Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. From a list of 13 leadership competencies for leading the function, here are the Top 5 that emerged: Executive communication.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The N2Growth Leaders25 Awards are considered to be the Oscars of professional excellence for Board and C-level executives. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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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. and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. AGILITY aims to address this urgent need.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The chief guest for the evening was Ann Francke OBE, the Chief Executive Officer of CMI UK. Murali Prakash, for his guidance and support and also the outgoing executive committee members for their collective contribution. Jamil Karkach, regional manager of the CMI Chartered Management Institute UK present at the 20th AGM.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 17, 2017

In fact, the greatest managers and executives learn that skills to inspire and lead others do not naturally come from working as a subordinate. Rather, they come from testing out leadership skills in relationships with others. Mentoring teaches you to plan, to help others execute, and to be flexible --all traits of leadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. Organizational agility. The importance of organizational agility was reaffirmed in a second report , from the Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) Future Readiness Centre. of respondents citing survival as a key challenge.

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HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

Pat Teague, who leads USAA’s human resources team, talks to The HR Digest about the company’s leadership development programs that has helped attract the industry’s most driven workers and how tough times can have a motivational impact on the workforce. USAA takes great pride in its leadership development programs. How are you coping?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I believe the same characteristics that are present in the heart of a warrior are also present in the most successful executives and entrepreneurs. They would tell you that the classic strong leadership traits that define our nation’s best military leaders are outdated, and that they don’t display a proper amount of empathy and compassion.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates. As an executive coach and leadership consultant, I’ve worked with leaders around the world. It is so essential to their leadership, but it is also counterintuitive sometimes. Maya Hu-Chan.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Coronation marks a new era of leadership, vision and progress under the British monarchy. The session was entitled “Technology and Business Collaboration: Leadership and Management” and was moderated by Dr Alan Miller CMgr FCMI (former CMI Hong Kong Regional Board Member).

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Buzzwords such as “agile,” “resilience,” and “flexibility” have become almost banal to describe the grim reality of our daily lives and the decisions we must take, as the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic now unfold. Executive Pay. A well thought-out communications plan needs to be put in place to adapt as needs demand.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Buzzwords such as “agile,” “resilience,” and “flexibility” have become almost banal to describe the grim reality of our daily lives and the decisions we must take, as the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic now unfold. Executive Pay. A well thought-out communications plan needs to be put in place to adapt as needs demand.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Leadership is more about the state of mind than the title. Leadership is a choice. To me, “product owner&# was just an agile title for the guy who fed requirements into the dev team. I think about the things I manage (personal finances, household, a team of people). I’ve always considered myself the latter.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The job of the senior executive is much more complicated today than it was a decade or two ago — and that trend will continue, especially if you hope to play on a global stage (which is a nearly universal condition these days for many companies). Many executive searches are done on a global basis now. Here are five reasons.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Spending on corporate learning, particularly leadership development, continues to increase at a staggering pace. According to one piece of research , spending on frontline leadership development alone increased by over 310% in a three-year period. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Pat Canova/Getty Images. Insight center.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. Historically, HR executives and practitioners have faced insurmountable challenges from lack of data. Before considering this shift, HR executives need to fully understand the many benefits of HR analytics. Adaptability.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

While executives excel at setting a firm’s strategy, it usually takes teams made up of people on the front line from all of the divisions affected by proposed changes to figure out how to implement them at pace. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Engage executives in continuous small sprints.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

Every year, Russell Reynolds Associates surveys more than 2,000 C-level executives on the impact, structure, barriers, and enablers of digital technologies across 15 industries. First, low barriers to entry into these sectors lead to more agile competition. The second challenge is finding the right person.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? A recent survey of CEOs reveals that HR is overwhelmingly viewed as the least agile function. Finance Human resources' CHROs are standing at essentially the same crossroads that CFOs were in the 1980’s.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2019

Take a new competitive threat for example… (SENSE) Sales people might hear and observe their customers’ reactions to that threat – as might your market researchers, call center folks, external market experts, and even your finance team as they watch the erosion of market share and revenue.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Supported by TAPFIN, a division of ManpowerGroup, they gathered data from HR and Finance systems including the HRIS, VMS, ATS, GL/Finance and A/P. The company’s finance organization was developing a new three-year Operating Expense (OPEX) plan, at the same time that HR rolled out their new plan.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. To make FastWorks work, changes have been made in several areas, including supplier relations, finance, and roles and responsibilities: Supplier relations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The two executives quickly agreed the CMO role needed to be changed significantly, and they went on to discuss what success would look like. As an example, the CEO had been discussing the importance of driving more agile decision making. What came next was a pleasant surprise. The CEO, grinning, agreed with her.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

I made a career switch seven years ago, when I went from working as a reporter at the Financial Times , where I covered health care in the United States, to consulting — advising CEOs in the pharmaceutical industry on thought leadership and articulating their corporate strategies. Execute fast. Consider the legal field.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Campbell, the food company best known for its soups, is investing $125 million in a venture fund to help finance food startups, according to the Wall Street Journal. Startups must be agile and adapt their value proposition several times until they get it right. Other large consumer companies are doing the same.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

The only competitive advantage comes though agility, keeping ahead of the competition, moving on to the next technology wave. Now that IT is essential to the execution of nearly every job, as we move into the future, managing IT will be an even bigger part of your job. Now, instead, at ING they say, "Here''s your team.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker. Victorio M.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These executives have responsibilities we might expect to reside within marketing. These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. There are some new faces these days in the boardroom.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

In response to the rapid advance of cloud computing, IBM’s software engineering groups embraced the Agile development method – with teams focused on incremental delivery of new capabilities every few weeks or months. They were ready to execute with a new process, clear roles, and the required tools.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

When freelancing is your primary source of income, you have to be meticulous and organized about keeping your books, according to Jon Younger, the founder of the Agile Talent Collaborative , a non-profit research organization and the coauthor of Agile Talent. “It is a critical aspect of your reputation.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. I wrote the following guide when I worked for a large global company (“ABC”) to help support a strategy to move executives across at least two functions, businesses, and countries. These are not educational sabbaticals.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

All of this indicates that Uber leaders prioritized immediately useful services like recruitment over, for example, legal compliance systems, audits, and leadership development. This pattern is not unusual in startup and unicorn organizations, and it has been described to me by board members, HR leaders, and other executives.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If the priority for the business is margin, but sales targets locally are still set around volume of sales, the execution of a pricing change can be compromised. Country and regional leadership teams should ask: 1) What is our broad objective in this market? That enabled them to maintain market share against cheaper Asian players.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It’s the essence of agility. Why Agility is Important for Your Business. Agility is defined by McKinsey & Company as “… the ability of an organization to renew itself, adapt, change quickly, and thrive in an environment characterized by rapid change, ambiguity, and turbulence.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. And here’s to an even better 2017!”

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