Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

With experience working within the industry and advising today’s leaders in the space, I have witnessed firsthand the significant impact that highly innovative leaders can have on the growth and success of life sciences companies. And a passion for continuous learning is essential in a constantly evolving space.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. They focus on enhancing employee training and development programs to nurture talent and improve skills.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Development. Company Culture. Development. Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Developing Team Norms, Why it Doesn’t Work and what to Do Instead. Company Culture. This month, we are mixing things up!

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

Tool #5 - Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy This week, let’s understand how companies position themselves in the marketplace to succeed - The Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy. Summary: Strategic moves create a leap in value for the company, its buyers, and its employees while unlocking new demand and making the competition irrelevant.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a consulting professional working with top executives in the world’s largest companies, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative impact of tailored solutions on professional growth. This approach ensures that every aspect of your personal development journey is aligned with your aspirations and ambitions.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 6, 2023

To prepare, they must pay attention to changes and take action to ready their company. Therefore, it’s important for companies to prioritize diversity and inclusion in their hiring practices and create a welcoming and inclusive work environment.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 5, 2017

Welcome to the July 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Jane Perdue of The Jane Group provided How to develop deep diversity with 9 learning styles. John recaps: “Technological innovation brings great opportunity for improving results and our quality of life. ” Find Julie on Twitter at @julie_wg.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business. Behind-the-scenes stories and practical guidance offer us a blueprint for how we can all use good power to advance our careers, inspire our teams, improve our companies, and create healthier societies.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 12, 2014

We were meeting with the CEO of a successful chemical company. Known for good service, the company’s leadership recognized that remarkable service was vital to their competitive advantage. Price and product quality have, for this industry and many others, become mere table stakes. “We

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

Raising wages and offering attractive benefit packages are the primary and traditional tools employers have used to attract and retain quality people. Costco promotes from within and invests in apprentice-like training to develop employees and give them opportunities for advancement. Photo by Leon on Unsplash.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2016

Should every company be striving for the form of strategic advantage that has become the hallmarks of Amazon, Google and Facebook? Whether you sell information or cremation, the common thread for success is sustaining an advantage. The most successful leaders, leverage ‘fast company’ cultures to achieve competitive advantage.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

In early August I traveled to Seattle to attend a portion of Costco’s Annual Managers Meeting where I gave a keynote speech based on my book Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work. (In Is There a Best Culture? Culture is a vague concept to most leaders. Value People.

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HR Digest

APRIL 4, 2023

These benefits go beyond traditional healthcare and retirement plans and can range from flexible work arrangements to company-sponsored vacations. In this article, we’ll explore the pros and cons of non-traditional employee perks and benefits, so you can decide whether they’re right for your company. What are non-traditional benefits?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 19, 2023

In Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work , we wrote: When John Bowlby studied homeless and orphaned children following World War II, he found that children who experienced little or no connection developed emotional and behavioral problems.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

On most days, we have a dizzying array of problems screaming for our attention… internal pressures such as staffing, quality, and capacity issues combined with external storm clouds propelling the war for talent, competitive pressures, and ever-changing governmental regulations, to name just a few. Why Engagement Matters.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Homkes’ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies. The book brings together more than 15 years of Homkes working directly with high-growth companies of all sizes and across a wide variety of industries.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2023

Advisory Recommends “Cultivate a Culture of Connection” Of the advisory’s six pillars to advance social connection, we’re focusing this article on the pillar of developing and sustaining cultures of connection. Assess program effectiveness, identify barriers to success, and facilitate continuous quality improvement.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Bruce Watt of Development Dimensions International presents “ Who Would Really Want to be a Leader? ”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 13, 2017

They help employees harness their natural abilities, guide the development of their skills, and support them along an internal career path. Staff member stay dedicated to the company and its mission; employee retention remains high; and in time, the organization gains its next generation of leaders.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 8, 2011

Want to be a high-performing company? A study on HR metrics by i4cp shows that higher-performing companies are more apt to measure talent-related metrics than lower performers. Common talent-related metrics include movement within the organization, quality of hires, quality of promotions and the cost of training/development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. They watch new ideas take root and recognize the value of developing products to meet customer needs. But many leaders forget to track their goals and celebrate their wins because they’re focused on the success of the company as a whole.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 11, 2021

I’m reminded of a conversation I had more than ten years ago with a regional leader of a major technology company that gave employees the flexibility to work remotely. Like most tech companies, Tim’s office provided creature comforts such as a beautiful office design and free food. I will call him Tim.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 3, 2018

Recent research by Cigna , the insurance company, found that more than half of Americans are lonely. Organizations populated with lonely people experience lower employee engagement, poorer quality of decisions, and a reduced rate of innovation.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“Executive coaching is a professional development process where an experienced coach works with executives, managers, and other high-potential individuals to enhance their leadership and management skills. Leadership Skills: A New Paradigm In the realm of executive coaching , leadership development takes center stage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

To survive and prosper in 2017, companies must adopt a way of managing that is based on their capacity to learn and change—consciously, continuously, and quickly. Anticipating and preparing for change is the essence of competitive advantage. Developing the mindset and ability to embrace change is a considerable challenge.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 19, 2019

Being known as an organization where the best people want to work isn’t just an HR issue—it brings a serious competitive advantage when the best people want to be part of your team. But to retain your best people, you have to provide room for advancement with a career path and meaningful professional development. Great culture.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

The Growth Advantage serves as a comprehensive blueprint for companies seeking to thrive and gain a decisive edge in their respective industries. Lisser’s book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a crucial aspect of growth: the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people – quality individuals at the board level, in the C-suite, in the office, on the factory floor, and in the field. . Until the information age, companies needed scads of people to run machines in plants and warehouses all over the country. CEOs come and go.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Whether they’re developed in-house or brought in by outside strategy firms, many strategy methodologies are of little value if they don’t keep up with the times. Clearly, it’s time to reconsider how your organization goes about developing and executing strategy at all levels.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Your company’s hiring managers are working tirelessly to write accurate job descriptions. And, it’s costing your company big. So, for example, one bad hire with an annual income of $50,000 could equal a possible $15,000 company loss. Don’t you work too hard to have your company take a hit like that? So, what went wrong?

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 22, 2011

&#. In Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage Keller and Price reinforce the decades of accumulating research showing that roughly 70% of organizational change programs fail. Beyond Performance is full of examples and practical advice. Act : How do we manage the journey?

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Sadly, this is what is thought of as “quality” in the digital age. Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Quality entails four concepts: Success is determined by conformity to requirements.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. Jason Richmond. Zappos is one example.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to make yourself stand out is by developing a strong foundational character and sense of integrity. As a leader, you are also an ambassador for your brand, your company, your organization. That means making sure people feel invested in and nurtured, and keeping the company competitive in the market.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Our DE&I approach is multifaceted. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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