Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. I started out my career by aspiring to be like Dick Clark. Companies and industries need to embrace change sooner, rather than becoming a victim of it later. Other industries could well learn from the entertainment business practices.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you look at some of the companies with the strongest results and the best reputations, you’ll find that servant leadership is at the heart of them. Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. So why is it not more common?

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you look at some of the companies with the strongest results and the best reputations, you’ll find that servant leadership is at the heart of them. Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. So why is it not more common?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 18, 2010

Many of you will have heard of Jim Collins. He refers to it as “The Five&# , meaning level five leadership and explains it here: Do we have to be captains of industry to give the gift of humility? It is that, that makes it a gift. The simple answer is no. link] LeadershipNews: A Leadership Crisis or a Branding Issue?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

If you've spent any amount of time in executive retreats or leadership off-sites, you've probably been asked to participate in a familiar evaluation of your career and impact. What legacy did your company leave in its industry? What contributions did your business unit make to your company? Why might a company be missed?

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 19, 2010

Overnight sensations are overrated… in an industry where bands implode after their one big hit, Rush’s slow and steady ascent has brought a global allegiance of followers and a forty year career. Leadership lesson: Careers don’t happen overnight either. So what’s your career mission and how are you pursuing it today?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

Many companies are aiming to be more transparent and authentic about their products, services, and costs. But when it comes to communicating authentically about the employee experience, companies still have a long way to go. The company has long stood for enjoying nature and protecting the environment. Juj Winn/Getty Images.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). By Jim Collins. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.” By Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Amazon was the fastest company to reach $100 billion in sales ever. It is one of most successful companies in the world. Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. As a company grows, everything needs to scale, including the size of your failed experiments.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. What do leaders dop to provide a safe environment for people to explore, test, try, fail, learn, review, try again etc. Let me expand. Would Churchill, Patton or their ilk have flourished in leadership today?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. and this is in addition to reading a variety of industry publications and periodicals. However being aware of industry trends, competitive positioning, who the thought leaders are, etc. are all critical to your success.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The truth is that while I absolutely love what I do for a living, I’m not overly enamored with the industry norms and status quo. There is a real elitist attitude that pervades the industry which tends to be process oriented rather than client oriented. In my opinion this is a huge mistake.

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