Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! Outsmart the competition by being an explainer.” Jennifer V.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 150

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2014

I would contend that the best investment you can make is in talent management. Every organization is looking to create and protect its competitive advantage and those often come in two flavors – resources or capabilities – and talent (your people) help you create, sustain and protect both.

Marketing 89

Marketing Management Talent Management Competitive Advantage 89

N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Leadership Gordon Blog Brand 284

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. Further, this talent shortage is delaying promotions, which keeps people stuck in their current jobs because they’re the only ones who can do that job. How can you create a rising tide of talent?

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Organization How To Open-book Competitive Advantage 183

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. As we approach this 4th of July weekend I can’t help but think of our founding fathers and the sacrifices they made when they fought to establish our country’s freedom.

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Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. What I do vehemently dispute is the assertion that a particular nuance is reasonable justification for flawed business logic to prevail.

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 305

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

It was a pain by then but during the rest of my career that mentality has stuck with me and I found that its always easier comming up with the simple solution in the first place rather than dealing with complex workflows until you have had enough and go back to simplify it.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

A Career Builder survey of more than 6,000 hiring managers, worldwide, reveals some eye-opening global stats about just how much a bad hire can wreak company havoc. You’ll gain predictability based on predictive data, real information and improve talent selection. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Quality Pre-Employment Screening Talent Management Reference 68

Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2014

We now KNOW, for a fact, that EQ (Emotional Quotient/Intelligence) is far more important for success in most jobs, and definitely within leadership roles. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Recommended Resource – The Talent Masters: Why smart leaders put people before numbers.

Talent Management 52

Talent Management Competitive Advantage Cost Strategic Planning 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Therefor by definition it is not unique or likely to generate any competitive advantage. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary. By definition 'best practice' is something codified by someone else.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In a market as competitive as today, employees also act as a competitive advantage. You can use online resources such as SalariesHub.com to find out more about what employees expect from a position or a career. Employees are your business’s biggest assets. Healthier Team.

Agility 51

Agility Competitive Advantage Cost Insurance 51

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2014

Leadership authority Roxana (Roxi) Hewertson is a no-nonsense business veteran revered for her nuts-and-bolts, tell-it-like-it-is approach and practical, out-of-the-box insights that help both emerging and expert managers, executives and owners boost quantifiable job performance in various mission critical facets of business.

Talent Management 51

Talent Management Competitive Advantage Strategic Planning Content 51

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For Your Success For businesses on the cutting edge: companies proactive in seeking a competitive advantage; progressive firms open to adopt new innovations. … Executive Development Opportunities.

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Directory Magazine Blog Brand 167

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Multicultural leadership involves deep immersion within different cultures to understand their values and specific context. Indeed, multicultural organizational capabilities are becoming as significant a source of competitive advantage as other core elements of business strategy. Is your organization prepared?

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. Dan [link] Liz Strauss Mike, You're always pointing to game changing ideas and true insights into how leadership can affect growth. It only makes your current game better.

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

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.

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Human Resources Leadership Development Resources Development 106

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

Leadership Development 283

Leadership Development Development Planning Self-aware 283

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

The shift is away from wondering what is wrong with women who don’t make it to the top, and towards analysing what is right with companies and leaders that do build gender balanced leadership teams – and tap into the resulting competitive edge. That companies with more gender-balanced leadership teams out-perform those with less.

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Leadership Competitive Advantage Talent Management Education 11

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2015

That was a cue for the studio DJ to play a commercial for the Career Shop, a clothing retailer. As an integrated process of life skills, career has its place. Senior corporate executives, especially those who rose to the rank of CEO, have had to adapt more in their careers than young people who never rise past mid-management.

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Pryor Mentor Learning-by-Doing Audience 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Now in their late 30s and 40s, Xers make up the bench strength for management. They are the skill bearers and knowledge experts corporations will rely on to gain competitive advantage in the coming decades. Approaching or already in the prime of their lives and careers, they are prepared and poised for leadership.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Talent Management Survey Human Resources 11

HR Digest

MAY 14, 2024

Learning and Development : Providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and career growth. Succession Planning : Preparing for future leadership needs to ensure long-term stability. Practices in Human Capital Management Strategic Workforce Planning : Aligning the workforce with the future needs of the business.

Human Capital 52

Human Capital Management Technology Efficiency 52

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Just because something is written in a vision or mission statement, placed on a website, included in company collateral material, or frequently espoused by corporate leadership as a competitive value proposition doesn’t necessarily mean its true.

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Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 366

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

So relationships are where employees develop critical skills and leadership capabilities. Equipped with this data, BCG teamed with leadership development consultancy BRANDspeak to launch a bold transformation across North America: Apprenticeship-in-Action (AiA). Retention of women in mid-career levels is now at parity with that of men.

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Diversity Consultative Attrition Survey 9

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

“Eight out of 10 participants in the Corporate Service Corps program say it significantly increases the likelihood of them completing their career at IBM,” Stanley Litow, VP of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, told us. Corporate social responsibility Talent management'

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Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

“Eight out of 10 participants in the Corporate Service Corps program say it significantly increases the likelihood of them completing their career at IBM,” Stanley Litow, VP of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, told us. Corporate social responsibility Talent management'

Intellectual Capital 12

Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Born between 1965 and 1978, they are the bench strength for leadership, the skill bearers and knowledge experts corporations will rely on to gain competitive advantage in the coming decades. Approaching or already in their prime of their careers, they are ready and willing to lead. Bring them out of the shadows.

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Competitive Advantage Survey Constraint Mentor 15

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If as a leader you don’t take the time to get to know your team members on a very personal basis you simply won’t build the trust necessary to successfully weather the seasons of leadership. How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? Why should we make this investment?

Team Building 284

Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Consider how the talent exodus is playing out New Zealand: between 2012 and 2013, the country’s researcher headcount (per million of the population) dropped by almost 11% and its ranking in the Global Innovation Index dropped four slots. hiring top talent. assessing talent. developing talent. rewarding talent.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Analysis Globalization Survey 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Does the new role fit that trajectory in terms of responsibilities, scope, subject matter, leadership opportunities, exposure or any other number of criteria? EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Company Succession How To 50

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. While leadership doesn’t require being perfect, it does require doing what is needed and necessary.

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Blog Leadership Competitive Advantage Brand 419