Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

Resilience is what Brent Gleeson’s book, Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life is all about. We can’t develop psychological resilience without experiencing emotional pain and suffering.” One simple but effective model Gleeson offers for this is the Five-Step Root Cause Analysis. Develop self-control.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What parts showed the biggest gaps or development opportunities? If the COVID experience helped you see previously unrecognized development needs of your team members, your organization, and yourself, capture it for what it is: an opportunity for growth. Dave Coffaro is a strategic advisor, executive coach, and author.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In over thirty years of either working for senior executives, being a senior executive, or coaching senior executives, I’ve come to a few conclusions. Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders. You can finish the sentence on bad behaviors.)

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 8, 2018

Back in 1987, when I was hired by Jack Kent Cooke at the ripe young age of 27 to be the COO of a cable TV company, he wasted very little time to initiate me into the world of executive management. How do he and other great leaders develop this seemingly uncanny ability to make the right decisions so quickly? Decision made.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 29, 2017

A book I recently read does a great job of helping to answer those questions. [In The book tells the story of a fictitious tech startup, DecisionTech. The story line follows her actions from the first days on the job, to turning her stalled executive team around. This book is a big help in that direction.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 1, 2024

You can give Ds the bottom line upfront, engage Is with the “why” behind a project, offer detailed instructions for Ss, and provide data and analysis for Cs. This proactive approach prevents confusion and ensures everyone is on the same page, leading to smoother project execution. DISC helps you identify those strengths.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them. All firms must empower people with the knowledge and incentives to execute the task to benefit the organization.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

E VERY NOW AND THEN, a book comes along to give you the insights you need to see and understand the world you live in and how to thrive in it. Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. And, • Their leaders drive learning, reinvention, and execution.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Discipline I. Discipline III.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“The results of my doctoral study can be used for instance in counseling-based leader development methods such as executive coaching, occupational therapy, or in workplace development activities,” they say. It’s a finding the author believes could have a number of applications. Inner narrative.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Discipline I. Discipline III.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Today, October 19, is the official publication date of the second edition of my book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Today, October 19, is the official publication date of the second edition of my book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Click Here.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

This was based on a strategic plan that took months of senior management time, market studies, financial analysis, and more expensive consultants. Culture development is intertwined with leadership team development. ” That was it. An organization’s culture ripples out from the team leading it.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Such managers push employees to grow and develop in order to reach their full potential. ” Developing leadership skills is a lifetime project. James Collins and a research team conducted a five year historical analysis of companies that over time had made a sustained transition from good to great. They invest in people.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

On the senior leadership team, you need thoughtful analysis and you need passion and excitement,” adds Moore. Moore sees a slow movement by companies to provide areas where introverts can retreat – Cain’s book refers to them as “restorative niches” – during the day to work thoughtfully. That’s no doubt coming.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the book, you'll explore how leaders, at every level, can build a workplace culture that drives organizational excellence and unleashes the full potential of every employee. The Art of Clear Thinking is a book that will change how you interact with the world around you. How many have you read?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Some people suggested more than one book. Some during the course of the 18 months made the same book recommendations a couple times. The Top 20 Books are : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Of course, an entrepreneurial leader needs to know about subjects like financial management, competitive strategy, market analysis, and the like. Donaldson and Karl Weber extract relevant lessons for leaders in Entrepreneurial Leader. He focused on the personal characteristics of the leader. “Of

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The fact of the matter is that senior executives who rise to the C-suite do so largely based upon their ability to consistently make sound decisions. Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the exception of salary and financial concerns, for which employers must do an industry and job-specific analysis, a structured mentoring initiative can address all of these concerns. Learning and Development Opportunities. Here’s how. Work/Life Balance. As Center for Mentoring Excellence founder, Dr. Lois J.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Although I have seen the words, “Embracing ambiguity,” on the list of leadership competencies for many companies worldwide, I have never met an executive who loves not knowing the answers. No matter how smart you are, thinking through a complex issue can rarely be done well in isolated analysis.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. One proven way to achieve this is to implement what has become known as a Win / Loss Analysis Program, whereby an independent third party interviews prospects after buying decisions have been made.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Based on consultations and interviews with hundreds of global leaders from business and government, and highlighted with the authors' insights and thought leadership; the book holds that today's leaders need to develop 'situational fluency' with the technical, cultural, economic and geopolitical world in which they work.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

I encourage you to be sincere in your analysis and make the most of your opportunities moving forward. . Critical thinking skills are not a luxury for senior executives – they’re a survival skill. and we read books on how to master everything from the newest software application to the latest management theory.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

Stephen Denning wrote in Telling Tales, “Analysis might excite the mind, but it hardly offers a route to the heart. This mentality creates lack of trust, collaboration, and common ownership for a greater goal—and ultimately greatly slows down execution speed. is a short but well thought out book. What Are Your Blind Spots?

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Harvey Schachter reviewed dozens and dozens of business, leadership, and management books for The Globe & Mail last year. As I contemplate my ever expanding must-read book list I am in awe of how many books he reviews. Harvey’s either a speed reader or spends most waking hours with his nose in one book after another.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I’ve been delivering keynotes, webinars, facilitating workshops, and discussing our Strengths-Based Leadership Development System for the past month with many highly experienced HR, Learning, and OD executives. To actually build leadership development around strengths means a big change in our models/frameworks.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. The more people develop leadership and followership skills, the more successful they will be.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 29, 2016

"While there is perpetual discussion deliberating what leadership is all about, this book is predicated on the simple assumption that if you cannot move your agenda, you are not a leader," declares author Samuel B. In the final analysis, leadership is about getting things done. Can't Get Enough Leadership , .

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2014

That is, it helps to believe you''re better than you are, and be more optimistic about your company and business, than an entirely objective analysis would warrant. When you strike the right balance, you have developed what some call the "Optimal Margin of Illusion." Develop Peripheral Vision. Rely on Trusted Advisors.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 25, 2016

In their new book, “OUTMANEUVER: OutThink, Don’t OutSpend” strategy and innovation consulting experts Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky examine how maneuver strategies, based on speed, agility, insight and innovation win the most in any market at the least possible cost, for companies of any size, in any industry. Human capital.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If they’re like a lot of leadership teams I’ve worked with, they’re going to be long on facts and analysis and short on generating alternatives and considering the impact of their decisions. ANALYSIS:   What are the criteria for making a decision? What have we learned from experience? What are we trying to do in the long run? 

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 18, 2012

In the past few months I’ve been asked by workshop participants and readers for my recommendations on organization improvement, leadership, or personal development books. The theme is Executive global leadership. I am going to get more of your books. Some outstanding books sell very poorly.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

In contrast, most executives today are obsessed with the quick win. In the for-profit, publicly traded companies, the issue originates with executive incentives tied to quarterly or annual results. A leader stuck in analysis paralysis is not being thorough – they are indecisive. Servant leaders focus on the long-term.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 11, 2012

The theme of the book is that it is all about people and relationships. The book begins with his 13 Rules and why he has hung on to them over the years. Loyalty is disagreeing strongly, and loyalty is executing faithfully. Often, the factual analysis alone will indicate the right choice. It can be done! You may get it.

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