Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

a fairly notorious email encryption company both provoking concerns from the NSA but also putting privacy on the map as “the marketing gorilla of the Internet.” When I joined the company, it was late delivering the hardware/software card to the partner. I had just come off my first CEO assignment with Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The most successful companies adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time. Enter Functional Imagery Training (FIT). Many companies are stuck with digital transformations that are not moving the needle. How can we not?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. In spite of the times, some companies were pursuing excellence in the execution of their missions. Consider the timelessness of these key qualities: Eight Characteristics of Excellent Companies. Perhaps not.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

That vision may differ for successful leaders: some want to grow their business into a huge company, while some want to stay small and keep a family atmosphere in their company. It leads us into errors in negotiating with others, in mergers and acquisitions, and in assessing company performance. But we can train the elephant.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Barney and Carlos Julio Data indicates that most strategic efforts to change a company’s culture fail. So how do companies succeed in this endeavor? These actions inspired stories that became company legends, repeated in every department and handed on to new employees. But there is a method to his maverick style.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 17, 2019

Invest in training for all hiring managers. Consider making this training compulsory for anyone involved in hiring and go one step further by requiring a level of competence to be demonstrated before authorizing the manager to undertake hiring for the organization. How well is this communicated and evidenced to potential hires?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You may value the team and company putting time and resources into successful projects, but don’t want to see the company waste money on failing ones. Making sure this project is successful is important to me, and I think it’s critical that the company makes good use of limited resources.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Most people think it’s because these companies are somehow able to find and attract a level of talent that makes this innovation possible.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

How is that possible when mobsters cannot simply have team members sign up for an online training course or activate their methods through “Mafia Academy?”. Relentless offers five transformative leadership lessons that leadership training programs must incorporate and promote. These include: 1.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

W HEN David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in February of 2002, the company was a train wreck. The problem was that he had to deliver something in the short-term to the investors for survival but had to set the company up for tomorrow too. When he took over, Honeywell was plagued by short-termism. He did both.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

I F PEOPLE NOT COMPANIES, generate value, why isn’t talent at the center of every company’s strategy? Training has to be built into the daily fabric or tour organization. Investments in training are strategic bets on your most valuable assets.” It’s time to take charge of talent. In fact, talent must lead strategy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

T HE RESPONSIBILITIES that fall under a leadership title vary significantly at each company. There is also a noticeable gap in skills and training for leaders today. Closing the gap on leadership skills is the number one priority of 58% of companies , while only 18% feel their leaders are “very effective” at achieving business goals.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

Authors Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga and Georges Desvaux of McKinsey and Company, take a different view in Africa’s Business Revolution. There are one-hundred companies with annual revenues of a billion dollars or more. Training for entry-level and frontline employees is essential. Africa is the next growth market.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Leading companies will combine these technologies in creative ways to solve business problems that couldn’t be solved using traditional digital technology. It creates its own rules based on training data. But beyond simulation, training, and a few important medical applications, it has few practical business applications.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2012

So the best companies do something about it. They are fanatical about training people not only with skills they need, but they also carefully train them in the organization’s traditions, values, and philosophies. Catlette and Hadden go on to say, “There should be no executive parking spaces when it comes to training.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. The Power of Trust : How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It by Sandra J. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

The old-time view of grinding your way to the top is not only outdated it also puts you on the fast train to burn out, and no one wants that. Our world is also moving at a rapid pace and the constant barrage also adds to the burnout we are all experiencing.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

By creating and implementing effective mental health programs within their organization, companies can experience greater staff member well-being, boost productivity and contribute to transforming our country’s corporate culture regarding mental health. Mental Health Defined. Let employees know where to go if they need help. The Bottom Line.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

A handful of traditional companies, including Fidelity Investments, Walmart, and B2W, have adopted these new approaches to reinvigorate their businesses. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. Most, however, are stalled—and the clock is running out. It's the sneakiest form of fear.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

With clarity of purpose that took them back to their roots, and intentionality, they became an e-commerce company that happens to sell pizza. As a result, Dominos stock has risen 5000 percent since 2008, outperforming all of the world’s largest tech companies. Leading with Clarity and intentionality makes the difference.

