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Your Leadership Operating System: Ego Or Eco?

Lead Change Blog

While their ego-driven ambition may be effective in generating short-term gains, attaining goals is different from achieving growth. In his best-selling classic business book, “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins explains that it’s natural for ambitious leaders to have a healthy ego. appeared first on Lead Change.

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Strategic Resilience

Lead Change Blog

Notwithstanding occasional nausea, what is it that contributes to interpreting rough waters as an invitation to experience new levels of success? The context for Strategic Resilience is dynamic fluidity in the operating environment. You adjust operating activities accordingly. Strategic Resilience.

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The Biggest Mistake NEW Leaders Make

Let's Grow Leaders

Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost. Ambition is one of the defining qualities of successful leaders. Privately, how often do you think about your annual bonus versus the organization’s growth goals? I have seen this failure happen with highly skilled technical professionals.

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4 Ways To End Destructive Pride

Tanveer Naseer

The kind of pride that prevents them from experiencing lasting success. People have trouble reaching goals and pursuing dreams for one (or many) of the following pride-related reasons: They are too prideful to risk appearing “stupid.” He’s successful because his parents were rich. He’s a jerk.” “She

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Quotes to Note on Purposeful Leadership

The Practical Leader

“First and foremost, purpose is about the strategic decisions and the operations of the firm. Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. ” Sinek, Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. ” James C.

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5 Strategies for Building High Trust, High Performing Teams

Leading with Trust

A few that standout are the value of setting goals and working to achieve them, persevering through failure, and the importance of everyone knowing their role and working together to make the team successful. However, the most important lesson I’ve learned about being part of a successful team, or leading one, is the need for trust.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic. Both scalable and non-scalable businesses can achieve growth and sustainable success.