Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

When I’m new to a team or a company, I use that beginner’s mindset to learn by asking questions, understanding why things are done a certain way. Through that understanding the team and I can then develop new solutions that save time and money or create greater efficiencies or develop better processes.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

It seemed that many of the projects and programs that made up the firm’s Digital Transformation Plan were really aimed at serving specific parochial interests within a given department and were not directed towards creating that “big bang” that would serve to disrupt an industry and drive market share into the company.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 13, 2023

According to a report by Accenture, although CEOs recognize the importance of utilizing data, technology, and people for growth, only a small percentage of large global companies are effectively utilizing these elements. Those that do have the potential to increase productivity by 11%, leading to increased profitability and revenue growth.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 8, 2018

Back in 1987, when I was hired by Jack Kent Cooke at the ripe young age of 27 to be the COO of a cable TV company, he wasted very little time to initiate me into the world of executive management. How do he and other great leaders develop this seemingly uncanny ability to make the right decisions so quickly?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

To determine if this is the best route for your company, you’ll need to understand the different types of executive search firms and why you should retain one. They’ll be able to garner your company’s culture and talent needs. The report noted that not only do 30% of top business leaders in the U.S. in 2022 alone.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

This fantastic news has deservedly boosted the stock market, and lots of companies are shifting to retract planned staff and budget cuts. Let’s consider James, the COO of a mid-size production company that was impacted by the pandemic. However, many senior executives and stock investors are very attentive to vaccine news.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Develop Your Ability to Influence. Great leaders are constantly working to develop their ability to influence and inspire others. Linda is a manager at a software company. It is also about developing an understanding of the background and motivations of others to discover the unique facets of face that each of us possesses.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

However, as a succession of leaders, including William Toppeta, CEO of MetLife, Myrtle Potter, COO at Genentech, Howard Safir, New York City Police Commissioner, and many others spoke at the Forum, it became clear that the concepts we were uncovering were in need of an organizing tool. But wait, there’s more! Sander Flaum, M.B.A.,

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

In an exclusive Q&A session with Paige Ross, Global Head of Human Resources at Blackstone, we gain profound insights into the world of talent management and employee development within one of the world’s leading financial institutions. Next, it’s imperative to follow the data and develop insights accordingly.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

He helped to build some of Silicon Valley’s greatest companies including Google, Apple, and Intuit and to create over a trillion dollars in market value. Without him, the company would not be where it was today.” Compensating people well demonstrates love and respect and ties them strongly to the goals of the company.

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HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2024

Employees, the very same people who spend days and months familiarizing themselves with the company, are the ones who ultimately understand the organization best. CEOs and COOs may be well-placed to steer the business where the money is, but they’ll only find the company breaking down when the wheels fall off halfway towards their goals.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

By Guest Author Jessica Garcia Dudek , COO Oxygen Learning. Time and time again, companies promote the highest performing individual contributors within their companies to leadership positions. Making this mental shift from doing versus leading is challenging, as being a leader requires us to develop or hone different skills.

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 30, 2012

In one company, two men were equally capable for the job of CEO. One got the job and one became the COO. In order to prevent unnecessary conflict, the CEO decided to share the limelight by insisting all public appearances be attended by both of them, including all photographs and company meetings. Margaret P.

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Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

He has 20+ years of experience in corporate and government leadership, including positions as COO of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, strategy consultant with Bain & Company, and marketing executive with Capital One. He holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 15, 2016

This is a tricky juncture, when you transition from scrappy, creation mode into organizational development mode. The development of an organization that’s in the fast-growth stage slams you with many new challenges, some of which are extremely difficult for many founders. Tell me if this sounds familiar. - Look for a buyer.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

We examine their leadership and develop theories about their strategies, their skills, and their personality traits. Take Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook, who took it upon herself to help women attain leadership roles in business, wrote a book about how to do it, Lean In, and started a foundation to promote it, Leanin.org.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 7, 2014

Below is a story from a company I consulted & coached the management team. Using a combination of Talent Pool Development + Mastering Organizational Complexity. . He was liked by the companies customers and vendors, and they were happy to have him visit and treat them to golf and dinners. Photo Credit.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

