great leaders have integrity” or “Great leaders inspire people” or “Great leaders lead by service and setting the right example.”. At its root, leadership is a collection of competencies. And each one of those answers is correct in its way.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Pambianchi advises startup leaders to prioritize human capital management, stressing the importance of assembling agile teams. Drawing from your extensive leadership experience—to become this kind of leader and shape a space to co-create, what are the things that an HR leader needs to learn or unlearn? Don’t compromise.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Modern Leadership Development In our rapidly transforming business environment, the caliber of leadership can be the defining factor in an organization’s success. This guide aims to be an invaluable resource for professionals striving for excellence in leadership and looking for skills enhancement.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

” Some managers are badly out of sync. For example, a manager once hired me to speak to their organization about the work-life balance themes in Growing the Distance. Rebranding and customer service programs are initiated by managers who boss, direct, and control rather than serve their organization’s servers.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We delve into the pivotal milestones that define Dávila’s exceptional leadership journey, painting a vivid portrait of his strategic acumen and the collaborative spirit steering Aon EMEA toward unparalleled success. It’s yet to be fully realized, but we are already starting to see great examples of how it can look when we get it right.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Perhaps the best-known examples of companies who have adopted Holacracy are Zappos and David Allen Company. “No Perhaps the best-known examples of companies who have adopted Holacracy are Zappos and David Allen Company. “No Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. There are many examples of companies that have failed to extol the virtues of an AQ mindset. The post What’s Your Leadership AQ?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 21, 2023

However, by understanding the key characteristics of each generation and adapting your leadership style accordingly, you can create a harmonious and productive team. For example, Veterans may bring a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge to the table, while Millennials may be more adept at using technology and social media.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Managing performance in the modern workplace is different. What is Performance Management? At some level, we are all familiar with one system or another of Performance Management. Feedback Your manager was responsible for providing you with feedback on your objectives throughout the year.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A high-performance leader is one who is intentional about their leadership. They are not a leader because their position entitles them to be; they see leadership as a verb, a skill to continue to develop and hone. It is no different with leadership. Leadership gets the team going and management keeps it going.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s almost like change management has become its own specialized and highly prioritized subsection of performance management. To that assertion, this article will explore the relationship between leadership and change in general and emphasize the importance of structural agility when responding to the forces of unexpected change.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2018

Do the regional managers remind you of the Fantastic Four? I’d guess it’s unlikely that you think of your leadership team in this way. So you might be surprised when I say that many companies including yours are following a Superhero leadership strategy. And the research suggests it’s probably not working.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 11, 2019

In business, today we seem to focus more on the exciting parts of our work—innovation and creativity—and less on the day-to-day requirements of leadership. Without leadership, you won’t have coherence or consistency—or success. Delegation is key to great leadership. Manage conflict. Lead by example.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. In addition, the CCO manages and implements strategies to drive revenue growth, break into new market segments, and foster customer engagement.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Organizational capability to develop and continually strengthen a change management muscle is required for success in a world characterized by uncertainty. Here are a few examples to consider for data capture, including change management and project management factors. PROJECT MANAGEMENT. CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

For example, organizations use some services on contract — legal services, for example. In construction companies, for example, this would seem to be the capacity to secure contracts and choose the right subcontractors. For example, some hospitals affiliate to negotiate with suppliers for better prices.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

The new book, Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agile organization. Smart companies understand the importance of agility, but identifying where and how to initiate those first steps often leads to paralysis by analysis.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study 1 One example is an organization disrupting the sector with a Patient Engagement Platform. With the constant merging of smaller practices into larger health systems, those who remain independent often lack the necessary technical expertise to manage patient scheduling effectively.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. Question Assumptions : The most agile and responsive organizations are using the crisis to question assumptions that have been so long-held that they weren’t even recognized as assumptions.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 24, 2020

What are the most important qualities for great leadership? Across the board, every leader I asked said that having high moral standards—a code of conduct—and leading with character were the most important qualities in leadership. Staying flexible and agile. The Leadership Gap. The Deception Trap of Leadership.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Agile organizations treat disruption and adversity as opportunities.” In this environment of constant change, I often hear that we should be agile. They define agility and offer leaders a roadmap for navigating change. For those who haven’t read the book yet, what is agility? Navigate through Change.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 10, 2021

An experiment in crowd control provides a good example. ” This is a critical problem that’s burning out managers and team members. There are many reasons leadership teams allow their priorities to be badly distorted. This issue focuses on strategic leadership. ” How strategic is your leadership team?

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. The first two stages depend on people or leadership skills. It’s a big competitive edge.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

Functional leaders typically manage groups of more than 500 people, have budgets in excess of $500M, and are often on a shortlist to be COO or CEO. From a list of 13 leadership competencies for leading the function, here are the Top 5 that emerged: Executive communication. They run business units and geographic regions.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 8, 2023

When Amazon introduced the Kindle, for example, it rushed to get a minimum viable product (MVP) into the hands of users quickly so it could gather feedback and iterate on the design and features. That “fail-fast” approach allowed the company to test and refine the concept based on real-world usage and customer input.

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