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The 5 Disciplines of Wiki Management

Leading Blog

Rod Collins writes in Wiki Management , “Today’s managers may spend more time soliciting input from their workers, but at the end of the day, the basic social technology remains the same: The managers are still the bosses, the workers are still subordinates, and the latter are still expected to do as they are told.”

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Your Leaders, Hubris or Humility?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

Citing Jim Collins, “First, you cannot ‘set’ organizational values; you can only discover them.” References Bettencourt, B. This insight underscores the importance of balanced governance structures that foster a value-enhancing culture. A., & Hume, D.

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Right Bus, Right People, Right Seats? Why Your Organization and Team are Still Unproductive.

Mike Cardus

Consulting and coaching organizations to develop systems-of-work that lead to desired behaviors. The people I am working with often quote Jim Collins Good-to-Great : “…leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with “where” but with “who.” What do you think?

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. That’s about it.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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4 Tips for Launching Minimum Viable Products Inside Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

Established enterprises need to innovate to keep pace with the more nimble, smaller startups. Take the example of Beth, Director of e-Commerce & Digital Innovation at a company I’ll refer to as Acme, a 20-year-old, global enterprise. Innovation by definition is inefficient. But Acme isn’t a startup.