The real leadership level, as a COO of a cable TV company at age 27. And this is the critical point in every leader’s development – the act of giving up one of the very things that got you to this point in the first place. And I got it, assignment after assignment. It was intoxicating, and liberating. Something had to give.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Vincent Chee: I am working with our COO Roni Gross and Director Naomi Hung to determine Bevel’s timeline within 6-months, 1 year and 2 years. Early-stage companies often lean on referral networks, which means the company builds a workforce of people who look and sound a lot like the people who already work there.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The Case Study Below is true, the company and names have been changed. I was contacted by a COO of a mid-size manufacturing plant. The COO Nikhil recently promoted Jackson from Production Manager to General Manager of Production. Jackson had to develop a skill in being heard. Situation. Resolution.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Your org chart can tell a more informed story by adding compensation information, date hired, communication/leadership style, potential successors, and the development plan. Development Progress & Complicating Factors: In general, adding “date hired” will give you a better sense of employees’ developmental progress. Date Hired.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

One of the most common leadership development questions that I hear from executives is, "Why does succession planning feel like such a waste of time?" Jim is the former CLO of three major companies. Here are some of our thoughts on how to make leadership succession a more relevant process in your company.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Your org chart can tell a more informed story by adding compensation information, date hired, communication/leadership style, potential successors, and the development plan. Development Progress & Complicating Factors: In general, adding “date hired” will give you a better sense of employees’ developmental progress.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 19, 2017

It depends on the size of their companies, where the head office is situated, the number of offices and employees, the turnover, etc. That happens too when companies start using titles as compensation to make employees feel important, to get them on board, to compensate for a salary rise or bonus which is just not coming.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your company have a COO today? Does your COO have the best shot at becoming the next CEO? That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

2 Responses to Fast Friday with Jay Woo, COO, CAA South Central Ontario John Doe | January 4, 2011 at 3:05 PM | Funny stuff. A huge innovation that no other company has. RoundtableTalk Where ambitious leaders meet. Skip to content Home Welcome! The idea exchange is a huge internal joke. Just ask Woo.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

In an effort to better understand when and how corporate cultures change, CCL and corporate leaders surveyed a group of global VPs and directors in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership, and Talent Management. Why Companies Change Their Culture. For most companies, this type of gradual change is the norm.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

Other surveys state that change initiatives flounder because companies lack the skills to sustain change over time. David Altman, our COO, argues for giving leaders and employees a short, sharp shock: In effect, “If you think change is constant now, then you ain’t seen nothing yet.”. . Becoming Resilient in the Face of Change.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Making your High Cost Producers accountable for cleaning up their own messes and making their own decisions is the best way you can force them to develop the skills they need to be independent. Victor Prince: As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

This all-too-familiar story illustrates the challenge facing companies — especially customer-facing companies. ” Despite these opportunities, companies have been slow to respond to the customer journey imperative in an organized way. The CMO and COO are the natural partners for turning this around.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g., CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), in the prior year).

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

“Retaining, recruiting and managing high performers will become more difficult and complicated in the new year,” said Douglas Matthews, COO of Right Management. “We We already see the signs from both job candidates in our programs as well as directly from client companies. And we’re finding it in our research.

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Scott Mabry

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Since everyone was new to the company we were all equally dazed and confused. They handed me a box of business cards embossed with the title “Unit Manager” and a polo shirt with a company logo. I moved on to many more roles from manager to COO but my internal model of leadership was shaped by the impressions of those early years.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

​ Making the Grass Greener on Your Side Ken Melrose, the head of the Toro lawn care company, shares his journey of corporate loss, gains, and knowledge learned along the way. shares the secrets to how executives and managers can become the leaders their company needs. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Daniel H.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 17, 2014

I recently got a call from Mary, an EVP for human resources, who was dealing with the integration of people and systems after her company had made a large acquisition. No one else in the company can match it. There are some brilliant people in the company we acquired who have their own ideas. Don wants this issue resolved now!

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s hugely successful Lean In complements both by providing a clear example of a leader who demonstrates in action the managerial practices that both men advocate. She is a speaker, leadership development consultant, and co-author of “ The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work ”. Schein and Daniel H.

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