Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. Rather than dispensing simplistic rules, he mentors readers in the development of a mental toolkit for approaching challenges based on how startup markets evolve in real life. Strategy First : How Businesses Win Big by Brad Chase.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

And after interviewing over 300 CEOs, leaders, and executives in 25 countries around the world about their use of storytelling in business, I finally have an answer. I discuss all of my conclusions in the new book The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell. Here’s an example of #4 – a strategy story. Here they are: 1. Change the game.

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Strategy Storytelling Brand Advertising 204

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It is an important and comprehensive book for marketers, but there are some principles they share that have a much wider application, that I wanted to share. In the book, they list the five foundational truths of youth marketing (and leadership). Truth 2: Trust. It’s everything. Truth 3: Relevance.

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Marketing Leadership Brand Audience 260

RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

A book I just read provides a great framework to figure out when you need to change, and what strategic direction to head. But more importantly, it also provides several effective tools to help us drive change when the time comes, and that’s what made this book a winner for me. When I picked up Blue Ocean Strategy by W.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Strategy Books 129

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. Filled with strategies you will use again and again, The Good Fight is an essential field guide for leaders at all levels. It is a theme that runs through most of these titles.

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Books Leadership P&L Learning-by-Doing 236

CO2

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Aaron Hobbs President of RISE shares his experience in having an executive coach and the benefits he gained, during this interview. What led you to seek executive coaching, and why did you choose your particular coach? This is my first executive role and largest team I’ve been responsible for. Seeks a curiosity coach.

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Executive Coaching Execution Power Maturity 78

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. Reset : Resetting your strategy when the situation changes.

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Agility How To Uncertainty Competitive Advantage 116

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Edinger , author of the new book, The Growth Leader. His book explains why that is true. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds.

Competitive Advantage 112

Competitive Advantage Leadership Energy Micromanagement 112

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 2, 2020

There are endless leadership books, classes, websites and more. I have done countless speeches on strategy over the years at companies, conferences, and business schools. No great leader succeeds without a great strategy. Often the strategy is thoughtfully forged. Third is execution, how you run your business every day.

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Succession Leadership Class Strategy 303

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. One of them is that, too often, there’s an overemphasis on strategy and an underemphasis on culture. The book was written a long time ago and things change.

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Company Customer Intimacy Schein Long-term 245

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2020

Guest post from Atta Tarki and Gustav Brown : Selecting the right executive search firm can be almost as difficult as finding the right candidate for the job. By and large they’ve been surprised to see how differently we evaluate their potential executive search partners than they would. Does this recruiter understand your needs?

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Execution Chief Financial Officer Industry Strategy 213

Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In this episode, David Giersdorf, a former senior executive in the global cruise, travel, and marketing services industry, gives the roadmap for leading through disruption. 33:04 – What’s your strategy for staying afloat and ensuring you can keep moving? Get David’s Book. Leading Through Disruption.

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Travel Uncertainty Globalization Industry 444

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

I’ve read a lot of books on strategy. The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. They set their sights on another perfectly good strategy – the strategy of hustle. No big deal.

Strategy 229

Strategy Competitive Advantage Innovation Operations 229

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

If there is one maxim which describes the frustration many C-suite executives and senior level managers feel when trying to trying to get a strategy executed, it is: “People know what they are supposed to do. Strategy execution therefore merits special attention. They just don’t do it.”.

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Execution Strategy How To Learning-by-Doing 70

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Some went on to dominate a market without any previous background in it. Groundbreaking research conducted by Columbia University’s Amar Bhidé in 2000 titled “The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses” revealed that 88% of “breakthrough companies” were the result of “xceptional execution of an ordinary idea”, according to their owners.

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Execution CTO Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 229

Next Level Blog

JUNE 22, 2010

» June 22, 2010 Video Book Club: The Discipline of Market Leaders One of the things that makes a strategy book really useful is when it introduces a model that you can use to organize your thinking for years to come. It’s The Discipline of Market Leaders. This week’s VBC feature did that for me. Click Here.

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Video Marketing Books Executive Coaching 129

Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 18, 2017

Jill’s new book is a must-read if you’re an entrepreneur or aspiring to be one. . Yet many digital marketers stop communicating once their marketing is successful and a purchase is made. If you’re not taking this opportunity to extend your marketing, you’re missing a potential gold mine.

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Education Marketing Case Study Entrepreneur 180

Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

And to do that well, you need a current talent strategy that connects to your business strategy and a culture that nurtures people. I write about this in great detail in my newest book, Evergreen Talent. When’s the last time your company created a talent strategy? Creating an effective talent strategy plan.