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2019

It doesn’t matter what your company peddles. Increasing shareholder value, company market share, or worker productivity just doesn’t jazz the average worker. There is often a vast disconnect between what is important to a company’s executive body and what is important to front-line workers.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

M OST LEADERS (the less than great ones) can become afraid of learning their employees’ true feelings towards the company and its overall structure. If the best place you’ve ever worked was a 10, please rate your current company. Consider time, tools and training.). My company is world-class!”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Y OUR COMPANY has begun its phased reopening. The loss of their sense of safety as they question the steps the company is taking to protect them. Guy Casablanca and Anthony Casablanca are the cofounders of GriefLeaders, a training and consulting organization devoted to educating leaders on how to help grieving employees excel at work.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

While companies continue to shimmy and shuffle to attract talent, we continue to search for meaning and challenge. Dedication can’t be faked, and companies can smell it from miles away. The robustness of this OS and the fluidity of the Apps have become an intricate dance to crack. The onus falls on us to safeguard our positioning.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

G5 Leadership is a new leadership training company that offers 90-minute workshops and keynotes delivered via WebEx. G5 Leadership is based on a membership model which gives members unlimited access to all live leadership training, team surveys, leadership profiles, and step-by-step fitness plans. Take advantage of it!

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If you provide incentives to cooperate, employees will share information and train others, but if you pit people against one another, they will naturally think only of themselves. “Frame the work as a learning problem, not as an execution problem,” and “introduce a clear sense of uncertainty into the room.”.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

We’ve also found that these evaluative types become much more comfortable with new ventures after creativity training and a better understanding of the ideation process. The balance maintains company vibrancy while also advancing the business. Companies with longevity preserve entrepreneurial spirit.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It can be tempting to duck one’s head in the sand and simply believe that the outside world will not intrude upon your company. Jessica is a NeuroLeadership trained coach and certified EQ-I 2.0 This can be uncomfortable, which is why emotional intelligence is critical, particularly the stamina to do difficult things.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Every new hire, regardless of role or department, goes through the four-week program, which combines technical training and culture immersion. To uncover those attributes that can enhance company culture, apply these hiring strategies: 1. It’s not a rubber-stamping probation period, but a values fit assessment.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He is distinguished as being one of the most effective speakers, trainers, and executive coaches in the world today. He is considered a global authority and thought leader in the areas of leadership, sales & communication.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In the book, you will find seven simple ways to train yourself to lead more empathetically. You’ll be surprised by what you learn about your company, your employees, and yourself. * * * Maria Ross , the founder of brand consultancy Red Slice, believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. Practice Presence.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In business or life it is important to remember this: “ When you compete against another company, you’re looking backward. The visible condition of any one person, company, state, industry, or country is always a symptom of a deeper issue. Chambers reimagined it to be a company that would change the way we “work, live, learn, and play.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. Elon Musk with a counterpoint to the idea to just trust the process: “I don’t believe in process. In fact, when I interview a potential employee and he or she says that ‘it’s all about the process,’ I see that as a bad sign.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Companies who can effectively bridge the generation gap through leadership strategies that harness the potential of Millennials will create a competitive advantage. Kelly Riggs is an author, speaker and business performance coach for executives and companies throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Improvisational actors are trained to use the words “Yes, and…” to quickly move ideas forward and create completely new and unexpected concepts. He brings the experience of building companies from the ground up into multi-million dollar businesses. In improv, actors are taught to avoid saying No. His new, The Art of Making Sh!t

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Ira Chaleff : “Intelligent Disobedience is the term used in training guide dogs for people who are blind. But when you analyze your list, you will find that only three of those tasks are responsible for 90% of the value of your contribution to your company, your work, and your personal income. Feedback and Accountability.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2019

That’s why it’s crucial to instill courage in those you lead, both in their development and training programs, but also by leading by example. First attempts; for example, the first time you lead an important strategic initiative for the company. These aspects of work simply can’t exist in the absence of courage. Taking action.

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