Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2021

It’s coming from a leader who obviously really cares and is in a, a good place in terms of wanting to support their people and keep them energized and motivated. It’s a very long series of smaller wins and activities that you need to acknowledge and to keep people going. ( So I don’t want it to be empty or fake. (

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Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2024

Ury, who has a storied career that includes co-authoring the seminal book Getting to Yes , which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, is also a co-founder of Harvard University’s Program on Negotiation. Ury’s book is one that adopts a ‘possibilist’ outlook, viewing conflicts as opportunities for growth.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

You can find and read more about this lesson, and its backing by facts and history, in one of my all-time favorite business books, “ Good to Great ” by Jim Collins. Through a ton of research he identified the most critical traits of companies that were able to sustain above-average growth rates for long periods of time.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 22, 2020

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. By the time you finish the book, you will also have learned about the nine habits that inspire trust. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 10, 2010

Today, SAS is on a roll having achieved an enviable long-term record of revenue and profit growth. Harvard Business School named Goodnight as one of the “20th Century’s Great American Business Leaders.” During the Leadercast program and prior to my meeting with Goodnight, author Jim Collins interviewed him on stage.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2016

On that program, David Gergen interviewed Stephen Carter, Professor of Law at Yale University and author of the book Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy. But is there anything on this list of fragile short-term gains that we couldn’t also achieve in the long-run, and in a more lasting manner? Reciprocity.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

His new book, co-authored with Karen Anderson is a fascinating look at Amazon’s record growth. For those who haven’t read your book yet, would you share one of them and its importance to business success? And it may be the most important to long-term success. Jeff Bezos. 14 Principles that Made Amazon.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

What makes Six Disciplines for Excellence different from other business improvement books? ”We interrupt our coverage of meaningless business books to review a book that made the cut: Six Disciplines for Excellence by Gary Harpst. “But the book doesn't stop there! ” (David Rothacker, Rothacker Reviews).

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 18, 2018

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. By the time you finish the book, you will also have learned about the nine habits that inspire trust. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

And of course in the classic book, Good to Great , author Jim Collins’ discovered that those organizations who moved from average to superior performance shared a common factor of being led by Level 5 leaders, people who possessed a powerful mixture of humility and indomitable will. Humble leaders do the same for others.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. It’s a simple concept.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen represents a detailed assessment of companies thriving in times of uncertainty compared with similar organizations not performing so well. However, StrategyDriven Contributors believe there are some flaws in Collins and Hansen’s analysis.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 12, 2016

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the new book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. By the time you finish the book, you will also have learned about the nine habits that inspire trust. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I spoke with Nick about their research and their book, WILD THINKING: 25 Unconventional Ideas To Grow Your Brand and Your Business. Your book poses thoughtful questions. The book is best approached with an open mind and a degree of humor and humility. What are some of the biggest mistakes leaders make in terms of their brand?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., Michael Hyatt : I am working on a couple of books, one on leadership and one on productivity, but they are still a ways off. link] Dan Collins Mike, Thanks for this.

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CO2

JANUARY 31, 2014

Many gurus will ask you to walk into a bookstore and see what stacks of books attract you. These are all effective techniques as long as you take the time to go backward before you go forward. When looking for a company’s purpose, Jim Collins asks, “What can the organization be the world’s best at?”

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. And, they must constantly reevaluate critical decisions to meet long-term, strategic objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 22, 2010

Otherwise, I think these two Phil Collins songs would be great for Starbucker treatment: “In the Air Tonight&# or “Take me Home&#. and the Collins tunes- love those too) Lisa, love Bonnie Raitt. If selected the performance must include a blonde curly long hair wig…hehehe! Love that track. It’s in!

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” It’s natural for strong leaders to feel they make a vital difference to everything—and everyone—in an organization.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Don’t let your intellect stand in your way, but rather use it as an asset to develop those around you to their full potential thereby increasing your chances for long-term success. stuck at my present level for so long. How's the book coming? Please share you insights in the comments section below.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2011

Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth Inder Sidhu FT Press/Pearson Organizational transformation is not — repeat not – a zero-sum game One of the most self-defeating mindsets is suggested by the admonition, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.&#

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students from Hope College’s Center for Faithful Leadership. . $16 So why is it not more common?

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students from Hope College’s Center for Faithful Leadership. . $16 So why is it not more common?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation. link] Wally Bock Fine post, Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Life-long learning is important in becoming a good leader for each day brings new experiences that put your knowledge, skills, and attitude to a test. link] Dan Collins Thanks Mike. Together, formal and informal learning will help you acquire leadership attitudes, gain leadership insights, and thus further the cycle of learning.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I did a quick Google search for the term business coach and received 116 million returned results – if that doesn’t scare you it should. That workshop in coaching skills is a long way from the world of the factory floor. Probably the same as mine - not so good. As you say, it is not about the coach. Its about results.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. Covey has garnered the loyalty and love of her students, something that she still evokes in my daughters even though they have long since left her classroom. Tuition, uniforms, books, supplies. But as you can imagine, that would easily require a book.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

While I long ago reached the conclusion that perception does in fact matter, it may not be for the reasons that you might think. Joe Mascia [link] Dan Collins Mike How do I offer a dissenting opinion to this piece? Great leaders take the time to understand the various constituencies and spheres of influence they come in contact with.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But let’s change what we’re asking: Which has the better potential to scale up and create long term value for customers, owners, investors, and employees? Manage the arduously long sales cycle. In fact, advanced payments may be just the kind of proof that banks or equity investors need to open their pocket books.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. But even so, they led their companies to great long-term financial performance. How do you lead successfully in an uncertain, disruptive, even chaotic world? They include the biotech, semiconductor, personal computer, and airline industries.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

At the end of each visit, I do ask myself whether or not this is an organization I "admire" in the sense that I went to tell other people — readers of my books , visitors to this blog — about what I saw and learned at the company. Is this company a leader in creating leaders up and down its ranks?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

That's almost 14 years as CEO — a long time, considering that the average CEO tenure for large U.S. There is a long build-up period, followed by a rapid increase. Patience and a long-term view were hallmarks of this path to amazing performance. companies is around six years. million, a 35.4%

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