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Strategy Company Talent Management McKinsey 67

Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2021

Headhunter, Rob Barnett , distills everything he’s learned about getting hired into his new book, Next Job, Best Job. His timely 11 strategies will take you from any current state of confusion about what’s next to a new destination that will become clear and achievable as you seek your next best job. Master networking.

Strategy 65

Strategy Open-book Brand Tips 65

Coaching Tip

APRIL 25, 2016

Maneuver strategy has been used by the military since King Leonidas and Genghis Khan, yet businesses all too often neglect it. Disruption: upsetting an opponent’s detailed scheduling or planning, distraction an opponent from efficient execution, delaying a timely launch, creating confusion or havoc in an opponent’s capabilities.

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Strategy Attrition Self-aware Agility 70

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. As you read the book, you’ll learn how to apply the authors’ recommended pattern to pursue non-disruptive opportunities in a three basic steps systematic way.

Blue Ocean Strategy 104

Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Innovation How To 104

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. The N2Growth Leaders25 Awards are considered to be the Oscars of professional excellence for Board and C-level executives.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

It demands meticulous planning, strategic execution, and a team of dedicated individuals working towards a common objective. Bob Lisser, author and business strategist, unveils the secrets to unlocking this growth advantage in his book aptly titled The Growth Advantage.

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Power Goal Objective Planning 104

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 RUN OUT and Get This Book Today. Okay, I’ve never met the guy, but I do love his book. I LOVE Michael Port. Super Simple Selling - How to sell.

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Books Licensing Bottom-up Ethics 248

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

First some facts: Did you know that fewer than 3 percent of the Fortune Global 500 chief executives are women ? Related posts: Leadership Strategies: 3 Rules for Ruling your Business All entrepreneurs are smart and quick, and love taking risks. Leadership Strategies and a New Verbal Diet This time of year you can count on tons (pardon.

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Press Release Strategy Discount Leadership 236

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Many believe that a brand is a function of marketing. Marketers and marketing departments love ‘branding campaigns’ or ‘brand-building programs,’ because they are sexier and more exciting than their less attractive cousin, the product campaign. But a brand is much more than a component of marketing.

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Brand Marketing Competitive Advantage Bottom-up 71

LDRLB

JUNE 27, 2012

I’ve read a lot of books on strategy. The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard, the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs, Nabob, Toblerone, Suchard and Côte d’Or.

Strategy 111

Strategy Competitive Advantage Brand Influence 111

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I’ve written about these and other crucial tools for helping leaders improve relationships, gain executive presence and succeed in my new book, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career. Capture your hypotheses, ideas, and observations in a journal.

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Emotional Intelligence Performance Review Review Self-aware 311

Lead on Purpose

MAY 18, 2010

During this conversation Larry shares the strategies that have made his teams successful through the years. Here are the five championship strategies: Choose what team you’re going to play for. Living these five championship strategies will make an incredible difference in your success. Where is your loyalty?

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Strategy Sports Ethics Loyalty 196

Leading Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Indeed, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two cofounders of Google, are the only two individuals publicly talking about strategic control points in interconnected markets. He is also president and CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates, a strategy consulting firm offering a suite of online executive development courses. Think ahead.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. We’ve learned to build products and scale our companies by testing things in the market, seeing what works, and iterating. When we’re iteration-led, execution is driven by short-term needs and becomes disconnected from the vision and strategy.

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Productivity Products Development Short-term 113

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

There are two important things you should know about this book right away: This book is written by a good writer who has been an executive in a Fortune 500 company; so, it is not only well written, but it’s readable and practical. This book is a Second Edition – a “revised and expanded&# book.

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Execution Succession Workshop Blog 183

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

a fairly notorious email encryption company both provoking concerns from the NSA but also putting privacy on the map as “the marketing gorilla of the Internet.” Instead, another startup, employing a similar technology strategy, but running months behind, gained traction. It ultimately went public and ultimately was sold for $3 billion.

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Competitive Advantage Engineering Open-book CEO 372

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Guest post from Pam Didner : When I speak at conferences, I frequently talk to young marketers. Say there is a project to source a technology vendor for a new marketing program and nobody on the team is responsible for vendor research. Plan and execute Individual contributors usually focus on tactical execution.

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How To Project Marketing Teamwork 180

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Too many business leaders are preoccupied with the next answer to growth and find themselves stretched thin – trying to play in too many disparate markets and pursuing multiple strategies and directions that undermine rather than reinforce each other. As a result, they forgo the right to win in any market. .

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Strategy Short-term Competitive Advantage Fixed Assets 178

Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. What strategies are successful? How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? The same idea works for e-marketing. Look at what your competitors are doing.

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Marketing Press Release Direct Marketing Discount 162

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

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. I think it was the graphic design of the book that first caught my eye. These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments.

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Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141