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Training Still Matters

Joseph Lalonde

As Jim Collins would say, we’ve been “pushing on the flywheel for over 40 years.”. But finally, the third thing I’d have to say that contributes to remarkable guest experiences is… training! Even if you have amazing people on your team, they still need to be trained. One is that we’ve been focused on execution for a long time.

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Collin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

CO2

Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

Leading Blog

Like Jim Collins accomplished in Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t , Peters and Waterman developed a methodology for their study. Productivity through well-trained, rewarded, and empowered front-line employees. Consider the timelessness of these key qualities: Eight Characteristics of Excellent Companies.

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The value of persistence

Lead on Purpose

Former US Secretary of State Collin Powell summed it up nicely when he said; “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence.”. With that said, we (at least everyone reading this blog) know that tough times come, and they go. And those who brush it off and keep going will succeed in the end.

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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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Leadership Change Is Not Free

Lead Change Blog

To do this successfully, training, frequent communication, compensation incentives, and more elements may be required. Jim Collins , author of Built to Last , notes only 71 companies on the original 1955 Fortune 500 list were still there when the book was written. Cost Of Cultural Changes. Cost Of New Habits.

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High Performing Employees

Career Advancement

Jim Collins~. Provide leadership training or executive coaching to help them get ready to handle the increased responsibility. “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”. He wanted to groom his high-performing employees for success , growing their leadership skills. Support Flexible Career Paths.