Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Alison utilizes her background in endurance training to explain how to apply the same principles to leadership. He began his Chick-fil-A career over forty years ago as an hourly team member behind the counter of a local restaurant. Mark is a business leader, author, and storyteller.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 22, 2016

Every year, businesses spend a combined total of more than $20 billion on leadership development, according to figures published by Forbes, as they continue to try and plug the leadership gap. Here, we take a look at five reasons why leadership and management development should be made more practical. ” 4.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

If you thought you were serious about it, Learn or Die will take you to a whole new level with tools, case studies, and insights that will challenge your commitment to learning. Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Be Ready with a solid business case.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

To illustrate this, we need look no further than one of the most famous case studies in professional ethics. Employees and managers in the autonomy stage are ready for mature leadership. Those in the ideological stage may have charisma but are best avoided when top leadership responsibilities are assigned.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Then, the new kindle book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise: Become the Trusted Advisor Others Seek , by Nathan Magnuson , is the book for you. With 10 leadership topics and easy to read within two hours, this book will both teach you and inspire you. And, sprinkled throughout are motivating leadership quotes.

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Steve Farber

MAY 25, 2018

Indie Bollman, Co-facilitator of the upcoming Greater Than Yourself Leadership Experience and People Development Expert. Prior to joining the company in 2015, her career included senior roles in human resources, administrative operations, corporate development, and marketing.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Digital event: Deep Dive into the Energy Sector In case you missed it, the CMI APAC Regional Boards recently delivered a Deep Dive into the Energy Sector Digital Event. Watch your debt level and focus on cash generating activities; Digitalisation is effective only if it helps you reduce cost, increase revenue or reduce risk.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In addition to improving existing programs and practices, the effort led to a dedicated diversity talent acquisition team and greater HBCU and HSI partnerships, a sponsorship program to support career advancement, and other programs. What would you say have been the most interesting transformations in your career?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. I've been streamlining and rationalizing things my entire career. But our French operations are so minimal that we don't have openings for them. Anton nodded slowly.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Study some of the most interesting and diverse group of companies such as Google, Twinings, Dropbox and even Wimbledon and you end up with fascinating stories, case studies, and research useful to every brand. A Successful Career is a Marathon. He operates in a world where craft and artistry are real positives.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

The division had just won a big contract with a major mobile operator in Qatar and needed to customize a smartphone system for the client’s Middle East–wide network in the next six months. Hanguk’s leadership would be watching the project closely, because expansion to the Arab world was one of its top strategic objectives.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In fact, I would go so far as to say reading is simply a necessity if you’re serious about leadership. The list below (in no particular order) is comprised of leadership lessons from Ancient History, US History, Religious History, Military History, and yes, I threw in a few of my favorite business business classics as well.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Many of the successful managers and professionals who come back to business school at mid-career are looking for more than honing their leadership skills. Many are stuck in their careers. Most of the “Harrises” I meet have great and large operational networks consisting of mostly internal contacts. Find kindred spirits.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

The change in management, which included Bell and Powell, meant a big change in how the company would operate in the following decades. The marketing strategy became a case study, which was added to the curriculum at places like Harvard and the London School of Business. Desperate times called for desperate measures.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Inside you’ll find scenarios, case studies, tips, templates, and checklists that will help you capture and retain your company’s intellectual capital as Baby Boomers leave the workplace. How do your organization’s strategic and operational goals inform what work roles will be needed in the future?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. What made their ascent possible? How did (or didn’t) managers play a role?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” What should you focus on first? What the Experts Say. .

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

With that luxury in our hands now, here are some critical leadership lessons we can draw from Mayer’s tenure as CEO of Yahoo. Too often when we evaluate leadership performance, we fail to distinguish between the leader’s personal success and the success of their companies. Experience (still) matters.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The senior leader advises the junior employee on his career, how to navigate the world of work, and what he needs to do to get ahead. Just as the notion of a 50-year linear career with a single company or in one industry is outdated, so is the idea that career advice must come from a wise old sage. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, great leadership looks the same wherever you are. I'd like to point you to two well-known case studies — one from Asia, one from America. Years later, he bought a financially ailing airline and transformed it into Asia's most profitable and fastest-growing low-cost operator.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

Experience in an outside firm should be a requirement before embarking on your career in the family business, says Lachenauer. You’ll also gain much-needed perspective on what you hope the arc of your career might look like. Define your role and career path. Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

And how exactly do you make your case? “Asking for a promotion makes you feel vulnerable,” says Sabina Nawaz , the global CEO coach , leadership keynote speaker, and writer. “This not only showcases your leadership capabilities; it will also relieve your boss to know that there is someone who can fill your shoes.”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

As people work longer and delay retirement, internal career paths have changed. Organizational careers don’t look the way they did before,” says Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the Wharton School and coauthor of Managing the Older Worker. It’s a low cost way to get a pulse on generational career issues,” says Meister.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Cultivating compassion for these kinds of colleagues, however trying they may be, is a good place to start, according to Rich Fernandez, the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Case Study #1: Be kind and be curious about your colleague’s perspective. Here are some pointers. We could work together.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

And how can you put yourself back on the right career path? Most people who take the wrong job haven’t done enough research going in,” says Priscilla Claman, president of Career Strategies, Inc., a Boston-based career coaching firm. Here’s how to make a bad career move work for you. Case study #2: Know your strengths.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. The two men went way back.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

John Lees, the UK-based career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You Love , agrees that it’s important to do further “due diligence” on the company and its people to make sure it’s a place you want to work. “Ask if you are able to move into other functions and other roles as your career progresses.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

You should first speak to your manager since it’s best if this discussion is “instigated by leadership,” Burkus says. ” As a team, your collective goal is to come up with “agreed-upon norms that you’ll all operate within,” says Burkus. Can you help?”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. We all have.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2012

"It's very rare people don't want to know the news even if it's bad," says Michael Useem, the William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management at the Wharton School and author of " Four Lessons in Adaptive Leadership." You need to give them bad news if it's going to impact their work or career in ways that are material," says Hill.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

“Resistance to coaching takes many forms,” says Amy Jen Su, managing partner of Isis Associates, an executive coaching and leadership development firm and coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. Case study#1: Own your part of the problem. Case Study #2: Understand why.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Bottom line…The leadership lesson here is that whenever you have a message to communicate (either directly, or indirectly through a third party) make sure that said message is true & correct, well reasoned, and substantiated by solid business logic that is specific, consistent, clear and accurate. Communicate more effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2007, I wrote a case study for Harvard Business Review , “ Boss, I Think Someone Stole our Customer Data.” Clearly shared values among leaders in the business can help prevent or resolve conflicts as operational options and objectives are weighed. Crisis management Leadership Risk management' Are you ready?

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