Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Avoid the Feedback Sandwich - When giving a performance evaluation where development is needed, do you typically start with what your employee does well, followed by areas for improvement, and wrap up with what you like about their work? The key is to give honest feedback - both positive and negative - in a respectful manner.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What if leaders could shift the cultural mindset around what gives businesses a competitive advantage and recognize the benefits of being more human? Leaders are in a position to influence how we think about the relationship between empathy and industry. This is an interesting proposition. Practice Presence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

You would think that given the rock-solid evidence that organizations with great leadership consistently outperform those that don’t that EVERY organization would be heavily invested in the development of its current and future leaders. In other words, you’re tasked with coming up with a way to assess and develop current and future leaders.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Leadership teams for authentic challenger brands evaluate the competitive landscape with an eye toward changing something fundamental about the way they approach the business. In doing so, they create a new and distinctive competitive advantage — a clear path for a unique marketing strategy that can only be leveraged by their brand.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 10, 2014

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. Other key findings from the study on talent management include : .

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

Our customer experience has always been positive. In early August I traveled to Seattle to attend a portion of Costco’s Annual Managers Meeting where I gave a keynote speech based on my book Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work. (In Is There a Best Culture?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2021

It will improve the overall level of positive relational connection across the whole team. The 2nd edition of our book Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work features a robust collection of practices you can employ that will boost connection among your team.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Let’s look at how humble leaders provide positive answers to the three prime questions people have. Although business leaders are rightfully concerned with competitive advantage and profitability, employees and customers typically have other concerns or priorities. Dr. Marilyn Gist is an expert on leader development.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. You could read Professor Pfeffer’s books and become depressed, but I’m not. That adds up to a powerful performance advantage (and a competitive advantage). and Dying for a Paycheck. Below I explain why.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Karin contends: “More than ever, telling the whole truth has become a competitive advantage. Outsmart the competition by being an explainer.” Leadership Development Leadership development carnival'

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

Always be on the lookout for new ideas, products, and technologies happening on the edges of your business ecosystem, where outsiders are developing a different picture of your future in apocryphal garages and basements. Learn to work with it and use it to increase your competitive advantage. Lobbying is education.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2023

For nearly 20 years, we’ve been advocating for greater connection in the workplace and in life outside of work because we know the profound positive impact connection has on individuals and groups. We’ll help you develop a connection mindset and then equip you with a connection skill set to increase connection.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

She goes on to recommend developing therapeutic relationships that include empathizing with patients. About connection, professors Seppela and Cameron write: “A large number of empirical studies confirm that positive social connections at work produce highly desirable results. 3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

She was optimistic (“My blood type is B positive,” she would often say), and she expected the best in others. Frances had a positive life force about her and her radiance lit up the people in her orbit. I wasn’t surprised by the girl’s reaction. When Frances spoke with you, you felt like you were the only person in the room.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Purpose is a Competitive Advantage. They develop leaders. She was full of positive energy for her work, and I asked her, “What is it that you love about this job?” You see, in this position, I have the opportunity to impact the lives of young people just starting out. She had prior leadership positions at Yum!

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LDRLB

MAY 22, 2013

Or maybe you’re looking out to what books are on the horizon. Bell’s book on how leaders must take charge of their people’s development is a great read. In this new book, Su and Wilkins reveal how to develop a voice that is both powerful and authentic. Leadership. by Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith. Innovation.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 1, 2015

One of the most powerful and least understood aspects of successful organizations is how employees' feelings of connection, community, and unity provide a competitive advantage. Connection Culture reveals how leaders at every level can be more self-aware , develop their untapped potential, and drive significantly better results. .

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Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

What are the most innovative companies doing to position themselves? His new book, Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants is a compelling book for leaders thinking about strategy and positioning their companies for what’s next. Machines make hundreds of decisions per second.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. He has presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the new book, Culture Is The Way. Generate and bring positive energy daily. Practicing like a champion every day.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 14, 2018

Bolt-ons at the core level cover topics like developing your company’s core values, purpose, culture, and vision. competitive advantage, value proposition, and market position) and drill down to function-level strategy (e.g., marketing, sales, product development, and innovation). Don’t get overwhelmed by them.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Are you staying ahead of the competition and creating a sustainable advantage? That’s the opening line in The Strategy Book by Max Mckeown. Max Mckeown is an author of several best-selling, award winning books. He’s also a sought-after speaker on subjects ranging from competitive advantage to strategy to leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Anticipating and preparing for change is the essence of competitive advantage. The leaders who dominate in this new era will not only understand the changes affecting them, but they will seize them, master them, and use them to their advantage to achieve ever-higher performance. World-class competitors can do it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 15, 2014

As President and part owner, he had two other partners and the company needed to make investments in new product development in order to stay competitive. Time ticked away and they started to loose their competitive advantage. Then define what will keep you engaged and happy in your current position.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Creativity is the starting point for all innovation, and most organizations rely on innovation to create a competitive advantage. Innovation is necessary for the successful development and implementation of new programs or better products. Where does it come from? Simply put, it is passion.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2019

An Ironclad brand is one that unleashes your competitive advantage. This reveals your potential positioning themes that strike the overlap of being both relevant to the customer and ownable by your business. It informs all of those things and more. Step 4: Ladder. Now you establish the linchpin of your brand strategy.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2012

The Strategist is not a book about strategy, but a book designed to equip and inspire you to be a strategist. Every concept of strategy that has entered the conversation of business managers—sustainable competitive advantage, positioning, differentiation, added value, even the firm effect—flows from purpose.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 26, 2019

Many people lack sufficient, positive human connection (or social connection) and may be unaware of the ramifications. However, as Dr. Ted George of the National Institutes of Health describes in his book “ Untangling the Mind ,” stress can have negative effects. The danger is that this may lead to developing addiction.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2015

A culture of voice occurs when each employee experiences the safety, confidence, and trust they need to contribute their fullest, resulting in open, honest, and healthy communication, innovative problem solving, knowledge transfer, and real potential for a sustainable competitive advantage. Related articles. Leadership in Healthcare.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Does the integrity and quality of your thinking position you for success, or does your tendency toward intellectually dishonest rationalizations and justifications doom you to a life of chaos and failure? and we read books on how to master everything from the newest software application to the latest management theory.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 17, 2022

In his new book, NAVIGATE THE SWIRL: 7 Crucial Conversations For Business Transformation , Hawkes shares what he has learned guiding hundreds of organizations, large and small, on their growth journeys and lays out a playbook for leading transformative change, applicable at any stage of a company’s development. ” -Richard Hawkes.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 13, 2017

They help employees harness their natural abilities, guide the development of their skills, and support them along an internal career path. Sustaining a full complement of good employees fuels succession plans and helps you maintain a competitive advantage. Nurturing your organization’s team members has many payoffs.

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