General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Alan Mulally , the former CEO of Boeing , started his career there as an aerospace engineer. As John Kotter wrote in his article Accelerate! , “Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.” In 2006, he transitioned to the CEO of Ford Motor Company. ” Mentoring.

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Mentor Motivation Organization Kotter 415

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. Strategy.

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Mentor Advertorial Kotter Hamel 228

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Do you see opportunities for growth and career advancement? Let your boss and people in other departments know about your interests and skills. If there are no opportunities for advancement, look for opportunities to increase skills that will help you with your next job. There might be opportunities you’re not aware of.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

But, they observe, most managers address the bad boss problem by getting out of the subordinate role as quickly as possible and, by improving their own leadership skills, becoming a good boss. The analysis resonates powerfully: Who’s never had to consider these questions in the course of their career? But what’s to be done?

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. This is the book that launched the idea of EQ into the public domain. by Peter Senge.

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. Skills development comes first. Broad public exposure won't do you much good if your ideas and skills aren't sharp. Other times, the explosion onto the scene is fast and furious.

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Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 17, 2015

In “ The Heart of Change ”, John Kotter and Dan Cohen discuss a study they conducted with Deloitte Consulting about the nature of change. Leaders master this basic skill of storytelling as a first step to move people emotionally. If you learned a lesson early on in your career, be specific about it. Forget the platitudes.

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Storytelling Kotter Influence Teamwork 100