Lead Change Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
As Jim Collins describes in How the Mighty Fall , hubris was at the core. It was a major trust-buster, and the survivors lost motivation for the work. As a strategic leader, you cannot operate in the smaller space that defined you as an expert. An organization had to lay off a third of its workers.
The Practical Leader
APRIL 20, 2022
“First and foremost, purpose is about the strategic decisions and the operations of the firm. “We’re learning that the profit motive, potent though it is, can be an insufficient impetus for both individuals and organizations. ” Daniel Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.
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Leading with Trust
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
As Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great points out, it’s not just about getting the right people on the bus, but getting the right people in the right seats on the bus. This causes team members to step on each other’s toes and question each other’s motives. It drags down their morale and productivity and fosters disengagement.
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2011
We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 22, 2014
Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. Design the campaign plan with compressed timeframes (Parallel Operations). Achieve Flawless Execution: Operation Arizona – the Mop-up: Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief (Grand Strategy).
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 14, 2018
This means people feel “safe” offering different opinions, ideas, suggestions and, as outlined in the research and findings in Jim Collins’ book Good to Great, engaging in “vigorous intellectual debate.” To address critical operational as well as human systems issues, make the best use of the seven practices outlined above.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2010
Read on and find out… People who attempt to lead out of self-serving motivations or misplaced intentions are not really leading – they are pursuing power, glory and status. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. This is the antithesis of true leadership.
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