Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

Many leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget. For those wanting to make a lasting impact, new skills are required. They need to learn to launch new initiatives, inspire others, and champion innovative approaches. But it's not.

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Books Leadership Armstrong Library 282

Coaching Tip

JULY 7, 2011

Because “already companies are finding that the most skilled candidates are in short supply, and are difficult to find.” . At Sherwin-Williams , the paints and coatings giant, a museum-style tour of the company’s history graces the headquarters lobby, recognizing employees for their innovations and accomplishments through the decades.

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Armstrong Storytelling White Paper Brand 108

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

We propose that older approaches to advancing surgical safety, focused on technical and structural improvements, have passed their peak; attention must now turn to innovations in how people enact their work “on the ground,” or how they organize in real time for reliable surgical performance. Standardizing procedures.

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Innovation Health Care Operations Compliance 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ken Blanchard Co-author of The One Minute Manager and Golden Gavel Award recipient “Finally! Think about it this way: You likely spend countless hours collaborating and innovating to put forth really good ideas. Read this book, absorb this book, practice what it preaches, and you’ll be on your way to being a great communicator.

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Tips Audience Newsletter Armstrong 62

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Carrie Koens, from Weaving Influence, completes a pass to Julie Winkle Giulioni , who wrote Talent Management Systems: Sometimes the Cure Makes the Patient Sicker. Well-intentioned talent management systems are frequently to blame for undermining the quality of career conversations. Here are 4 challenges and how to manage them.".

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Benchmarking 243

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Steven Armstrong of StevenArmstrong.ca. Regular meditation and all the skills it improves – focus, concentration, mindfulness, patience, stress resiliency, emotional intelligence, and more – has been a massive game changer for me. “If I hear myself saying, ‘If I do this, I’m afraid that…” then I try to reframe it into trust.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316