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Why Many Planning Sessions Are a Waste of Time and How to Fix Them

The Practical Leader

I was asked to facilitate an annual strategic planning retreat with a senior leadership team. Leadership and culture development to build capacity for implementation planning wasn’t on the agenda. Planning and budgeting focus on maximizing capital and operational dollars. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session.

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The Dilemma of L&D: Buy or Build?

The Center For Leadership Studies

Now as we shift away from crisis management and focus on the current and emerging trends, we see that L&D budgets are expected to grow and an urgency toward closing skill gaps with reskilling and upskilling initiatives. appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service. must all reflect high standards of quality.

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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

One of the by-products of being high-profile is that you get hangers-on. Budget it each year. Most mean well and want to associate with someone successful. Some are groupies, and some are outright users. The art is to discern and marginalize the weeds from your path. One mean-weller kept hounding me.

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Value-Added Leadership

Strategy Driven

Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. Operations are sound, professional and productive. The Big Picture.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

The production was The Sound of Music , starring Carrie Underwood. Ready… Set… Be productive. We just had the first live TV musical play extravaganza on television after a 50-year hiatus. This TV special got a lot of attention because it was unique live, just like opening night of the Broadway show on which it was based.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers. The UC Berkley budget gap has grown to $150 million, & still the Chancellor is spending money that isn't there on $3,000,000 consultants. Best wishes for continued success Marlyn.

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