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Leading by Cause

Lead Change Blog

Logic tells us we can manage cause, but only measure effect. Shifting to cause-based analysis of results positions leaders to laser-target interventions – coaching, guiding, managing or taking direct action – to change the trajectory of outcomes. There are three paradoxes to navigate in making the shift to Leading by Cause : .

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Preview Thursday: Total Value Optimization

Lead Change Blog

Its performance determines the health of your daily operations and the long-term success of your enterprise. With no obvious signs of disease, it may be tempting for the CEO or equity partner to think, “Well, the pain is mild and we’re managing through it, so let’s do the best we can and strive for improvement.”

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More Evidence For How Company Performance Is Affected By CEO Personality

LDRLB

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. Our strategy reflects a high level of flexibility in managing political, economic, and financial risks. high technology). Simmons, Ph.D.

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Getting Culture Right

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Celebrate Good Times…Come On! This video speaks to the culture that is prevalent in more workplaces than any of us would like to admit, workplaces that operate on the basis of positional power with an undercurrent of fear.

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Do You Need a Formal Degree, or Will a MOOC Do?

Harvard Business Review

Formal degree programs excel at general education: an MBA, for instance, gives you a little bit of everything you might need as a leader, from finance to marketing to operations. In my first book, I profiled Joanne Chang , who started her career as a management consultant and ultimately became a prominent restaurateur.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Emotional control – successful anger and/or frustration management. Curiosity – inclination to learn.

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Scaling Is Hard. Here's How Akamai Did It.

Harvard Business Review

To help shine some light on this topic, I've decided to do a series of blog posts of case studies of companies founded in the last 10-15 years that have made the transition from finding initial product-market fit to building a large, scalable, platform company. And what lessons can be applied to the early decisions you make as a start-up?

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